The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has engendered more than 4,000 eVisits, or digital house calls, since April 2009. The health system has also worked with four payers to get reimbursed for the electronic service.
The eVisit platform makes it possible for non-emergency patients to receive a diagnose and seek treatment over the Internet for 25 different primary care issues,
By Lawrence G | May 1, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
The New York State Department of Health, the New York City Investment Fund, and the New York eHealth Collaborative have jointly launched a $4.2 million program designed to promote healthcare IT innovation and create 1,500 new jobs in the state over the next five years.
The New York Digital Health Accelerator program’s goal is to make New York state a hub for the healthcare IT industry by investing in twelve early- and growth-stage tech companies that are developing products for patient engagement,
By Lawrence G | April 30, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Medical Billing Software |
Novitas Solutions, Inc. (formerly Highmark Medicare Services), a Medicare contractor, has announced that some claims submitted during the first quarter of 2012 did not have the National Provider Identifier (NPI) properly recognized, and therefore the 10% incentive under the PCIP (Primary Care Incentive Payment) Program may not have been paid.
The Centers for Medicare &
By Lawrence G | April 26, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Medical Billing Software |
With prescription drug abuse becoming increasingly problematic, organizations across the country have been attempting to develop programs that increase the safety and efficiency with which medication is prescribed.
By Lawrence G | April 25, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
The Joint Survey of Physician Digital Behavior found that 84% of doctors who participated in the survey, across a variety of specialties, would prefer continuing medical education training to be conducted online rather than in person, although only 6.4% actually participate in any type of virtual event very often currently.
Benefits of being able to attend more conferences and other events virtually include viewing “on-demand”
By Lawrence G | April 24, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released a revised draft of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination last week. The plan posits an increasing role for healthcare IT in the monitoring, prevention, and eventual elimination of HAIs.
Patients get healthcare-associated infections while being treated for medical or surgical conditions and can occur in any care setting,
By Lawrence G | April 23, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
With major advances in medical technology such as electronic medical, electronic billing and esprescribing software, facility managers today are in the unique position to utilize huge, awkward data sets being generated across an organization for competitive edge.
By Lawrence G | April 23, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
Many medical industry experts are recommending that facility managers be more strategic in the initiatives their practice pursues.
By Lawrence G | April 19, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
The Top 100 Hospitals according to Thomson Reuters have been found to be more fully utilizing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems, as determined by HIMSS Analytics.
There is a higher percentage of the hospitals in question (including Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ, Baystate Medical Center in Springfield,
By Lawrence G | April 18, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
It is reported that more than $2 billion is wasted when physicians prescribe high-cost medication even though the same therapeutic value could be achieved through less expensive alternatives.
By Lawrence G | April 18, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
