Within 30 days of discharge, 20 percent of fee-for-service Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital. The frequency of readmission of Medicare patients costs the nation an estimated $17 billion annually, but research suggest that 75 percent of these readmission cases are preventable. (more…)
After Hours Clinic Offers Pediatric Care
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (UH Rainbow) http://RainbowBabies.org has again teamed up with HealthSpot® www.healthspot.net to offer patients access to board-certified pediatricians after hours and close to home. The first UH Rainbow HealthSpot station opened in fall 2013. (more…)
Tracking Medicaid Patients Online
Providers across the State of Mississippi that treat a high percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries are now able to use a new digital tool free of charge to help track their Medicaid patients’ medical histories and medications. (more…)
HHS Goal to Lower Healthcare Costs
Two dozen leaders representing consumers, insurers, providers, and business leaders recently met with HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell as she announced measurable goals to move the Medicare program and the healthcare system towards paying providers based on quality, rather than the quantity of care. The goal at HHS www.hhs.gov is to tie 85 percent of all traditional Medicare payments to quality or value by 2016 and 90 percent by 2018. (more…)
Advancing 21st Century Cures
Documenting new ways to find better and faster cures in medicine, the House Energy and Commerce Committee on January 27th, released an initial discussion document outlining some specific proposals related towards building the foundation for 21st Century medicine. The document contains responses obtained from five white papers issued, eight hearings, and from the numerous roundtable discussions held this year. (more…)
SAMHSA Accepting Grant Applications
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov is accepting applications for up to $163.2 million for “Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration” (PBHCI) www.integration.samhsa.gov/bout-us/pbhci grants over the next four years to be awarded to qualified community mental health programs. (more…)
NCCN & Flatiron Health Collaborating
Today, it is critical for organizations to harness and leverage their data and therefore, “Big Data” has and will continue to transform entire industries into being smarter and faster. However, the oncology industry has not yet seen this revolution. (more…)