Must Have Apps for Nurses
Almost every shift, I grab my phone and look up something. Whether it’s a medication I’ve never even heard of, much less given before, or a medical condition with which…
Future Outlook: Medicare Advantage Plans & Risk Adjustment
All aspects of health care delivery and financing are undergoing change at breakneck speeds. Even federal health care financing programs, not known for nimble maneuverability, are exploring future changes. All…
Apps Watch in Healthcare: Incorporating patient-generated data to assist diagnosis.
Incorporating patient-generated data to assist diagnosis.Apps WatchFrom time to time, we report news and perspectives on the latest in healthcare app development, and the use and potential for new apps…
In Medicare Advantage, providers are becoming payers
Payer, provider or PayVider? Payer, provider or PayVider?Accountable Care Organizations enable providers of care to take on some of the functions of health plans and to receive some of the…
Why Digital Marketing Is Your Best Bet for Recruiting Patients with Rare Conditions for Clinical Trials
Recruiting patients with rare and terminal conditions presents a major challenge for CROs and patient coordinators — but digital marketing techniques can help. Recruiting patients with rare and terminal conditions…
Patients Believe Partnership With Clinicians Will Improve Health
The Society for Participatory Medicine released a report of a national
Reducing Healthcare Costs Through Company Wellness Plans
Employers have seen their health care costs rise dramatically over the years. To compensate, they have expected employees to pay an increasing portion of the healthcare insurance premium, expected…
Healthcare Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to Be
Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to Be Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to BeBaseball is America’s past-time and Yogi Berra was one of its…
Medical Social Worker Career Analysis
Dealing with a hospitalization can be overwhelming. A physical illness or accident causes more than just physical issues. There are also psychological, emotional, and practical matters to consider, which is…
Individuals’ Rights to Their Health Information: The Federales Awaken
HHS is taking a cue from Horton (via Dr. Seuss): “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.”A long time ago (in internet years), the original HIPAA…
