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In 2010, the Veterans Administration launched the Blue Button, a standards format that allows simple exchange of a patient's personal health data. Initially designed for use by veterans, the idea has taken off in the private sector and has been supported by at least one major care provider overseas.
Letters of intent are due today from those interested in participating in the CMS Innovation Center's Health Care Innovation Challenge, which promises up to $1 billion for new ideas that improve care, shift incentives and help train a newly-focused healthcare workforce.
TriZetto Chief Medical Officer Jeff Rideout recently spoke with Healthcare Payer News Editor Chris Anderson about how data will play a part in redesigning the healthcare landscape and the readiness of both payers and providers to collaborate on these changes.
The Department of Health and Human Services has the power to publicize and review insurance premium rate hikes over 10 percent. In the past few months, many insurance companies have come under fire for excessive rate hikes. Healthcare Finance News asked its readers their opinion on HHS' rate review process.
The use of mobile applications to help manage members' health and wellness are gaining traction with payers, as they look to connect to their members via mobile technology many already use everyday.
Axial Exchange, which develops interoperability technologies based on an open-infrastructure platform, has won the "Ensuring Safe Transitions from Hospital to Home" initiative, sponsored by Health 2.0 and the Department of Health and
Twenty-nine hospitals in Greater Philadelphia cut readmission rates by 7 percent and saved $3.8 million in the third quarter, according to Transitions of Care Survey Summary Report from the Health Care Improvement Foundation.
A House bill passed Tuesday that included a "fix" to the ongoing sustainable growth rate problem is expected to meet its demise in the Senate. If the bill somehow survives, President Barack Obama has threatened to veto it. Where does that leave doctors? Facing the likelihood of a 27.4 percent pay cut.
Dr. Donald Berwick, who oversaw Medicare and Medicaid until earlier this month, defended the programs Monday, but said they are trapped in a U.S. health system that promotes wasteful spending and inefficient care.
Dossia, the open-source personal health record service developed by a group of Fortune 500 employers, announced Monday that the Dossia Health Management System has been deployed at six of its founding member companies – leading to sharp uptick in patient engagement.