More than half of the nation's physicians express confusion on how the impact of health insurance exchanges' new policies will affect their practices and have little faith that the y will launch on time
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6 Novant Health Practices Joins CMS Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood Pilot
Six Novant Health physician practices in the Winston-Salem market have been selected to be part of a CMS funded $20.8 million patient-centered medical home neighborhood model pilot project.
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Physicians Struggling with Patient Engagement & Impact of ACA Survey Says
More than 8 in 10 physicians are struggling with patient engagement, dealing with impacts of the Affordable Care Act and keeping up with the latest research, according to latest survey from Wolters Kluwer Health.
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Connected Health Study Finds Mobile Health Improves Patient Engagement
Mobile health can positively impact patient engagement, clinical outcomes, and operational workflow in remote monitoring programs according to a recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health.
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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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AHRQ Releases 4 Strategies To Improve Patient Engagement in Hospitals
The HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new resource now available online that provides hospitals with four evidence-based strategies to improve patient engagement.
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Healthcare Transformation – It’s Not Personal, It’s Business
Why are we transforming health care? Why do we feel compelled to act with such urgency and in such broad reformative strokes?
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ICD-10 Survey Finds Cash Flow Disruption Biggest Concern for Practices
Impact on cash flow is the biggest concern for physician practices regarding the ICD-10 transition according a new ICD-10 survey from Navicure.
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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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PwC Report Projects Healthcare Spending to Slow Down by 6.5% in 2014
Healthcare spending will be 6.5% lower than their estimate of 7.5% for 2013, according to a new report from PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI).
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