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
Press Ganey released their 2011 Pulse Report today, which concluded that “excellence in patient experiences, clinical outcomes and financial profitability often occur together.” The report found the top 25% percent of U.S. hospitals with the highest scores on the HCAHPS survey question about performance were the most profitable READ MORE
The final rule for the federal ACO program released last week is intended to streamline the framework for ACO formation and administration; reduce up-front costs and ongoing administrative expenses; increase the potential for earlier shared-savings payments and substantially reduce the quality reporting obligations for participants. The changes in the final rule are designed to READ MORE