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Index projects downtrend in practice profitability
May 22, 2013 | Frank Irving - Editor
Index projects downtrend in practice profitability
CareCloud, a provider of cloud-based health technology and services, and QuantiaMD, a social learning and collaboration platform for physicians, introduced the Practice Profitability Index during the HealthBeat 2013 Conference in San Francisco on May 21. It shows healthcare reform fueling top...
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Pharmaceuticals aid in prevention, treatment of Alzheimer's in mice
May 21, 2013 | Madelyn Kearns - Associate Editor
Researchers from USC are proving that big news can come from small things with their latest findings, which dub a certain category of pharmaceuticals as highly effective in preventing and even treating Alzheimer’s Disease in mice.
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Lessons learned on the path to mass EHR integration
May 21, 2013 | Madelyn Kearns - Associate Editor
Panelists on deck for the Health IT Summit session entitled "EHR Data: A Touchstone for Quality Care" had plenty of diverging facets to share on the topic of EHR integration, but one primary point remained: We are all in this together.
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Survey seeks physician input on mobile apps
May 21, 2013 | Frank Irving - Editor
Survey seeks physician input on mobile apps
The University of Delaware is collaborating with HIMSS Analytics and mHIMSS to assess provider attitudes toward mobile applications. Physicians, nurses and IT staff can assist in the effort by completing a brief online survey about the use of apps in the healthcare setting.
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Medicaid simplifies enrollment for expansion states
May 21, 2013 | Kaiser Health News - www.kaiserhealthnews.org
Medicaid simplifies enrollment for expansion states
In a letter to state officials, federal Medicaid Director Cindy Mann laid out several ways states might streamline enrollment for adults, including using data people have already submitted to qualify for foods stamps - a practice that a few states permit for children.
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Candy can be sweet on obesity, CVD
May 20, 2013 | Madelyn Kearns - Associate Editor
Adults who eat candy at least every other day are no more prone to being overweight or otherwise unfit in the cardiovascular department than their moderate (about once a week) and infrequent (less than 3 times per month) candy-craving counterparts, studies find.
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PCP groups beta-test URAC accreditation
May 20, 2013 | Bernie Monegain - Editor
Physician groups beta-test URAC clinical integration program
The independent standards organization created the new program to serve as a roadmap for health providers to achieve clinical integration and accountable care. By earning URAC accreditation, providers will demonstrate they are delivering improved patient care and reducing costs.
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Consolidation conundrums riddle ACOs
May 20, 2013 | Mary Mosquera - Contributing Editor
Consolidation conundrums riddle ACO landscape
How consolidation and integration plays out will determine if providers or payers have more influence on competition, suggested experts at a conference last week sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans.
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Medicare Advantage outshines FFS
May 20, 2013 | Chris Anderson - Contributing Editor
Medicare Advantage outshines fee-for-service model in study
U.S. private insurers have created an operating model that can deliver better care at a lower cost and have a major role to play in the ongoing national efforts to improve healthcare quality, according to Stefan Larsson, co-author of a newly released report from Boston Consulting Group.
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Reinvigorating clinical trial participation
May 17, 2013 | Madelyn Kearns - Associate Editor
Web-based videos flush with educational information on clinical trials may aid significantly in the participation of said experiments, according to researchers at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Seidman Cancer Center.
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