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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Infographic: Accountable Care Organizations Tools for Success
Infographic highlights the recent eClinicalWorks survey findings for accountable care organizations, PCMH, and shared-savings programs tools for success.
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eClinicalWorks Survey Finds Accountable Care Models Gaining Traction
Survey highlights motivators, challenges and tools for healthcare organizations pursuing accountable care organizations (ACO), PCMH and shared-savings programs
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New ICD-10 Survey Finds Overwhelming Lack of Support from EHR Vendors
MGMA ICD-10 survey cites physicians greatest ICD-10 transition concern is the lack of communication and critical coordination between physicians practices and their business transaction partners.
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1 in 5 Americans Will Purchase Benefits Through Health Insurance Exchanges by 2017
According to a new Accenture Research survey, nearly 1 in 5 Americans will purchase benefits from health insurance exchanges by 2017, transforming the health insurance landscape.
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