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CMS dashboard aims to boost care for chronic condition sufferers
Looking to improve care for patients suffering from multiple chronic diseases, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week launched an online dashboard that gives researchers easy access to data on Medicare patients with more than one chronic condition. More than two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries fall into that category, according to CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner
Is there a bright side to healthcare sequestration cuts?
You have to spend money to save money. On the face of it, that statement is counter-intuitive, but it's why the government has pumped millions into programs such as Meaningful Use, interoperability efforts, health data privacy and security and healthcare quality improvement. However, the sequestration cuts about to go into effect for some healthcare agencies and programs will allow the healthcare industry--and the government agencies that regulate and promote it--to test an alternate theory: To save money, you have to spend less money.
Medicare recipients could lose telehealth benefits
The American Telemedicine Association is spreading word that many Medicare recipients could lose coverage for telehealth benefits due to expected updates to federal urban/rural categorizations. The updates--delineations of Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 97 counties across 36 states--would realign populations in certain areas, which could impact "hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries.".
Telehealth expansion bill reintroduced to Congress
The "Fostering Independence Through Technology Act"--a bill aimed at boosting telehealth use to reduce hospital readmissions for Medicare beneficiaries in rural and underserved areas--was reintroduced to Congress this week by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.).
Telehealth project aids at-risk dental patients
A group of 11 healthcare centers are participating in a telehealth initiative that will bring preventative dental care to more than 2,000 California residents, HealthyCal reports, including children...
Cybersecurity, information exchange top of mind for state CIOs
Information exchange, cybersecurity and building a public safety broadband network are primary concerns for state CIOs across the nation, according to recently released federal advocacy priorities from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers for 2013.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to launch 'medical neighborhood'
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation is launching a patient-centered 'medical neighborhood' this month, as vendors begin to help primary care providers improve treatment and lower costs in their communities.
Bill would expand federal reimbursement for telehealth
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives earlier this week would expand reimbursement for telehealth services in federal programs and create a federal standard for medical licensure in telehealth.
Reimbursement remains a major barrier to telehealth
Though the landscape for telehealth continues to evolve, uncertainty over provider payment and unever reimbursement remains a barrier.
Despite rising health IT adoption, care coordination lags
A survey of primary care providers in 10 countries finds health IT can help improve care, but a large percent of physicians in all countries complained about the time it took to receive information from specialists and hospitals.
