The NCQA's Patient Centered Medical Home program has been running since 2008 but over the past few years it has gone through some substantial revisions. Now the NCQA is asking for people in field, both who are providing care and receiving care, to help make the PCMH program the best it can be. Here are the basics you need to know:
Many case managers look to Independent Review Organizations (IROs) to get help with decision-making and for outside perspective from a trusted source. For some, their collaboration is required. So how do you know when it's time to start working with an IRO? Here are 10 instances which can help you better identify when its time to look for a partner.
Improving medication adherence is a constant struggle within the healthcare world. Did you know that it's estimated that between 20% to 50% of patients are non-adherent? This blog will discuss how technology and communication are helping to improve the growing issue of non-adherence.
As healthcare becomes more and more a quality driven industry, finding innovative methods of tracking, analyzing and making use of data collected on patient experience is going to be key to patient satisfaction scores. As you are likely already aware, those scores are what has been the driving force behind hospital and provider rankings.
We all know that HIPAA risks can in many shapes and sizes. But as the workday gets busy, it becomes easier and easier for breaches to happen--even when it's an accident. More specifically, software-related HIPAA risks are one common stumbling block. When ePHI information is compromised, it can result in a costly fine. Here's what you need to know about software-related HIPAA risks.
A burnout is defined as a "loss of enthusiasm for work, feelings of cynicism, and a low sense of personal accomplishment." No profession is safe from workplace stress-- but did you know that medical professionals are more likely than people in other professions to experience a burnout?
We’ve known for a while that HIPAA Phase 2 audits are coming, and we know that the randomly selected hospitals to be audited have been chosen. Pending the completion of the online portal for data submission, the audits will begin.
Recent reports show that 89 new Accountable Care Organizations have now joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program, so that over 400 ACOs are participating in the program. So what are the new regulations for this group of ACOs? They seem to be changing over time.
While the myriad ways in which ACOs benefit patients and healthcare organizations have been heavily touted over the last several years, many doctors find themselves asking “Yeah – well, what’s in it for me?”
To an onlooker, it's easy to mistake a robust, high-tech hospital as a stable entity; however, hospitals face a myriad of high-pressure challenges. From juggling the changing healthcare system to the source of hospital funding, the obstacles faced by hospitals can be daunting.