This month’s issue of Health Management Technology includes predictions for 2012, as told by several industry insiders. Gary Kolbeck, President of LodgeNet Healthcare, contributed to the piece stating that patient engagement will become a high priority for hospitals in the coming year. READ MORE
We pride ourselves on offering a cost-effective communication tool that facilitates meaningful conversations between patients and their care providers. While patient engagement is our focus, we shouldn’t minimize the value eSUITE brings to providers. Learn more in this article from Healthcare Finance News, which focuses on physician/hospitals alignment. READ MORE
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius opened the mHealth Summit in Washington DC today by talking about the importance of cell phone communications between providers and patients. She said, “When we talk about mobile health, we are talking about taking the biggest technology breakthrough of our time and using it to take on one of the greatest national challenges of our time.” READ MORE
The Department of Health and Human Services has released the long-anticipated proposed rules for meaningful use Stage 2. READ MORE
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today a new project through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center that will support the development of hospital processes designed to make health care safer and less costly. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
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Hospitals are facing a “perfect storm” of new regulations and market forces that will require an unprecedented level of patient engagement over the next year and beyond. Meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), the creation of accountable care organizations READ MORE