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Fixing Healthcare Costs
May 17, 2013 10:43 AM by Kelly Wolfgang
Editor's note: This blog post is written by Alex Tolbert, founder of Bernard Health . Our healthcare system is broken partly because consumers don't know what anything costs. As patients become more proactive in making informed healthcare decisions, we Read More...
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Patient Confidentiality and Social Media
April 26, 2013 11:22 AM by Kelly Wolfgang
Editor's note: This article was posted with permission from its author, Christine Gondos, Igloo Software. She can be reached at cgondos@igloosoftware.com . The fastpaced healthcare industry is continuously evolving -- whether it be newly released studies, Read More...
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Cloud Computing Meets HIPAA Omnibus: A Provider Checklist
March 26, 2013 12:08 PM by Adrianne OBrien
(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Frankie Rios, CISSP, VP information security and compliance, GNAX.) Cloud computing and storage is an undeniable migration path and IT strategy. Overall spending on cloud technology is expected to reach an Read More...
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Implications of the Affordable Care Act
March 13, 2013 12:40 PM by Kelly Wolfgang
Editor's note: This blog is written by Anthony J. Hall, RN, BSN, behavioral health charge nurse at Atlanta Medical Center. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) means major changes in the way Americans view health issues and treatment options. While there is Read More...
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Medicaid Expansion
February 15, 2013 1:26 PM by Kelly Wolfgang
Editor's note: This blog is written by Miguel A. Bustillos, department chair and professor at California University of Management & Sciences in Virginia. Most of us have heard about the Medicaid expansion and how states like Florida, Texas and Virginia Read More...
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Is Gun Violence a Public Health Issue?
January 18, 2013 11:13 AM by Kelly Wolfgang
As reported on Newswise, the following is a statement by Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, president of The New York Academy of Medicine, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious medical academies, on the seriousness of gun violence as a major public health Read More...
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Patient Engagement Helps Hospitals Achieve Stage 2 Meaningful Use Compliance
December 6, 2012 2:27 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Editor's note: This blog was written by Jodi DeMarco, PhD; she is the interactive solutions advisor for TeleHealth Services. The controversy around meaningful use options and proposed requirements has morphed from spirited debate to reluctant acceptance. Read More...
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Projected Costs of Healthcare Law Changing
September 25, 2012 4:14 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Editor's note: This blog was written by Michael LaMagna is a partner at Timins & LaMagna, LLP, practicing Health Care Regulatory, Elder /Probate/Disability/Trusts and Estates, Social Security and General Legal practice in both New York and Connecticut. Read More...
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Patient Education, Engagement, & Interactivity Tools Help Hospitals Achieve Stage 2 Meaningful Use Compliance
September 10, 2012 4:39 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Editor's note: This blog was written by Jodi DeMarco, interactive brand manager, TeleHealth Services . With final Stage 2 rules for satisfying meaningful use requirements issued by The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) last week, several Read More...
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HIE Options: The Battle Between Public and Private Continues
August 15, 2012 2:11 PM by Rebecca Hepp
As Meaningful Use criteria push towards required interoperability and changing reimbursement methods necessitate more coordinated care, HIEs are looking more and more appealing to h H ealthcare providers. The HIE market practically exploded last year, Read More...
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ICD-10: Still in the Works
August 9, 2012 2:10 PM by Rebecca Hepp
If you are worried that your organization is falling behind on ICD-10 preparation, you are not alone. Nearly half of the 2,118 providers who participated in the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) February 2012 ICD-10 readiness survey said Read More...
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Having Insurance Doesn't Rule Out Social Security Disability Eligibility
July 12, 2012 2:30 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Editor's note: This blog was written by Karen Hercules-Doerr, a healthcare executive and director of Community-Based Representatives at Allsup. Contact: k.hercules-doerr@allsupinc.com . It seems reasonable to assume that patients with health insurance Read More...
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The Medicaid "Wrinkle"
July 2, 2012 12:17 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Editor's note: This blog was written by Jill Glomsted, editor of ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. In the June 28 Supreme Court ruling, seven of the nine Justices agreed that it would be unconstitutional for the federal government to force Read More...
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Mission Deployed: ICD-10
June 25, 2012 3:07 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Executive Insight headed west and is blogging live from HFMA's annual ANI conference, held from June 24-27 this year in Las Vegas. One popular session today was ICD-10 Readiness, a provider panel discussion that emphasized lessons learned from facilities Read More...
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First ACOs Selected
April 26, 2012 12:55 PM by Adrianne OBrien
Editor's note: This blog was written by Michael LaMagna, a partner at Timins & LaMagna, LLP, practicing health care regulatory, elder /disability/veteran's law, trusts and estates, Social Security and general legal practice in New York and Connecticut. Read More...
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