Patient Satisfaction + Wait Times: More Important than Anything Else
Any patient can tell that several things can determine whether he or she is happy with a visit to their doctor’s office. Many factors play a role in patient satisfaction, including the level of care...
View ArticleIt is not all politics when talking healthcare
This past week held the first presidential debate between President Obama and hopeful Mitt Romney. While the debate centered on domestic policy, each candidate at points spoke of the role that...
View ArticleDo Healthcare Providers need to invest in more information technology or...
Healthcare providers today continue to invest and expand their information technology footprint to meet increasing demands of data. As we hear about healthcare provider financials put at risk due to...
View ArticleThe Affordable Care Act is solidified with the election – Healthcare...
The recent reelection of President Obama solidifies the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). A number of healthcare providers (hospitals, physicians, post-acute services,...
View ArticleHealthcare Delivery and Care Coordination Changes on the Horizon
With the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the delivery of healthcare will transform in the near time horizon. These changes are driven by necessity. There are...
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Transforming Healthcare One Medicare Patient at a Time
As we ring in the New Year, many features of the Accountable Care Act (ObamaCare) will begin to take shape. State Benefit (Insurance) Exchanges will begin to unfold. The Medicare and Medicaid...
View ArticleHealthcare Payment Reform Redefines Healthcare IT Solution Requirements
Healthcare payment reform is a work in process. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center is rolling out various test projects to identify how to bend the curve of...
View ArticleA Good Time for ICD-10?
Is this a good time for ICD-10? Providers are mandated to implement ICD-10 for outpatient diagnosis coding by October 1, 2014. This could not be at a worse time for healthcare organizations especially...
View ArticleIs the Healthcare IT companies’ announcement of seamless interoperability...
At the recent HIMSS trade show, six large healthcare IT companies (McKesson, Cerner, athenahealth, Allscripts, Relay Health, Greenway Medical Technologies) announced the formation of a not-for-profit...
View ArticleThe Secret Sauce of Healthcare Reform
There’s a lot going on with healthcare reform. The thousands of pages that outline the Affordable Care Act are intimidating for any lay person and even some experts to understand. Its aim though is...
View ArticleNot-for-Profit Hospitals Must Prepare for Reimbursement Shift toward Quality...
Guest Blogger Donna Fincher, Marketing Manager at Diversified Account Systems of Georgia, Inc. Hospitals and other healthcare providers have been measuring the value of their services based simply on...
View ArticlePicking a Medicare D is Nearly Impossible; You Must Do Your Homework
GUEST COLUMNIST: Steve Cohen, MD, Internist at WellStar Cobb Medical Group Are you willing to spend less than an hour of your time so that you or your loved ones on Medicare can save hundreds to...
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