Orthopedic Billing: Creating a Seamless Transition to ICD-10
Effective October 1, 2014, all claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurers must use the new ICD-10 codes or the claims will n Effective October 1, 2014, all…
Conquering Mental Illness: New Technology Options
One in four adults – or approximately 57.7 million Americans – experiences a mental health disorder in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. One in…
Person-Centered HealthCare: The Building Block of PCMH and ACO
What has caused the emphasis on Patient-Centered Care, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, and Accountable Care Organizations? What has caused the emphasis on Patient-Centered Care, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, and Accountable Care Organizations?In…
Can Social Media Reduce Physician Burnout?
In late fall of 2011 I was tired of medicine. While seeing patients was still enjoyable, I felt under-appreciated in my employment and frustrated by the endless BS that I…
New Hybrid Imaging Technology (VIDEO)
New Hybrid Imaging Technology from Patient Power® on Vimeo. New Hybrid Imaging Technology from Patient Power® on Vimeo.In what's becoming the age of "precision medicine" in cancer care, patients are…
The Affordable Care Act: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Summary: What are the popular opinions surrounding the Affordable Care Act? Are you a proponent or an opponent of the ACA? Summary: What are the popular opinions surrounding the Affordable…
Health Care’s Anti-Cash Bias
The patient needed a standard set of blood tests at LabCorp. The busy receptionist obligingly spent time querying her software to figure out the cash price for the tests. She…
Hologram or Avatar Doctors: Why They Will Never Happen
A “medical futurist” was telling the hospital board how that in the future you will have an avatar for a doctor, or a hologram – like Star Trek. This person…
Reflections on 3 Years of Progress in Connected Health
It has been 3 years since the cHealth blog entered the blogosphere, and it’s been a lot of fun. I recently looked back to see if there are highlights or…
Many Colonoscopies for Older Adults May be Inappropriate
A study by Kristin M. Sheffield, Ph.D., and colleagues of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, that analyzed Medicare claims data for Texas and a sample from the United…
