ACOs Gaining Ground in Illinois
ACO is the hottest three-letter word in health careAccountable care organizations take up only seven pages of the massive new health law yet have become one of the most…
Are Collaborative Care Planning Teams and Technology the Key to Reducing Readmissions?
Tick tock goes the clock – in six short months the Centers for Medicare & Medi Tick tock goes the clock – in six short months the Centers for Medicare…
Value-Based Purchasing Must Bring Healthcare Providers & Vendors Together
Healthcare reform is the new normal. Change will be constant with continuous adjustments to projected regulations, but one mandate is here to stay: Pay for Performance CMS style…popularly known as…
Big Brother in Your Medicine Cabinet
Should individuals be required to give up their privacy and submit to government tracking as a condition of receiving medical care? Some Colorado elected officials say yes. They introduced House…
Study: Increasing Scope of NP Practice Does Not Undercut Physician Reimbursement
One of the arguments physician opponents of the increasingly widening “scope of practice” some states grant nurse practitioners has been the perceived loss of potential reimbursements in a given market when…
Bringing Digital Radiology to the Developing World
According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of the world lacks access to basic X-ray services. According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of the world lacks access to basic…
Online Healthcare Discussions 98% Patient or Caregiver Driven
Here is a fascinating Infographic on the source and content of online healthcare discussions. Turns out that in all but one case Healthcare Providers are supplying 2% or less…
Promoting Prevention through Health Insurance Exchanges
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced regulations to guide state-level development of health insurance exchanges. The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) looks forward…
Encouraging Medicare News From Senate Republicans
I’m excited that four of the most conservative Senators are offering a serious plan to reform Medicare. They would end fee for service Medicare in 2014, place everyone in the plan currently…
What is a HIPAA Violation?
What is a HIPAA violation? While an endless variety of scenarios exist, a few of the most common and avoidable include certain characteristics, such as unencrypted data, employee error, data…
