The VA’s New England Healthcare System https://www.newengland.va.gov and the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center have instituted the “Precision Oncology Program” (POP) to help veterans with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer. (more…)
State Addressing Behavioral Health
In Minnesota over 700,000 individuals or 1 in 8 experience some form of mental illness. However, as reported less than half will receive treatment due to a lack of access and stigma-related causes. Of the 70 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) surveyed in the state in 2015, behavioral health was the most frequently cited service requested. (more…)
New Option for Self-Insured Employers
AMD Global Telemedicine https://www.amdtelemedicine.com, the pioneer of Telemedicine Encounter Management Solutions (TEMS), just announced their new partnership with NuPhysicia Health of Texas https://www.nuphysicia.com. NuPhysicia Health is a registered certified nonprofit healthcare organization delivering scalable on-site healthcare options for self-insured employers. (more…)
Updating Alerts & NY PCMHs
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) https://www.nyehealth.org is expanding patient care alerts across the state’s eight regional health information exchanges through the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) http://www.nyehealth.org/shin-ny. This expansion will improve SHIN-NYs patient care coordination capabilities. (more…)
Bill to Enable DOE & VA to Collaborate
The “Department of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act” https://www.congress.gov was introduced by Representative Ralph Norman https://norman.house.gov and co-sponsored by joint Veterans Affairs and Science Committee members on July 13, 2018. (more…)
CMS Advancing Virtual Care
CMS is modernizing the Medicare program by using technologies, such as audio/video applications or patient-facing health portals. Provisions in the proposed CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule would support access to care using telecommunications technology. (more…)
Perspectives on Medicare
Seema Verma, MPH, Administrator, for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, presented her ideas and thoughts at the Alliance for Health Policy www.allhealthpolicy.org APCO Worldwide Brazda Breakfast media event. She emphasized how Medicare impacts healthcare for millions of beneficiaries across the delivery system. (more…)