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Avoid ED visits with doc phone calls, coordination
Spectrum Health System in Michigan has been seeing success from new initiatives aimed at emergency department "frequent fliers," who had more than 20,000 total visits and cost at least $40 million
HealthBridge tech exportation lays groundwork for ACO infrastructure
HealthBridge, a successful health information exchange in Cincinnati, has been exporting its core technology to other HIEs for several years. Now HealthBridge has expanded its offering to include
Docs treat aging population inadequately
The aging of the patient population is placing new strains on physicians to manage older patients' time-consuming, complex care; and according to a recent poll of patients age 65 and older, their
CSC consultant: Healthcare reform is driving technology growth
Among the top concerns of health IT professionals attending the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) annual conference in Las Vegas last week were data mining and analysis,
Chicago MSO to use PatientPoint solution for accountable care
PatientPoint, a vendor of care coordination and patient engagement management software, is working with ACME MSO in Chicago to help its Clinical Value Network (CVN) network deliver accountable care
Coordination, value-based payment didn't save Medicare dollars
Efforts to cut Medicare spending and improve care quality have largely failed, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). After two decades of trying to shift toward
Provider-payer collaboration reduces costs by up to 30%
Collaborative efforts between healthcare providers, health insurers and employers are eliminating wasteful and unnecessary healthcare costs, while improving the quality of care. For instance, in
Lean Six Sigma, care coordination heals fragmented hospital
Under healthcare reform, a new trend of care coordination management is developing across hospitals, primary care provider offices, home health agencies, and patients' homes. Hospitals are taking a
Transitional hospital team cuts stroke risk by two thirds
In another win for transitional care, a study published in the November issue of the European Journal of Neurology found that having a special hospital team coordinate care for "mini-stroke" patients
Hospitals, nursing homes see readmissions drop with transitional care
With reimbursements on the line, hospitals are looking to improve their readmission rates. Hospitals, along with nursing facilities, across the country are using transitional care to keep patients
