The next time you find yourself having doubts about the value of the services you offer, consider this finding published recently by Surescripts about a problem best solved by nurses seeing patients in their homes. A new patient survey commissioned by Surescripts found 55% of patients reported their medical history is missing or […]
Providers of healthcare services at home are generations behind other industries in the way they promote themselves online. Of course, “generations” means about a year and a half online, so it is not too late to catch up. This is a lesson you need if you are still marketing the way you did way back in 2013.
by Jeremy Sutter Editor’s note: From time to time it is important to look outside the confines of our corner of healthcare and see what others are doing. You have heard the term ‘big data’ tossed around for a few years now but you have not been sure what, if anything, its significance might be […]
By Tim Rowan HEALTHCAREfirst (Springfield, MO), a provider of cloud-based software, revenue cycle management, and data analytics for the healthcare at home industry, announced the launch of an advanced mobile solution for tablets that the company says introduces a number of features that encourage accessibility, quality patient care, and regulatory compliance. “This mobile solution has […]
by Audrey Kinsella Thanks to a new partnership between Dexcom, a San Diego-based glucose-sensing and -monitoring developer (dexcom.com), and Google’s Life Sciences division, important developments in the wearable device market for Type 2 diabetes patient self management are well underway. Dexcom’s latest offering, the G5 ®Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring system, is a small, easy-to-use, […]
By Wendell Potter, senior analyst at the Center for Public Integrity The CEOs of Aetna and Anthem, the two big insurers that have offered to pay more than $90 billion to buy two competitors, Humana and Cigna, will testify before a Senate panel Tuesday, in an effort to persuade lawmakers that the deals will […]
By Tim Rowan A PARABLE Halfway between the cities of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado, nestled between Interstate 25 and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, lies the Pikes Peak International Raceway. An idyllic setting where racecar enthusiasts spend exciting Sunday afternoons under blue skies speckled with bright white clouds, the kind of sky […]
By Tim Rowan With additional copy from the CMS desk A years’-long frustratBion on the part of Medicare-certified healthcare at home providers has ended. It has always been the case that you are able to appeal a claim denial if you believe your Medicare Administrative Contractor incorrectly refused or adjusted your payment. Without incurring too […]
by Max Gottlieb It’s already September. Summer is almost over. October 1 is just over the horizon, followed quickly by Halloween, a far less frightening date. For most of the healthcare world, October 1 marks the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10. However, as far as the actual people implementing the code are concerned, October […]
By Tim Rowan Without a doubt, Alzheimer’s disease is the most heart-breaking, agonizing health issue faced by seniors, their families, and their professional clinicians. Only the most patient and compassionate caregivers dare to take it on as a career. Most family members burn out after a single journey from diagnosis to death. In the healthcare […]
