BREAKING NEWS: SGR repeal deal reached

BREAKING NEWS: SGR repeal deal reached

Fierce Healthcare Feb,06,2014 by:+Zack Budryk A bipartisan team of U.S. House and Senate negotiators has reached a deal to repeal the unpopular sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to MedPageToday. Under the arrangement, physicians will see a yearly pay raise of 0.5 percent for the next five years according to the article. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the last holdout of six chairmen or ranking members, signed onto the deal late Wednesday, according to Politico. Read More

Digital health partnership marries clinical and sensor data for more proactive senior care

Med City News Feb,06,2014 by:+Deanna Pogorelc Caremerge serves more than a hundred senior living facilities with mobile and web tools to help them communicate and coordinate care. Lively is a startup that uses sensors and algorithms to detect changes in seniors' daily behaviors that could indicate that something's wrong. Together, they're hoping to give senior care providers a better way to make sure patients are OK when they're not being tended to. Senior living facilities, home care providers and ACOs that utilize the Caremerge platform use it to collect and store patient data Read More

American Well: 60 percent of video visits are mobile

MobiHealthNews Feb,06,2014 by:+Jonah Comstock Ninety-four percent of American Well customers chose video visits over telephone consultations, according to new data released by the company. And 60 percent of customers accessed that video via a tablet or smartphone. American Well found that when patients did opt for telephone and secure messaging over video visits, it was because internet access was limited. The company also noted that doctors preferred the video visits because it gives them additional information to diagnose patients. 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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