New ACA Provision Calls for Cost Transparency in Hospitals
As part of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and…
ICD-10? Get Ready for ICD-11
ICD-10 implementation has been called medicine’s perfect storm. Between the deadlines for…
Twitter Collage: A Zillion Volts of Noticeability
Cleveland Clinic Tweet Cleveland Clinic TweetIf, as the saying goes, “a picture…
3 Reasons Your Readmission Rates Are Too High
Chances are, whether your on the administrative or clinical side of hospital…
HIPAA Marketing Rule Guidance: Better Than Nothing
The HITECH Act made some significant changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule,…
UW Medicine’s Journey to Become an Accountable Care Organization
As part of the newly forming Health IT community in Seattle, the…
Are You Ready for Medicare Part E?
If not, you may want to avoid shared savings programs (Accountable Care…
Patient-Centered Physicians Have Lower Diagnostic Testing Costs
For many physicians, the term “patient-centered” conjures up fears of longer office…
Benefits of ACOs to Both Patients and Providers
Summary: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result…
Are You Seeing Greater Consumer Scrutiny of Healthcare Prices? You Will
More and more, I hear from healthcare colleagues that the number of…
