Before the ICD-10 delay to 2015 by the government, 44 percent of physicians did not know whether they would be ready, according to the 2014 Practice Profitability Index (PPI). In fact, another 25 percent were certain they would not be prepared and face high transitions and ICD-10 upgrade costs.
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Medical Tourism Close to Home: Price Transparency is Key
Medical tourism was once made up of patients from developing countries traveling to places like the United States to receive medical care that wasn't available in their homeland. But over the past decade, medical tourism has shifted dramatically.
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Infographic: Physician Practices’ Profitability Declines in 2014
Infographic illustrates the how physician practices' profitability is continuing to decline in 2014 based on the key findings from the 2nd annual Practice Profitability Index.
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Hospital Readmissions Fall by 8% Among Medicare Beneficiaries
HHS reports hospital readmissions falls by 8% and an estimated 150,000 fewer hospital readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries between January 2012 and December 2013.
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70% of Physicians Spend More Than One Day a Week on Paperwork, Not Patient Care
Successful patient engagement requires that physicians have adequate time and space to focus on care. However, 70% of physicians are spending more than one day a week on paperwork
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Welltok Launches Pilot with Aetna To Help Members with Chronic Kidney Disease
Welltok, Aetna and the National Kidney Foundation recently launched a 12 month pilot program that aims to help Aetna members with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) connect with peers and learn to cope with their condition.
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BREAKING: ICD-10 Compliance Date Set for Oct. 1, 2015
A CMS spokeswoman has official announced the new effective date for ICD-10 compliance will be October 1, 2015.
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17% of American Patients Currently Receive Their Healthcare from ACOs
15 to 17 percent or roughly 46 to 52 million of the American population are served by accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to new analysis by the consulting firm Oliver Wyman.
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Jonathan Bush Urges Pharma to Take a New Look at the Pharma Business Model
Jonathan Bush tells it like it is to pharma by Lois Drapin, CEO, The Drapin Group LLC
When I saw that Jonathan Bush was going to present at IIR’s ePharma Summit in NYC this past February, before he left for his announced leave of absence-sabbatical, I decided I wanted to hear what he was going to say to a room full of pharma marketers, brand leaders, and the digerati of pharma and its ecosystems of agencies and consultants. Wherever Mr. Bush is on stage, and I have seen him many times over
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ICD-10 Delay to 2015: Congress Did the Right Thing
Dr. Edmund Billings shares his insights on the ICD-10 delay to 2015
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