Featured Report: Seniors Increasingly Go Online for Health Information

Seniors Increasingly Go Online for Health Information

Health Data Management Nov,21,2013 by:+ Joseph Goedert Accenture conducted the survey in July 2013, which is a subset of a larger survey of more than 9,000 adults of various ages across nine nations on the electronic capabilities of medical providers. Results of the U.S. senior population shows 56 percent of surveyed Medicare consumers visited their health plan Web site at least once during the previous two months, with 67 percent saying online access to their medical information is somewhat or very important to them. Read More

Improving Online Transparency Tools Could Boost Low-Cost Care

iHealthBeat Nov,21,2013 by:+Staff An improvement in the quality of health care cost transparency websites and applications could help U.S. residents feel more positively about low-cost health care services, according to a study by Catalyst for Payment Reform, Modern Healthcare reports. Background Research shows that most U.S. residents believe that more expensive health care is better, which has contributed to an unnecessary increase in U.S. health care costs. Read More

No evidence that messaging portals reduce costs, improve outcomes, review of studies shows

No evidence that messaging portals reduce costs, improve outcomes, review of studies shows

Modern Healthcare Nov,22,2013 by:+Andis Robeznieks A key to the patient-centered medical home model is enhanced patient-physician communication-often through using a secure-messaging portal connected to an electronic health record. But according to a systematic review of 46 studies published over 22 years, there is insufficient evidence that portals improve outcomes or lower costs. Read More

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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