Beyond what is captured through EHR, Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. had additional paper records dispersed across its organization. What they needed was a tool that could seamlessly bring all of this disparate information together and put it all under one electronic roof. They turned to Allscripts Homecare’s AllDocs. This article describes in […]
A simple self-monitoring test could reduce the risk of stroke by half in thousands of people who currently take Warfarin to prevent blood clots. Better access to technologies for self-monitoring of international normalized ratio (INR) levels, which measures how long it takes blood to form a clot, could also lower mortality rates by nearly […]
by Liz Seegert Two exciting developments surrounding health technology, Medicare payments, and IT acquisition are already in the works in the 113th Congress. Details are provided in this article about a telehealth reimbursement bill introduced by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5), in his proposed legislation HR 6719; and about suggested removal of Medicare reimbursement limits for […]
In a recent 6-month period, the Community Health Innovation Network (CHIN) saved payers $569,000 by preventing avoidable readmissions. Director and founder Janet Wheble’s announcement of that kind of result typically draws resounding applause, especially when delivered to a gathering of executives from Las Vegas’ thirteen hospitals and the health plans that benefit from their […]
When curative medical treatment is no longer an option, focus shifts to supporting a patient’s quality of life. Catholic Hospice is a community-based, not-for-profit program, serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties in Florida since 1988, that believes responsibility to its employees is second only to its patients. It was with these core values and twin […]
Faced with capped reimbursements and rising operational costs, Mike Little and Maria Radwanski, RN MSN, CRRN, respectively CEO and President of Health Calls Home Health in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, have found success by staying ahead of the technology wave. At the top of their priority list was making their agency attractive to hospitals and for that […]
When CMS announced last week that it had given in to the strong concerns of “some provider groups” and delayed the deadline for ICD-10 compliance one year to October 1, 2014, it did not mention the American Medical Association (AMA) but the inference was there for the taking. (Click here for the complete CMS statement.) […]
