Author: trident50
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Study explores benefits of medication therapy management in Medicare patients
Low-risk Medicare patients entering home health care who received medication therapy management by phone were three times less likely to be hospitalized within the next two months, while those at greater risk saw no benefit, according to a study led by Purdue University. …read more
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Details — and limits — of Medicare billing data emerge
News outlets begin to analyze the wealth of information now available as a result of Wednesday’s release by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services of a trove of payment records. They also note the limits. …read more
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e-Patient Dave: How the Patient Engagement Movement is Evolving
Dave deBronkart, famed and noted patient engagement advocate, knows all about sending the right kind of message to any institution, especially one that is as established as healthcare. In an interview with HCI, he previews his message for the upcoming Healthcare Informatics Executive Summit Dave deBronkart, famed and noted patient engagement advocate, knows all about…
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EHR Adoption Failure Is Not Always a Technology Failure
In one of the LinkedIn threads I was participating, Cameron Collette offered this really interesting insight: Secondly, there is a general unwillingness to change current work flow models in many health care facilities. Daily I hear, “we have never done it that way” or “that’s not the way do things”. So, we have what is…
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How Will the Resignation of Kathleen Sebelius Affect Healthcare Reform and Meaningful Use—If At All?
0 Could the resignation of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services impact the trajectories of healthcare reform and meaningful use? read more …read more
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Kathleen Sebelius to step down as HHS Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius is expected to announce that she has stepped down from her post as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Friday, according to multiple news outlets. read more …read more
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News 4/11/14
Top News ONC head Karen DeSalvo proposes dissolving the agency’s workgroups and forming four new ones in order to reduce redundancy and create a “less siloed” approach. The proposed workgroups would focus on (a) health IT strategic planning; (b) advanced health models and Meaningful Use; (c) health IT implementation, usability, and safety; and (d) interoperability…
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Google, Other Tech Giants to Reshape Healthcare, PwC Report Says
The healthcare industry will become more consumer friendly, thanks in large part to technology giants like Google, Apple and Samsung, according to a new report from the Health Research Institute at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The healthcare industry will become more consumer friendly, thanks in large part to technology giants like Google, Apple and Samsung, according to…
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KLAS: Third-Party Vendors Outperform EMRs for Meeting Physician-Led ACO Needs
Third-party accountable care organization (ACO) vendors are outperforming electronic medical record (EMR) vendors when it comes to meeting the needs of physician-led ACOs, according to the latest report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS research. Third-party accountable care organization (ACO) vendors are outperforming electronic medical record (EMR) vendors when it comes to meeting the needs of…
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CIO wrangles data for first step to ACO
Like most CIOs of three-hospital health systems, Karen Bowling has plenty keeping her busy these days. Now there’s more to do. With the mission of meeting a slew of federal mandates pretty much well in hand, it’s time to help steer toward a future of accountable care. [See also: ACOs and meaningful use to go…