By Audrey Kinsella Health insurers covering alternate site telehealthcare for self-insured customers…an emerging trend? Reimbursement – or, rather, the lack of it – has long been the critical barrier impeding widespread use of alternate site telehealthcare, including services provided in the patient’s home. For more than a decade, home healthcare providers have cited Medicare’s refusal […]
by Scott R. Herrmann Since the inception of social media, access to global information from news sources and from family and friends has become pervasive and instantaneous. Facebook has become the #1 social media application in the world, followed closely by Google + and Twitter. Over 400 million people a day log into their […]
Often considered a population “too old” for computer-based communication tools, seniors were recently found to become more engaged when using electronic Personal Health Records, resulting in improved clinical outcomes. A recent study conducted with the cooperation of Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Parkview Physicians Group Cardiology issued a pre-populated PHR to approximately 200 cardiac patients, most […]
by Scott R. Herrmann Mobile technology at the point of care simplifies communication to field staff and leads to better patient outcomes and overall agency results. Mobile applications provide real-time schedule automation, care plans, time and attendance, GPS location information, and more. This month, I explore these features and benefits and more.
by Liz Seegert New care models, partnerships and patient-centered care were frequent topics at last month’s World Health Care Congress. One panel discussion, featuring executives from the Joselin Diabetes Center, Mass General Hospital, Texas Health Resources and Kaiser Permanente, explored mobile apps, ACOs, connectivity among providers, payers, and consumers, and innovations to encourage consumers […]
Calling it the “first web-based EMR system to offer full hospice functionality in one platform,” CareAnyware, a Brightree Company, introduced its Spring 2013 hospice release at the NHPCO Management and Leadership Conference last week. Innovations include new in-patient features such as encounter entry, patient vitals capture, and ESAS symptom assessment scores, designed to be […]
