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OIG plans to investigate $15 billion in meaningful use payments
Healthcare IT News on Meaningful Use Payments
“The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General will review the accuracy of $14.6 billion in meaningful use payments made to hospitals by Medicare between 2011 and 2016. Earlier this year, the OIG estimated physicians were wrongfully paid $729 million under meaningful use.” Read the full article.
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Guides Help Employers Decide on Accountable Care Organization Use
Value-Based Care News
“ACOs have the potential to deliver lower-cost, higher-quality and more consumer-focused health care. However, with over 900 ACOs in the marketplace, and most varying in size, provider-mix, leadership structure, quality measures, performance and other characteristics, employers have many questions about how ACOs deliver value better than the network models they offer today. That’s one of the main reasons we developed these resources.” Read the full article.
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AMIA Calls for HIPAA Clarification in mHealth Patient Data
HIPAA clarification and potential expansion can help ensure that patient data used in mHealth apps stays secure, according to a recent AMIA paper.
While mHealth...
mHealth, Telehealth Providers Target Growing Senior Care Market
With Baby Boomers ready to retire and wishing to stay active at home, mHealth and telehealth providers are launching new tools and platforms. They’re also eyeing the...
New in Wearable Health Tech: A Wrist Sensor That Works Up a Sweat
Researchers who are trying to find a way to make wearable health technology real say they’ve taken a big step with a device that generates enough sweat to be useful
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I Know It When I See It: Coordinated Care
Every healthcare encounter represents an opportunity for field research.
“I’ve spent many years working with healthcare providers to implement and optimize care under...
Prepare for the Digital Health Revolution
The business of medicine is inefficient, expensive, and ripe for disruption. Here are 21 companies that are using technology to reinvent it—and to change our lives in...
See the technology that is making care transitions better
Several technology vendors tout solutions that better link provider and patient while lowering dreaded readmissions
Technology has created a new era of care transition...
