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If it feels like there are more federal compliance requirements for health plan staff these days, it's because there are -- from exchanges to HIPAA to Medicaid to Medicare Medicare Advantage.
Health plans are increasingly using mobile health to engage its customers, but Molina Healthcare in Utah has gone a step further by providing the use of free cell phones to eligible Medicaid members so they can receive text message-based health services and be more involved in their care.
New research suggests that hospitals can lower their readmission rates and improve patient care simply by using oral nutritional supplements as part of an overall patient care protocol. Better nutrition is often overlooked as a tool to support better outcomes.
Not long ago, New York's Medicaid program had a pretty awful reputation: some of the highest per capita spending, mediocre care quality, coverage for medically dubious procedures and widespread fraud. Today, the state is making strides to shed that image.
Health plans with a high proportion of dual-eligible members may be at a disadvantage for receiving quality incentive payments, suggests a new study.
With venture capital firms currently investing record amounts in the healthcare space, mobile health entrepreneurs are keen to take advantage. As a result, next month's mHealth Summit Venture+ Forum may be the place to see many deals go down.
More hospitals are receiving penalties than bonuses in the second year of Medicare's quality incentive program, and the average penalty is steeper than it was last year, government records show.
In the days before Healthcare.gov launched, officials were expressing concern over development and testing issues that were cropping up for the health insurance exchange website.
Like many, doctors see the appeal of mobile applications, but they have been cautious about using them in their practices. But now that the FDA has issued its final guidance on medical mobile applications, the path is clearer on how these tools can be used in offices.
With venture capital firms investing record amounts in the healthcare space, mobile health entrepreneurs are keen to take advantage. As a result, next month's mHealth Summit Venture+ Forum may be the place to see many deals go down.