Who: BostonHerald.com What: Health insurance stocks wobbled Tuesday after data released by the federal government pointed to possible steep Medicare Advantage payment cuts in 2014, which could lead to reduced coverage or fewer options for people buying the plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Friday after markets closed that it expects costs […]
Medical Practice Management Trends
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Who: Politico What: Many ‘Red’ states are refusing to set up their own health care exchanges and telling the Federal government, “Here, you can run it.” For the administration, it’s a dangerous endeavor: the text of President Barack Obama’s health law didn’t envision widespread abdication by the states. For those on the left, they see […]
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Who: USAtoday.com What: Peter Anderson, a columnist on USA Today’s website, says that “we can provide better care for our patients and ensure the long-term viability of our industry by embracing the reforms that have been put in place rather than fighting them.” But by only briefly mentioning his landmark legislation, the President missed an […]
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Who: ComputerWorld What: HIPAA establishes national standards to protect people’s electronic protected health information (PHI) and requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and security of electronic PHI. Any organization in the U.S. contemplating moving a function involving PHI to the cloud needs to thoroughly understand HIPAA and comply with it. […]
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As more medical practices are using patient portals and websites for patient interaction and communication, the design or usability of registration forms should be considered beforehand. Here is an infographic on optimizing registration forms for general business use, but it is nevertheless applicable to the medical industry. Courtesy of Sample Forms and Designed by Infographics
