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Much attention is paid to the transformative potential for clinical IT to improve care and increase patient safety. But non-clinical technology is just as important.
Using a credit card scanner in a hospital is great for buying flowers from the gift shop or lunch in the cafeteria, but it isn’t as easy when used to pay bills.
The community pharmacy may be an enduring and endearing image of rural America, offering everything from prescription medications to milk to sunglasses, but its ability to handle the complex needs of a residential home or senior housing complex leaves something to be desired.
In the current healthcare environment, hospitals need to capture every dollar from their payers, and as quickly as possible.
Six health plans -Aetna, CDPHP, the Hudson Health Plan, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare and Empire BlueCross Blue Shield - have provided $1.5 million in incentive payments to 236 separate primary care physicians in 11 practices in New York that have achieved patient-centered medical home recognition by the NCQA.
A two-year-old patient-centered medical home pilot spearheaded by physician-directed health plan CDPHP has resulted in major declines in the growth of the cost of care and improved outcomes at the three participating primary care practices.
Anthem Blue Cross has announced a deal with ApolloMed to provide hospitalist services at 24 acute care hospitals in the Los Angeles area for members enrolled in its Medi-Cal state sponsored business lines.
The Patient Advocate Foundation served nearly 83,000 patients seeking help with access to care issues in 2010, an increase of 49.8 percent from 2009. Of that number, two-thirds reported debt crisis issues related to direct medical expenses or other cost-of-living expenses.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have little net effect on overall employment but should provide a modest boost in healthcare sector employment, according to the Urban Institute.
After serving in Vietnam, David Greer, MD, returned to his hometown of Henrietta, Texas, 100 miles northwest of Fort Worth, and opened a small solo family practice.