Category: ACO
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With the weight of the employer mandate temporarily gone, small businesses are eyeing expansion
Many small businesses are eyeing expansion-;at least temporarily-;now that penalties under the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate have been delayed for a year. Source: With the weight of the employer mandate temporarily gone, small businesses are eyeing expansion
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Aetna’s profits rise after managed care plan purchase
The insurer’s second quarter earnings increased 17 percent as it reaped enrollment and revenue gains from its acquisition of the managed health care company Coventry Health Care Inc. Source: Aetna's profits rise after managed care plan purchase
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4 tips for hospitals moving to cloud-based storage
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center recently moved to cloud data storage, due in large part to their volume of medical records, according to CIO of the Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization Bill Gillis. Speaking to Becker's Hospital Review, Gillis and Bob Dupuis, practice director at Arcadia Solutions–which built BIDMC's custom network storage system–explained why…
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Panel: Telehealth will be vital to ACA rollout
Telehealth will be a vital cog in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to a panel of experts speaking at an Alliance for Health Reform event recently held in Washington, D.C. read more Source: Panel: Telehealth will be vital to ACA rollout
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This week on Capitol Hill: Repeal vote number 40
The House of Representatives will consider a bill that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing the law. Specifically, it states that neither the Treasury secretary nor any designee of the Treasury secretary may implement any part of the Affordable Care Act. Source: This week on Capitol Hill: Repeal vote number 40
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Do Hospitals Need an EDW to Participate in an ACO?
The following is a guest blog post by Dana Sellers, Chief Executive Officer of Encore Health Resources. Dana’s comments are in response to my post titled, “Skinny Data Solves Specific Problems While BIG DATA Looks for Unseen Problems.” For more context, also check out my post on Skinny Data in Healthcare, and my video interview…
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Google Glass could be promising technology for the ER
Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has performed preliminary testing with Google Glass and plans to run a pilot in the medical… read more Source: Google Glass could be promising technology for the ER
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Acos trigger activity by consumers, providers
As Reuters reports, consumers will actively have to seek out providers who are participating in this new delivery system model, and the Miami Herald checks in on how the idea is working in Florida. Source: Acos trigger activity by consumers, providers
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Affordable Care Act may result in increased employee harassment
The contrasting incentives of employers and employees under the Affordable Care Act ultimately may result in increased employee harassment and retaliation claims, two University of Illinois law professors say in a paper they co-wrote. Source: Affordable Care Act may result in increased employee harassment
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Physicians cite technology, business pressures of health reform as challenges to implementation
Most physicians find implementing the technology and changes in practice required by Affordable Care Act challenging, according to a new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health. More than 300 practicing… read more …read more Source: Physicians cite technology, business pressures of health reform as challenges to implementation