Featured Report: MLR benefits insurance industry, consumers

MLR benefits insurance industry, consumers

Fierce Health Payer May,23,2014 by:+Dori Zweig The medical-loss ratio has positively affected the healthcare insurance industry, "working the way we hoped it would," Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) said Wednesday at a Senate hearing, reports Property Casualty 360. Rockefeller sang praises for the MLR, highlighting the hundreds of thousands of dollars in rebates that health insurers have sent to American families and small businesses during the past two years. Read More

Study: Apps may help med adherence, even for technologically uninitiated seniors

MobiHealthNews May,22,2014 by:+John Comstock A randomized control trial of 99 elderly, Spanish patients suggests that a tablet app can improve medication adherence, even in patients with no prior experience with the internet, smartphones, or tablets. The study was published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Read More

Reform Update: Accept consolidation trend and find ways to cope with rising prices, papers say

Moden Healthcare May,21,2014 by:+Melanie Evans Hospital and physician consolidation underway won't end anytime soon-and shouldn't, in some cases-but with concentration comes the risk of rising prices that demands response from policymakers, according to newly published papers from attorneys and economists this week. 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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