Thursday, June 5, 2014

Medical Economics: Steinberg’s practice is textbook example of patient-centered medical home

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Journal features Commonwealth Medicine physician leader By  Jennifer Rosinski UMass Medical School Communications June 05, 20...

ICD-10 Medical Code Tests Yield Successful Results for CMS

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ claims acceptance rates approached the average for normal claims, and participants were...

Empowering Engagement through the Adoption of Patient Portals

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Who is using your patient portal? What is the health literacy of your population? Has your organization reaped the incredible benef...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Whistleblower suit says health plan cheated government out of more than $1 billion

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Josh Valdez took an executive level job in April 2010 expecting to improve medical services at two Puerto Rican Medicare Advantage health ...
Monday, June 2, 2014

HHS releases new data and tools to increase transparency on hospital utilization and other trends

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Data can help improve care coordination and health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, ...

CMS Advises Delay in ICD-10 Front-End Testing Until October

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Providers, suppliers, billing companies and clearinghouses can submit ICD-10 acknowledgement test claims anytime up to the new plan...

(CMS–10340) Collection of Encounter Data From Medicare Advantage Organizations, Section 1876 Cost HMOS/CMPS, Section 1833 Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPS), and Pace Organizations

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Contents: This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following informatio...

NHS staff working together to improve care

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Staff are working together to improve care MORE than 7,650 NHS Wales staff have completed the first level of the national learning pr...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

5 Strategies to Up Your Game During the ICD-10 Delay

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Is your organization struggling to adapt to the new ICD-10 deadline? Have you already exceeded your training budget?  Do you have ...

Dying with a team of support

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Palliative care teams help help terminally ill patients live as good a life as possible until the end. Rebecca Roberts had never heard o...

NPAF Issues Call to Action for Cancer Research

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With mounting evidence that cancer research and biomedical discovery are slowing even as a 45% increase in cancer cases is projected by 20...