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Month: February 2017

5 Solutions for Conquering Challenges of Bundled Payment Models

Healthcare information technology in 2017
Payers and providers face various challenges when implementing bundled payment models including mistrust on both sides, low case volumes, difficulties of defining a bundle, and inadequate infrastructure.  Read the full article.
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How Payers, Providers Could Streamline Medical Claims Management

Payers and providers may need to boost training and medical documentation processes while reducing denial rates to streamline medical claims management.
Successful medical claims management and processing is not always easy to garner for health insurance companies due to a lack of training among insurance agents, missing or inaccurate documentation, and the general time-consuming aspect of resolving claim denials between payers and providers. Read the full article.
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Health Information Technology Allows Payers to Share Data

CMS partnered with private payers to improve primary care delivery using health information technology and data exchange.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strive to create programs meant to bring “better care, smarter spending, and healthier people”. CMS partnered with healthcare payers across seven regions to improve primary care through the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative (CPC), according to The CMS Blog. Through the use of health information technology and multi-insurer payment reform, the program was created to support primary care practices in advancing the quality of care.  Read the full article.
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6 major mistakes of patient engagement

Is your healthcare facility making patient engagement mistakes?
The first step to solving any problem is realizing there is one. Patient engagement has for many health organizations, become a catchy buzzword to satisfy meaningful use. However, the following seven major mistakes are ones, which when realized and rectified, can create powerful results to support your organization’s mission. Read the full article.
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Three reasons telemedicine will grow in 2017

Healthcare information technology in 2017
Regardless of changes on Capitol Hill and the ensuing impact on healthcare policy, there are reasons to believe that 2017 will bring a greater commitment to improving coordination and implementing new care models. Technology, and specifically telemedicine, has an enormous role to play in improvements to clinical work flows, care coordination, and long-term health outcomes.  Read the full article.
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Connected medical devices put healthcare at risk for sophisticated malware attacks

Is your healthcare facility at risk?
Healthcare is one of three industries facing the highest risk of a cyberattack in 2017, particularly as patient records and medical devices have become more interconnected. Along with the financial and energy sectors, healthcare has emerged as an ideal target for hackers, according to a report released by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT).  Read the full article.
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Top 10 healthcare technology advances for 2017, according to ECRI

Liquid biopsies, opioid addiction biosensors and AI top ECRI’s annual list of technologies that will transform the industry this year.
As the industry continues to shift into the value-based care model, healthcare organizations are looking for the right tools to support the move. This tech will support the improvement of patient care and, in some instances, cut operations’ costs.  Read the full article.
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