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Why COVID-19 Underscores The Importance of Social Determinants of Health

by JohnMatthew Douglas, President And Founder at iPressForward, LLC 04/20/2020 Leave a Comment

Why COVID-19 Underscores Importance of Social Determinants of Health

Google “Social Determinants of Health” and one will quickly discover a kind of litany of data pointing to a certain definition of “health” defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” and socioeconomic barriers, which may prohibit equitable access to good health and wellness (Healthcare) more completely among diverse populations. Nevertheless, the heart of the matter
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Hospitals: Are You Ready for an ACO?

by Fred Pennic 06/27/2012 Leave a Comment

ACO Is Your Hospital Ready?

Contributed by Michael Sandwith, Director of Business Development at ICA The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) aims to change the way hospitals deliver care by changing the financial incentives.  There are different payment structures than can be used to encourage hospitals to lower costs, improve quality, or both.  Since the goal of an ACO should be to lower costs and improve quality, using an accountability payment structure – one in which costs and quality are linked–will be the most
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Annual Healthcare Costs vs. 2012 Ford Focus: Which is Higher?

by Fred Pennic 05/17/2012 Leave a Comment

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Cost of a fully loaded 2012 Ford Focus SEL midsize sedan vs. the average cost of care for a typical American? Sadly,
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Are We on the Verge of a Primary Care Renaissance?

by Fred Pennic 05/16/2012 Leave a Comment

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Written by Madelyn Young, Associate Content Writer at CareCloud. Twitter’s power as an information-sharing tool has made it today’s strongest measuring stick for emerging trends. If you visit the
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Report:PPACA Would Reduce Number of Uninsured from 50 million to 26 million

by Fred Pennic 02/15/2012 Leave a Comment

In a recent report published last month by the Urban Institute and Robert Johnson Foundation states that if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is enacted,  it would reduce the number of nonelderly uninsured Americans from 50 million to 26 million.  However, if the Individual Mandate clause of the PPACA is repealed, the number of uninsured Americans will rise between 40 and 42 million. The report also states that ACA would increase private insurance by 7 million people and if
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Healthcare Reform’s Impact: Staff and Service Cuts Expected

by Fred Pennic 12/14/2011 Leave a Comment

Healthcare Reform Overview

The newest HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Reform’s Impact: Staff and Service Cuts Expected, reveals that only 40% of healthcare senior executives who completed the survey believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will result in better access to healthcare services, despite the fact that many pundits insists that access will be the only element of healthcare that PPACA will improve. Fully 72% believe the law will lead to increased utilization of health services. The 2011
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23% of U.S. Hospitals Plan to Invest in Patient Access Solutions for Eligibility

by Fred Pennic 06/15/2011

CapSite™ announces the release of the 2011 U.S. Patient Access Study. The study represents the latest in a series of CapSite strategic industry reports focused on the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) market.The statistically significant study represents unique Voice of Customer (VOC) insight from more than 500 U.S. hospitals on the market opportunity, market share, vendor mind share and adoption of various Patient Access solutions
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