Featured Report: More hospitals interested in launching health plans

More hospitals interested in launching health plans

Fierce Health Payer July,10,2013 by:Dina Overland Health insurers are likely to face new competition from many different areas of the healthcare market. Rising competition just might come from hospitals looking to launch their own health plans, The Washington Post reported. Read More

Smartphones Call On Teens to Take Their Asthma Meds

Consultant Live July,08,2013 Mark L. Fuerst A unique cell phone application that targets minority adolescents who have asthma aims to reduce exacerbations of the condition and emergency department (ED) visits. In the new 3-month-long study, each of the 14 adolescents (age, 11 to 16 years) receives a smartphone preloaded with an application that uses a reward system to encourage them to take their daily asthma controller medications. "This is a new approach to engage teenagers and change behavior through the use of positive feedback via accountability and persuasive visualization," Giselle Mosnaim, MD, Assistant Professor of Allergy and Immunology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, told ConsultantLive. Read Report

Telehealth after surgery proves effective in low-risk cases

Fierce Health IT July,11,2013 by:Susan D. Hall Telehealth follow-up to ambulatory surgery can be as effective as an in-person visit in some cases, according to a study at JAMA Surgery that also found the tactic saves time and money and improves patient satisfaction. The study followed 115 patients who underwent elective open hernia repair and 26 who had laparoscopic gall bladder removal at the VA Palo Alto Hospital in California. These two procedures were chosen because potential complications are well-known and infrequent. Patients tend to have few issues requiring acute medical attention during follow-up visits Read More

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EHR Incentive Program Healthcare Professionals Did You Know? Non-hospital-based physicians and other eligible professionals can obtain incentive payments of as much as $44,000 under Medicare or $63,750 under Medicaid. Under both Medicare and Medicaid, eligible hospitals may receive millions of dollars for implementing and meaningfully using certified EHR technology. About two-thirds (65 percent) of hospitals and 32 percent of office-based physicians plan to enroll in meaningful use programs by the end of 2012 in order to receive the maximum incentives, according to survey results announced Thursday morning. Fewer federal dollars will be available to hospitals and doctors that wait to adopt EHR technology, and failure to meaningfully use EHRs starting in 2015 will result in Medicare penalties. Watch this video about how to register for the EHR Incentive program. EHR Incentive Program Registration Do you need help with HIPAA and HITECH? Then download and Read our HIPAA Guide for for Doctors and Small Clinics that contains HIPAA security regulations and check lists that you can use to start your EMR network.

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