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Healthcare IT: Will 2015 Be the Year of Data Breaches?

2017-04-02T13:28:24-04:00By BHM Marketing|Healthcare IT, Healthcare Preventitive Care, News and Events|

A month into 2015 and it’s already become apparent that it’s going to be a big year for healthcare IT. In the aftermath of the Ebola Outbreak — which made several touchdowns on U.S. soil— there has been an intense focus on how electronic medical records can prevent similar events from happening in the future. EMRs have consistently been tapped as hospitals work to avoid sentinel events (sometimes called “never-events” as in, they should never happen) and the prevention of an outbreak certainly qualifies as such.

5 Things You Need to Know About ACA in 2015

2017-04-02T13:28:27-04:00By BHM Marketing|Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange, Healthcare Preventitive Care, Services|

Five years into the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare climate of the United States has continued to evolve and improve. While there are some long term changes required that have just begun to take shape, many changes brought about by the ACA are immediate gratification. Changes to Medicare and Medicaid have helped many Americans gain coverage that they previously wouldn’t have had access to. While the system is imperfect, there’s plenty of positivity to consider since it launched in 2010.

5 ED Throughput Measures Your ED Needs to Face Ebola

2017-04-02T13:28:31-04:00By BHM Marketing|Clinical Analysis, Healthcare Preventitive Care, Operational Analysis, Services|

In the light of the first-ever confirmed Ebola case in the United States, questions of procedure and preparedness are humming throughout all fifty states. The patient, a Liberian man who had left Africa and arrived in Texas before symptoms began, has become the center of media attention this week. So to, has the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital become something of a media darling - in so far as they are being heavily scrutinized.

Can Google Make Us Live Forever? What is ‘Google Calico’ and What Does It Have To Do With Modern Healthcare?

2017-04-02T13:28:37-04:00By BHM Marketing|Big Data, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Preventitive Care|

You may recall some murmurings last year about a new Google venture cryptically called Calico. In the heyday of 23andMe, Apple’s many health apps and the hefty focus on technology in healthcare, Google wasn’t about to miss out on the hoopla. But just as soon as we started hearing chirps about “Google’s war on aging”, it sunk into the deep obscurity of the web.

5 Healthcare IT Risks in 2014

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Healthcare Preventitive Care, Quality Improvement Programs, Services|

In the last few decades, increasing availability of technology in healthcare has lead to some amazing advances, both for physicians and patients. Documentation for physicians is well on its way to becoming more streamlined, thanks to the interconnectivity of electronic health records, and the potential for "One patient, one record" only becomes more of a reality with each new innovation.

Do Patient Satisfaction Surveys Help or Hurt Reimbursement?

2017-04-02T13:28:40-04:00By BHM Marketing|Financial Analysis, Healthcare Preventitive Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Physician Compensation, Services|

The “patient is always right” model has been the primary driving force behind healthcare for the last several decades. But is this the right approach? Classifying patients as “customers” is a slippery slope. While you might be able to barter with a customer at a shop about the price of a necklace, should doctors ever barter with a patient about their treatment? What about when their patient satisfaction scores are drooping low?

Hospital Acquired Infections: The Diagnosis That Could Have You Paying an Extra $40,000 Per Patient

2017-04-02T13:28:41-04:00By BHM Marketing|Clinical Operations Improvement, Financial, Healthcare Preventitive Care, Quality Improvement Programs, Services|

Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) occur when a patient is exposed to a bacterium, virus or fungi during their hospital stay that leads to an additional condition. These additional conditions can cost hospitals thousands of dollars in lost revenue.

Healthcare Reform 2014

2017-04-02T13:28:44-04:00By BHM Marketing|Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange, Healthcare Preventitive Care, Services|

Below is the healthcare reform 2014 timeline. Are you prepared? Below you will find everything you need to know in regards to what will be implemented this year.

12 Days of Obamacare

2017-04-02T13:28:49-04:00By BHM Marketing|Care Coordination, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange, Healthcare Preventitive Care, Learning Series, Medicare and Medicaid, Services|

Summary: Keeping with the theme of the season, we thought it only fitting to create an article on the 12 days off Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act a.k.a Obamacare was enacted in 2010 with provisions becoming effective through 2015 and beyond. The goals of this legislation are to provide care which is affordable, accessible, accountable, coordinated, and of high quality while reducing healthcare spending. Following are the 12 days of Obamacare:

Infographic: Some Deaths Are Preventable

2017-04-02T13:28:53-04:00By BHM Marketing|Healthcare Preventitive Care|

Preventable deaths add significantly to the cost of healthcare. Check out this infographic to find out more.

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