by Senator Susan Collins The challenges facing our nation’s health care system today are driven by demographics. The first member of the baby boom generation turned 65 last year. Our health care system now stands directly in the path of a tidal wave of aging baby boomers who will be retiring at the rate of […]
NHIC, Corp., a Medicare Administrative Contractor, reviewed home health claims between July 1 and December 31, 2012 and found alarmingly high error rates. The contractor published a document describing exactly which errors cause the most denials.
by Audrey Kinsella Philips Home Healthcare Solutions is currently offering a new take on assisting people living with obstructive sleep apnea. OSA is one of the most common sleep disorders and typically affects 1 in every 15 adult Americans. It narrows or even closes upper airways, hindering breathing during sleep. The international company has announced […]
Schaumburg, IL — CellTrak Technologies, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued Patent Number 8,380,542 to CellTrak. Titled “System and Method for Facilitating Outcome-Based Health Care,” the company’s second patent covers aspects of using mobile technologies to facilitate the engagement of all parties involved in improving healthcare outcomes, […]
Shane Nesler Joins Delta Health Technologies® as Sales Engineer Altoona, PA — March 26, 2013 — Delta Health Technologies®, LLC announced today the hire of Shane Nesler for the position of Sales Engineer. The announcement was made by Delta President and CEO Keith Crownover. Nesler will work with and support Delta’s team of sales executives […]
by Michael Deck Within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, was included HITECH, the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health” law. This is the section that encourages the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) by paying bonuses to healthcare providers who purchase and use an EHR. Bonuses, however, are not […]
CHICAGO, — March 13, 2013 — Ken Dychtwald Ph.D., one of the world’s foremost visionaries and original thinkers in the field of aging, has just been named the 2013 recipient of the American Society on Aging Leadership Award. The ASA is the largest association of professionals in the field of aging/gerontology. Their 5,000+ members […]
With no Democrats voting in favor, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Paul Ryan’s budget plan on March 21. It has little chance of clearing the Senate, which was expected to bring its own, very different, budget to a vote the next day. The document is essentially a fiscal blueprint that outlines the GOP’s priorities […]
Commentary by Scott Herrmann With the rise of mHealth — mobile devices used both by patients and their physicians and nurses — competing articles have been appearing with some regularity arguing whether such devices are distractions to physicians and nurses or a gateway to timely information, more accurate diagnosis, and improved treatment. I did not […]
Top executives from Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, Greenway and McKesson appeared on the same stage at HIMSS 2013 Monday to announce that they will collaborate to push for interoperability standards to enable advancements in patient data exchange. McKesson CEO John Hammergren and Cerner’s Neal Patterson joined colleagues Jonathan Bush, CEO athenahealth, and Tee Green, CEO […]
