Patty Enrado
Since Geisinger Health Plan began predictive modeling for Health Navigator, its medical home program, nearly two years ago, the payer has seen a decrease in hospital admissions for its high-risk members in disease and case management.
Hospitals and other health organizations that are part of a health information exchange are well positioned to qualify for federal stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Community colleges are a "perfect fit" for filling an IT void and training a new workforce to assist small physician practices, according to Allan Korn MD, senior vice president of Clinical Affairs and CMO at BlueCross BlueShield Association.
The relaxation of the Stark Law enables hospitals to bear up to 85 percent of the cost of electronic health record implementation for community physician offices. Despite the generous subsidy, cost is still a barrier for many physicians, according to some experts.
The relaxation of the Stark Law enables hospitals to bear up to 85 percent of the cost of electronic health record implementation for community physician offices. Despite the generous subsidy, cost is still a barrier for many physicians, according to some experts.
The average wait time for scheduling appointments for family and specialty practices is on the rise, according to a recent report by Merritt Hawkins and Associates.
Health plans can contribute to healthcare reform by reorienting financial incentives for value over volume and reward high-value technology creation that reduces morbidity, mortality and total spending over a lifetime, said panelists at AHIP Institute 2009.
Initiate Systems and Axolotl’s new partnership will offer a solution integrating their data management and health information exchange (HIE) capabilities to enable interoperability among healthcare information systems.
The average wait time for scheduling appointments for family and specialty practices is on the rise, according to a recent report by Merritt Hawkins and Associates.
Day 1 of the 5th HIMSS Virtual Conference and Expo started out strong with attendees clamoring for healthcare IT information in the education sessions, exhibit hall and lounges. Participants were especially looking for more details on the federal stimulus funds.