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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Is the Phrase “Patient Engagement” Overused?
James Dias, Founder & CEO of Wellbe discusses how he believes the term "patient engagement" is headed towards passing its expiration date.
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72% of Patients Do Not Know Their Payment Responsibility During A Provider Visit
72 percent of patients said that they did not know their payment responsibility during a provider visit, according to a new report by InstaMed.
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Total Dollars Spent on Medications in the U.S. Reached $329.2B in 2013
The total dollars spent on medications in the U.S. reached $329.2 billion in 2013, up 3.2 percent, according to according to a new report issued today by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
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Is Defensive Medicine Driving Up Healthcare Costs?
Hospital administrators estimate that one-third of healthcare costs are the result of tests and treatments that aren't medically necessary and ordered to prevent lawsuits
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TrustHCS Partners with Greenway for ICD-10 Preparation and Transition
TrustHCS and Greenway Health have solidified a partnership to assist users of the Greenway PrimeSUITE integrated electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solution with ICD-10 preparation and transition.
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President Obama Signs SGR Legislation, ICD-10 Delayed to 2015
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama officially signed the temporary Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) "doc fix" delaying the compliance date of ICD-10 until October 1, 2015.
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NextGen Healthcare Issues Statement Following ICD-10 Delay
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., issued a statement following the ICD-10 delay for another year to 2015 after yesterday's Senate vote to patch the Sustainable Growth Rate ("SGR" or "Doc Fix").
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ICD-10 Delayed to 2015, Senate Approves SGR ‘Doc Fix’
Despite overwhelming opposition, the Senate passed the temporary fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) that delays the implementation of ICD-10 to October 2015. The Senate voted 64-35 to pass the bill and now requires the President's final signature.
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