Calculating Caring | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
Links shared publicly online about this topic.
- 1,004total visits
Calculating Caring | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Tags: Obesity, Exercise and Fitness, Walking, Relationship, Physician
Most Recently Shared on July 22, 2010 at 6:30 am By:
Calculating Caring: The small waiting room was packed with young mothers holding teary-eyed toddlers, older folks ... http://bit.ly/dCq3Ke
Patient Money: For Chronic Care, | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “IF you are one of the 133 million American grappling with a chronic illness like diabetes, asthma or heart disease, where do you turn for help managing your condition?Enlarge This Image Patricia Sweet, left, a manager at the Pitney Bowes Medical Wellness Center in Stamford, Conn., and Kathleen Ryan Mufson, an executive. Offering a chronic care program has helped the company cut health care costs.Your employer may seem like an unlikely choice. Chronic conditions account for 25 percent of all medi” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on July 24, 2010 at 6:42 am By:
Patient Money: For Chronic Care, Try Turning to Your Employer: IF you are one of the 133 million American grapplin... http://bit.ly/9abozH
Obama Law May Cost Children | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Insurers led by UnitedHealth Group Inc. and plans in Florida and Oklahoma stopped offering children-only health coverage because of the potential added costs of insuring sicker youngsters under the new U.S. health- care law.UnitedHealth won't sell new policies that cover only children, foreclosing an option used by parents seeing cheaper care, Kevin McCarty, Florida's insurance commissioner, said today at a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in ” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on July 24, 2010 at 12:41 am By:
Obama Law May Cost Children Coverage as UnitedHealth Ends Plans: July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Insurers led by UnitedHeal... http://bit.ly/dchCCV
Patients who email their doctors | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physician email options offered by their doctor are more likely to experience healthy outcomes according to a recent study published in the journal Health Affairs . In a study of their own electronic health records system, Kaiser Permanente researchers found that patients suffering from diabetes and hypertension who emailed their doctors had higher quality of care scores than those whodo not use such technology. The study specifically focused on 35,4” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on July 8, 2010 at 10:44 pm By:
Patients who email their doctors are healthier, study finds: Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physici... http://bit.ly/9bWJzt
In a Surprise Move, Administration | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “By MAGGIE MAHAR Tuesday night the White House Blog explained: In April, President Obama nominated Dr. Donald Berwick to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Many Republicans in Congress have made it clear in recent weeks that they were going to stall the nomination as long as they could, solely to score political points. But with the agency facing new responsibilities to protect seniors' care under the Affordable Care Act, there's no time to waste with ” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on July 7, 2010 at 10:41 pm By:
In a Surprise Move, Administration Appoints Berwick to Head CMS: By MAGGIE MAHAR Tuesday night the White House Blo... http://bit.ly/cStFLp
A.M. Vitals: Berwick to Get | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “No Berwick Battle: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will have its first permanent leader since 2006 now that President Obama plans to install Donald Berwick in that role using a recess appointment, the WSJ reports. Some Republicans have taken aim at Berwick over his views on things like controlling the costs of medical care, and his confirmation hearings were expected to feature a replay of the arguments over health-care overhaul legislation. With a recess appointment, that battle ” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on July 7, 2010 at 4:33 pm By:
A.M. Vitals: Berwick to Get Recess Appointment to Head CMS: No Berwick Battle: The Centers for Medicare and Medica... http://bit.ly/92ynzU
A mixed bag of reaction | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “The mental health lobby has been celebrating Tony Abbott's announcement of a real action plan for better mental health (although the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists statement contains plenty of qualifiers). I have written a piece for today's Crikey bulletin arguing that while the mental health sector deserves a win or 20, I am not altogether sure whether Abbott's policy (which also involves cuts to e-health and primary care) and a lobbying-based approach to health polic” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on July 1, 2010 at 7:32 am By:
A mixed bag of reaction to Abbott’s mental health announcement: The mental health lobby has been celebrating Tony ... http://bit.ly/99b0L2
Slouching, or "Moving Towards ... | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “A report by Bloomberg on a prediction that the US attempt at health care reform will lead to more concentration of power among health insurance companies. U.S. health insurers are 'moving towards an oligopoly ,' a process that this year's health-care overhaul will accelerate , the investor-relations chief at WellPoint Inc. said today. New regulations on administrative spending and premium increases will push some independent insurers out of business or into deals with bigger rivals, sa” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 25, 2010 at 4:10 am By:
