As healthcare shifts to value-based care, there is growing emphasis on helping patients with chronic conditions better manage their health. Patients with two or more chronic conditions – such as heart failure, diabetes and asthma – make up more than two-thirds of the entire Medicare population. And caring for these patients requires extra time – something most physicians don’t have. Physicians looking to bring more personalized care to their practices report difficulties implementing the
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FDA Launches First-Ever Patient Engagement Advisory Committee
On Friday, the FDA announced its first-ever Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) that will provide advisory support to the FDA Commissioner on a range of complex issues relating to medical devices, the regulation of devices, and their use by patients. These ultimate goal of the PEAC is to helping to drive more patient-centered medical product development and assessment process.
Other topics the committee may consider include:
- Agency guidance and policies
- clinical trial or
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Healthcare M&A: 5 Step Guide to Thinking Like A Successful Portfolio Manager
Healthcare M&A in the US reached $241B by May 2015, the highest year-to-date volume ever recorded. Healthcare providers are making these acquisitions to gain economies of scale; shift from volume-based to value-based care; address local market characteristics to remain competitive; better appeal to consumer wants and needs; and expand their digital health and ehealth capabilities, according to a new report from Accenture.
While this new wave of M&A growth expands a set of strategic
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e-MDs Talks How to Get Your EHR & Practice Through the ICD-10 Transition
Are you ready for the ICD-10 transition? That’s the question most healthcare providers loathe, as the October 1st deadline nears and the potential for major problems and productivity loss grows. No one knows how many hiccups and headaches the more than 64,000 codes will create—but having the right products in place can help you prepare—according to E-MDs’ Mike Liter.
As Vice President of Account Management & Implementation at E-MDs, a leading provider in ambulatory electronic medical
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ICD-10 Readiness Survey: Only 43% of Providers Currently On Track
Only 43 percent of healthcare organizations feel they are currently on track with their preparation, according to key findings from Navicure's fourth ICD-10 readiness survey. Navicure and Porter Research deployed the survey in August 2015 as the fourth wave of a research study designed to trend attitudes and behavior regarding the transition to ICD-10. The survey finds that majority (85 percent) are still optimistic they will be ready when the transition happens, yet more than half of
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Cleveland Clinic Unveils $302M Expansion in Florida
On Monday, Cleveland Clinic announced a $302 million expansion plan for Cleveland Clinic Florida that will include capital improvements to its campus in Weston, and a new clinic and ambulatory surgery center in Coral Springs, Fla. In Weston, the expansion will include the addition of three operating suites and additional inpatient hospital beds, as well as expansion of the Emergency Department and imaging and laboratory facilities. General renovations and additional parking are
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Can A Patient Experience Survey Truly Measure the Doctor-Patient Relationship?
Can we infer from a highly scored experience survey that the patient has a useful relationship with her doctor? Not really.
Sixty years ago, before he became a controversial figure in the field of psychiatry, Dr. Thomas S. Szasz co-authored an article for the Archives of Internal Medicine (now JAMA Internal Medicine) on “The Basic Models of the Doctor-Patient Relationship”, which is well worth reading today, particularly for those who believe that patient empowerment/engagement is a novel and
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Health Plan Mergers: 5 Steps for Harvesting IT Integration Savings
Editor's Note: This post is written by Albert Ghafari, a founding partner and Bryan Komornik, a Senior Manager in the management consulting practice at Invoyent, a Chicago-based consulting firm dedicated to helping payer and software clients transform the healthcare industry by delivering clear, market-driven strategies that serve their customers and improve the lives of members.
The Aetna-Humana and Cigna-Anthem merger announcements represent a growing trend toward consolidation in
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athenahealth Updates Its Patient-Centered Medical Home Accelerator Program
athenahealth a provider of cloud-based EHR services and mobile applications for medical groups and health systems has announced updates to its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Accelerator Program. Awarded an outstanding 35.25 automatic credits and 45.5 practice support points by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), athenahealth ® streamlines providers' pathway towards formal NCQA PCMH Recognition.
Practices using athenahealth's EHR, athenaClinicals ®, and patient
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5 Best Practices To Ensure A Smooth, Expedient ICD-10 Transition
The ICD-10 Compliance date is looming and it is imperative that healthcare providers be prepared to make the transition. It affects everything from claims processing, physicians’ workflow, and patients’ access to care. Many organizations may be rallying employees and resources in order to make the switch from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 coding for medical diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures before the implementation date of October 1, 2015.
To make matters worse, the transition is not
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