Author: trident50
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Analytics helps UPMC improve outcomes in patient centered medical homes
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is touting success in improving patient outcomes through its data analytics program and a pilot project using patient centered medical homes. read more …read more
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Practice Greenhealth recognizes UCLA Health System with Partner for Change awards
Both Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, have been honored with 2014 Partner for Change awards by Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization that works with the health care community to increase efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety and care through the use of best practices and new tools…
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Viewpoints: Tea party missing the lesson; health care not an ordinary market; Va.’s Medicaid battle
But the Tea Party does have something to show for its five years of annoyance: Ted Cruz, senator from Texas. Cruz is probably best known for reading “Green Eggs and Ham” on the floor of the Senate during a 21-hour talkathon designed to ensure his place as the most hated man in that august chamber.…
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Harvard startup aims to bolster caregiver communication via mHealth
A Harvard Innovation Lab startup aims to bolster patient treatment by enhancing coordination and communication among caregivers via an mHealth app that will let healthcare teams text, share images and videos and have a patient list in quick reach. read more …read more
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Research roundup: Funding for safety-net hospitals; insurance competition
Safety-net hospitals rely on disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) payments to help cover uncompensated care costs and underpayments by Medicaid …read more
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Morning Headlines 6/9/14
Cleveland Clinic Chief Out of Running for V.A. Dr Delos Cosgrove, CEO of Cleveland Clinic, has withdrawn his name from consideration as the next secretary of the VA. Moody’s downgrades Lifespan Rhode Island Obligated Group (RI) to Baa2; outlook negative Moody’s has downgraded Lifespan’s (RI) bond rating based on a “multi-year trend of declining operating…
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Building a Data Analytics Infrastructure for ACO Development: Two Industry Expert Perspectives
Mark Caron, CIO at the Harrisburg, Pa.-based Capital Blue Cross, and Todd Saunders of CBIG Consulting, share their perspectives on the challenges involved in building data analytics infrastructures for accountable care organizations Today, more than 14 percent of the U.S. read more …read more
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Telehealth reimbursement growth a slow process
Despite progress in obtaining reimbursement for telehealth services from private payers, change is coming slowly, according to a study published this month in Telemedicine and e-Health. read more …read more
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5 Ways to Capitalize on the ICD-10 Delay
Regardless of how the ICD-10 delay is perceived, most affected healthcare organizations likely have work left to do before implementation. In a recent webinar, Beacon Partners’ consultant Summer Humphreys shared five tips on how providers can get the most out of the extra time. read more …read more
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Next Week’s Topic – EHR Workflow
Next week, it’s going to be a little different around here. Next week, I’m going to be spending the week at Zions National Park as part of a family reunion. We did this a couple years back and unless things have changed, I’ll be stuck completely off the grid with no wifi or even cell…