Slouching, or "Moving Towards ... Oligopoly": A report by Bloomberg on a prediction that the US attempt at healt... http://bit.ly/b5VWMv
As Law Takes Effect, Obama | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “WASHINGTON " President Obama, whose vilification of insurers helped push a landmark health care overhaul through Congress, plans to sternly warn industry executives at a White House meeting on Tuesday against imposing hefty rate increases in anticipation of tightening regulation under the new law, administration officials said Monday.Enlarge This ImageThe White House is concerned that health insurers will blame the new law for increases in premiums that are intended to maximize profits rather th” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 22, 2010 at 9:38 am By:
As Law Takes Effect, Obama Warns Insurers on Big Rate Increases: WASHINGTON — President Obama, whose vilification ... http://bit.ly/9L2Bmr
Doing Their Homework: Times Reporters | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “Over the weekend, the two New York Times reporters who challenged the core findings of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health stuck to their guns in a detailed response to the rejoinder to their critique. The Dartmouth Atlas, which documents regional variation in Medicare spending, provides the intellectual underpinning for assertions by health care reformers (including those in the White House) that 30 percent of all health care spending is wasted and does not improve either the quality or outcome of ca” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 21, 2010 at 3:31 pm By:
Doing Their Homework: Times Reporters Respond in Dartmouth Atlas Spat: Over the weekend, the two New York Times ... http://bit.ly/96IYmB
NHS staff vetting plans to | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “As the essential resource on health management and policy, HSJ gives you invaluable insights to keep you up to speed with developments in the fast moving health service. Subscribe today and get complete access to hsj.co.uk, plus HSJ magazine delivered to your door each week.HSJ.co.uk and Health Service Journal are your source for NHS news and NHS jobs. Log on or subscribe to stay on top of health management and policy issues. From primary care commissioning to mental health, from policy making t” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 16, 2010 at 8:45 am By:
NHS staff vetting plans to be scaled back: As the essential resource on health management and policy, HSJ gives yo... http://bit.ly/cIjwbL
Implementing Health Reform: Grandfathered Plans | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “Editor's Note: Earlier posts by Timothy Jost provideanalyses of regulations implementing provisions of the new health reform legislation governing tax exempt hospitals,the small employer tax credit,the Web portal, reinsurance for early retirees, and young adult coverage. From the beginning of his push for health care reform, President Obama promised If you like your insurance plan, your doctor, or both, you will be able to keep them.He never meant to say by this, however, if you don't like the p” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 16, 2010 at 2:43 am By:
Implementing Health Reform: Grandfathered Plans: Editor’s Note: Earlier posts by Timothy Jost provide analyses of ... http://bit.ly/dii5IN
New Health Affairs Issue: Implementing | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “State and federal officials, insurers, and health care providers face thousands of important decisions in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, according to the June issue of Health Affairs. In this issue, some of the nation's leading experts weigh in on the nuts and bolts of what's needed to achieve the key goals of health reform: expanding health coverage, improving quality, and controlling costs. The issue will be distributed this morning at a Washington D.C. br” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 9, 2010 at 7:57 pm By:
New Health Affairs Issue: Implementing Health Reform: State and federal officials, insurers, and health care provi... http://bit.ly/c2Jni6
Albany Passes Big Health Cuts | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “ALBANY " State lawmakers approved $775 million in cuts and other savings from New York's health care budget on Monday after Gov. David A. Paterson inserted the reductions into emergency spending legislation submitted to the Legislature to keep the state government from shutting down.Enlarge This Image Geralda Moise, holding sign, was among those at the Capitol in Albany protesting cuts in health care aid, which appeared likely to pass.The cuts will affect hospitals, nursing homes and a lengthy l” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 8, 2010 at 6:47 pm By:
Albany Passes Big Health Cuts in Emergency Bill: ALBANY — State lawmakers approved $775 million in cuts and other ... http://bit.ly/c1cwZ6
HIStalk Interviews Jay Mason | Top Industry News, Statistics, Research and Trends | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “Jay Mason is CEO and chairman of My Health Direct of Brookfield, WI. Tell me about My Health Direct. We're a SaaS access management platform that broadly and seamlessly connects patients to healthcare appointments throughout either an entire community or an entire network. Think of it as OpenTable for healthcare. It's utilized by hospitals, the managed care plans, and state health initiatives to reduce unnecessary ER visits, to improve continuity of care with patients, and to correspondingly imp” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on June 3, 2010 at 5:28 am By:
HIStalk Interviews Jay Mason: Jay Mason is CEO and chairman of My Health Direct of Brookfield, WI. Tell me about M... http://bit.ly/9C5CiY
Advertisement
