Telemedicine News & Updates 8-30-2017
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news includes SafeHealth, Stratus Video, BDI Global, The Medical Risk Institute, TelaCare, IndicaMD, Teledoc, Nurx, and the American Telemedicine Association.
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Blockchain of Fools?
By Neal Evans PhD – Judging by the value of bitcoin, which recently topped $4k per bitcoin for the first time ever, interest in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology behind them is transitioning from underwhelming to euphoric.
Are You Ready for Value-Based Care? 7 Things to Consider
MACRA took effect in January and the march to value-based care (VBC) continues. According to the 2017 HealthLeaders Media Value-Based Readiness Survey, healthcare organizations have been making steady progress in getting ready for the transition.
What’s New in Interoperability, Patient Data and FHIR with Infor’s Jerry Rankin
By Sarianne Gruber – I reached out to Mr. Rankin from Infor to learn more about the interoperability challenge especially as it takes on HIEs, medical devices, and wearables. Our conversation also covered the dramatic increase in patient-generated data and FHIR’s latest version to hit the market.
Knowing When It’s Time to Send Your Old Claims Management System Packing
By Crystal Ewing – “That’s the way we’ve always done it.” Who among us hasn’t heard that phrase at some point in our careers? It’s definitely a common refrain in business. Change can be difficult, which means it’s much easier to continue doing what you’ve always done…
How To Best Prepare for Two-Midnight Rule Changes
By Lula Jensen – On June 13, 2017, CMS issued clarification regarding the medical review requirements for Part A payment of short-stay hospital claims, more commonly referred to as the “Two-Midnight Rule.”
Idaho and Utah HIE’s Connect to Exchange Data!
The Idaho Health Data Exchange and UHIN, the state-designated HIE in Utah, have connected to exchange admission, discharge and transfer notifications for patients who live in one of the states but have a medical encounter in the other state.
Working with Standards Organizations
By Keith Boone – One of the challenges for any organization when working with standards is that there are so many to choose from. For many years I had the luxury of being in a position that was nearly entirely devoted to the creation, tracking, management and leadership in standards development.
Doctors Warm To Single-Payer Health Care
By Rachel Bluth – Single-payer health care is still a controversial idea in the U.S., but a majority of physicians are moving to support it, a new survey finds. Fifty-six percent of doctors registered either strong support or were somewhat supportive of a single-payer health system.