As hospitals and health systems navigate the journey from volume- to value-based health care, 3M Health Information Systems is applying the analytic power of its extensive clinical and claims database to help providers assess the costs, outcomes and effectiveness of care delivery. The new 3M Health System Performance Suite offers advanced analytic tools to manage the health of populations, measure provider performance, determine total cost of care and succeed under value-based
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Archives for 2015
McKesson Appoints Kathy McElligott to Executive VP, CIO/CTO
On Monday, McKesson Corporation has appointed Kathy McElligott to executive vice president and chief information (CIO) and chief technology officer (CTO), effective July 20. McElligott comes to McKesson from Emerson where she served as CIO since 2010 and managed Emerson’s information technology strategy and information security for the company’s global operations, including hardware, software, and services, as well as its telecommunications and data center infrastructure.
As McKesson’s new
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Closing the Loop on Revenue Cycle Management
I’d like to start with a disclaimer: my colleagues and I are completely focused on empowering consumers to take greater control of their own health. However, since healthcare organizations don’t give a damn about this, I’ve decided to take a different approach: let me help you get paid.
Huh? Those two goals - consumer empowerment and provider collections - seem at direct odds with one another. They are not. Despite what overpaid consultants and healthcare payments specialists are telling you,
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Nuance, JVION Partner For Real-Time Advanced Practice CDI
Nuance Communications today announced a strategic partnership with JVION, a healthcare analytics company, to further support healthcare organizations with Advanced Practice Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) as they prepare for the shift to a value-based reimbursement model. Part of the Nuance Clintegrity 360 solution, Advanced Practice CDI provides physicians with real-time visibility and guidance into how clinical documentation translates into quality metric scores and appropriate
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The Impact of Creating Emotion in Healthcare Design
Editor’s Note: Stuart Karten is the principal of Karten Design, a product innovation consultancy creating positive experiences between people and products specializing in health technology.
Interfacing with the healthcare system is a journey fraught with emotion. Feelings like fear, embarrassment, and hope all play a role in how people perceive their experiences. During the course of designing medical and digital health products over 30 years, we’ve begun to understand the role that
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Survey: Only 15% of Physicians Discuss Wearables with Patients
Only 15 percent of physicians are discussing wearables or health apps with patients, according to responses from 415 U.S. physicians surveyed by MedPanel. Despite the low number, physicians stated 38 percent of patients not using a wearable and 42 percent of patients not using an app could benefit from doing so. These findings come from the market research firm's latest three reports: "Physician recommendations of personal health wearables and apps: a channel to drive consumer adoption" and
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Epic, Nebraska Medicine Unveils Apple Watch App
On Friday, Epic and Nebraska Medicine kicked off its use of an Apple Watch app that allows patients to view messages from their care providers, upcoming appointment details, and information on their active medications. The program is one of only five in the nation designed to improve patient engagement using the Apple Watch.
“We’re always looking for ways to improve the satisfaction of our patients. We recognize that as more of our patients use devices like the Apple Watch, we not only have to
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AHIMA Recognized for ICD-10 Grassroots Advocacy Program
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) was recognized for its ICD-10 grassroots advocacy program as the recipient of a Silver Award in the 2015 Power of A Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Each year ASAE recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary contributions associations make to society by enriching lives, creating a competitive workforce, preparing society for the future, driving innovation and making a better world.
AHIMA
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Sense.ly Raises $2.2M to Expand Virtual Nurse Engagement Platform
Sense.ly, a virtual nurse platform for patient engagement and chronic disease monitoring has raised $2.2 million in a Series A round of funding, with investors including Launchpad Digital Health, Fenox Venture Capital, and TA Ventures. The company will utilize the capital raised to launch new markets, expand its support of its global customer base, and drive enhancements to its award-winning product, particularly in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
How It Works
Patients sign up
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CHIME Urges Congress to Rethink Federal Telehealth Policies
On Monday, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) sent a letter to a Senate Finance Committee workgroup urging them to rethink the reimbursement of telehealth services, as well as how it can serve as an effective alternative for improved healthcare delivery.
In the letter CHIME stated, "inconsistencies in the definition and reimbursement policies of telehealth services in federal and state programs are hurdles to widespread adoption. While Medicaid encourages
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