Healthcare gamification – including points, badges and leader boards – may be a key to controlling rising healthcare costs, according to a recently completed pilot program by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
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BCBS of Michigan Saves $155M from Patient Centered Medical Home Program
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan saved an estimated $155 million in preventative claim costs over the first three years of its Patient Centered Medical Home program, according to analysis published in the Health Services Research Journal.
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Can Digital Health End The Chronic Disease Epidemic?
How do we utilize digital health to prevent chronic disease and save our healthcare system? Why are we wasting trillions of dollars on preventative medicine?
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Survey: Physicians Say EMRs A Key Factor To Their Declining Income
Physicians feel reimbursement, EMRs and hospital employment as key factors to limiting physician pay according to a recent survey by Medicus Firm.
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Infographic: 8 Innovative Technologies Transforming Digital Health
Infographic visualization created by MeMD highlights 8 new innovative technology transforming digital health to reduce costs and improve consumer healthcare.
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CVS/pharmacy Launches New Drug Interaction Checker Mobile Health App
CVS/pharmacy® announced the launch of its new innovative mobile health app, Drug Interaction Checker as part of its top-rated CVS Mobile app.
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HHS Seeking Innovative Entrepreneurs for HHSentrepreneurs Program
Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking innovative entrepreneurs to apply for the HHSentrepreneurs Program.
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Practice Fusion Launches Medical Imaging API for EHR Integration
Practice Fusion, one of the largest physician EHR providers has announced the launch of its Medical Imaging API to digitally connect imaging centers to physicians for seamless EHR integration.
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Digital Patient Check-In Tool Launches to Improve Patient Engagement
Solutionreach, SaaS-based patient engagement and communication platform solutions for healthcare practices provider has announced the release of PatientReach, the digital application that is expected to streamline the patient check-in process.
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AMA Pushes for 2 Year ‘Grace Period’ for ICD-10 Coding Errors by Physicians
AMA lobbies for 2 year grace period that payers should not be allowed to deny payments to physicians for ICD-10 coding errors.
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