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3 reasons patient satisfaction is more important than ever
Like the airlines, hospitals interact with people in need. Like airlines, ours is a high-profile sector in the economy. And like airlines, our “product” carries a high price. But unlike the airlines,...
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Cybersecurity Healthcare Hack Is Imminent
HEALTH INFO DISASTER IS IMMINENT: The health world is flirting with disaster, say the experts who monitor crime in cyberspace. “What I think it’s going to lead to, if it hasn’t already, is an arms race...
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Hospital Readmissions Cost Them Money – What It Means to Our Seniors | Senior...
CMS is an agency within the US Department of Health & Human Services responsible for administration of several key federal health care programs including Medicare (the federal health insurance...
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Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s
THOUGH the recent release of Medicare’s physician payments cast a spotlight on the millions of dollars paid to some specialists, there is a startling secret behind America’s health care hierarchy:...
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Boomers Inspire New Market for Online Health Tools
Baby boomers are a tech-savvy generation and a huge market for health-related technologies. A Forrester Research survey shows that more than three-quarters of boomers regularly use the Internet and...
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26 of the Smartest People in Health IT
Technology is becoming a major force in the healthcare industry as providers scramble to not only meet government regulations but to provide the best care for their patients in the most efficient way...
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AHCJ, HHS officials address appeal process for inadequate responses by PIOs
Reporters facing unreasonable delays or inadequate responses from media officials at an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can bring their complaints to one of three...
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That’s where the money is
MEDICAL science is hazy about many things, but doctors agree that if a patient is losing pints of blood all over the carpet, it is a good idea to stanch his wounds.The same is true of a health-care...
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How to save billions on Medicare’s drug coverage plans
The US government could save more than $5 billion in the first year by changing how Medicare Part D plans are assigned to beneficiaries eligible for low-income subsidies, a new study shows.Tags:...
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How to save billions on Medicare’s drug coverage plans
The US government could save more than $5 billion in the first year by changing how Medicare Part D plans are assigned to beneficiaries eligible for low-income subsidies, a new study shows.Tags:...
View ArticleEvery Walgreens Is About to Offer Cheap, Painless Blood Tests
As part of Walgreens’ recent initiative to be a “Leader in healthcare technology,” the company is teaming up with Silicon Valley health startup Theranos to offer cheap, needle-free blood tests. The...
View ArticleOur Healthcare Hot Topics of The Week- Lori-Ann Rickard- News You Can Use
Here’s a recap of the Healthcare Weekly Hot Topics you can’t afford to miss: 1) Home healthcare owner pleads guilty to $22 million in Medicare fraud Crains, October 8, 2014Tags: EHRacaAMAbig...
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What Does All That Healthcare Data Really Mean?
Bringing more data into the public domain may be a critical step toward increasing transparency in the famously opaque healthcare sector, but raw data alone will only go so far, experts warn.Tags:...
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PwC: Top 10 Healthcare Industry Issues to Watch in 2015
PwC’s Health Research Institute releases the top 10 healthcare industry issues to watch in 2015. HRI’s top 10 issues for the health industry in the year ahead: 1. Do-it-yourself healthcare Tags:...
View ArticleStudy: More Pediatricians Using EHRs; Few Have Full Functionality – iHealthBeat
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHRs can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments (Rappleye, Becker’s...
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