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The market for brain health technology will exceed $1 billion by year's end, and will likely hit somewhere between $4 and $10 billion by 2020, according market researcher SharpBrains. The growth is driven largely by the aging of the population.
Americans can shop online for pizza, hotel reservations and lots of other goods and services, so why not for medical procedures as well?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it is part of the first public-private partnership to promote medical device regulatory science. The partnership will focus on speeding up the review and approval processes of new medical devices.
Healthcare providers are feeling the pressure to implement ICD-10 by the Oct. 1, 2014 deadline. With so much reimbursement money on the line, 65 percent of providers are looking to third-party consultants for help making the switch, said a recent report from healthcare market researcher KLAS.
In this week's HIX Digest: Tennessee Tea Party groups rally against a state-run HIX, the OPM proposes multi-state plan rules, New York aims for integrated eligibility systems and advocates wait for tobacco cessation coverage details.
Medicare Advantage (MA) HMO plans may be offering more efficient care than Medicare Part A and B plans, a study published in the journal Health Affairs has found. According to researchers, MA HMO enrollees have fewer hip and knee replacements and use fewer benefits for outpatient surgeries and procedures, inpatient stays and emergency department visits.
Mark T. Bertolini, chairman, CEO and president of Aetna, delivered the opening keynote on Monday at the mHealth Summit. A former executive for Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans and SelectCare, he now oversees a global healthcare benefits company with some 33,000 employees in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Last week New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a $3.1 million settlement with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield requiring the insurer to refund 12,000 plan members who overpaid their healthcare providers as a result of the company's improper accounting of deductibles.
Medicare Advantage (MA) HMO plans may be offering more efficient care than Medicare Part A and B plans, a study published in the journal Health Affairs has found. According to researchers, MA HMO enrollees have fewer hip and knee replacements and use fewer benefits for outpatient surgeries and procedures, inpatient stays and emergency department visits.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners will consolidate effective Jan. 1. 2013, the two membership organizations announced last month.