Dr Robin Henderson Says Mental Health Providers Can Be Their "Own Worst Enemy"
February 25th 2015Some of the challenges with bringing as much focus to the mental well-being of patients as their physical conditions has to do with problems the healthcare industry created itself, according to Robin Henderson, PsyD.
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Cancer Patients Rarely Request Inappropriate Tests, Treatments
February 13th 2015A new study debunks the common assumption that high medical costs are a result of patients demanding more tests and treatments. Researchers analyzed more than 5000 patient-clinician visits and found that cancer patients rarely push for medical interventions.
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Innovation in Interoperability and Engaging Patients
February 3rd 2015Putting data in patient hands, the construction of an open API, and interoperability are big hopes for the future of health information technology (IT), according to panelists at the annual meeting of the Office of the national Coordinator for Health IT.
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ONC Outlines Timelines for Interoperability Goals, Beginning With 2017 Deadline
January 30th 2015The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released the first draft of its interoperability roadmap to deliver better care through the exchange and use of health information technology.
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Task Force Sets Challenge to Speed Up Transition to Value-Based Arrangements
January 28th 2015A new private-sector alliance of healthcare systems and payers will dedicate to accelerate the US healthcare system's transition to value-based models aligned with improving outcomes and lowering costs.
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Physicians Call for ONC to Change EHR Certification Process
January 24th 2015An American Medical Association-led coalition of 35 medical societies has urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to reevaluate the current electronic health record certification process.
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The Way to Improved Patient Safety, Reduced Costs Is Transparency, Report Finds
January 24th 2015Transparency throughout the healthcare system could produce safer care, better outcomes, and reduced costs of care, according to a new report from the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute.
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Narrow Networks at a Flash Point in California
January 22nd 2015With healthcare payers increasingly relying on narrow provider networks to contain costs and achieve quality, California regulators are pressing health plans to blunt out-of-network costs and maintain accurate provider directories.
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Giora Sharf Discusses Intentional, Unintentional Nonadherence in CML Patients
January 13th 2015Although there is a clear link between nonadherence and outcomes of a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), some patient intentionally stop taking their medication, said Giora Sharf, co-founder of the CML Advocates Network.
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States Offer Poor Access for Medicaid Managed Care Networks, OIG Report Finds
December 10th 2014As Medicaid enrollment grows under the program's expansion, there are not enough providers to serve the increased amounts of enrollees, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General that measured the availability of specific providers in Medicaid managed care networks.
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Integrated Health Benefits Plans Gaining Attention
December 2nd 2014Employers and employees are seeing eye-to-eye when it comes to integrated health benefits. Not only do employees see how an integrated plan can improve quality of care and health, but employers see how it makes good business sense.
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