October 1, 2008
By:Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc
A successful health information exchange (HIE) must be constructed in a manner that accounts for and serves the needs of each stakeholder group individually and allows all, to share in the benefit. As a result, the success of a community-based HIE is as much a feat of cooperation as it is one of organization.
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October 1, 2008
By:Timothy C. D'Auria
If there was a way to accurately and consistently predict which patients were likely to use the emergency room in the upcoming year or incur a preventable chronic disease in the next 10 years, how would such a capability impact patient care?
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September 1, 2008
Major changes are under way in global accounting standards, and all U.S. insurance companies will be affected.
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September 1, 2008
The healthcare industry is calling for greater connectivity, or interoperability standards to increase adoption, safety and implementation.
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August 1, 2008
By:Vik Kashyap
The evolution of consumer-driven healthcare (CDH) has increased the demand for value-added services from health plans. The ability to offer these new services is a prerequisite for those hoping to succeed in the CDH market.
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August 1, 2008
By:Mark Reeves, MD, PhD
An important concept surfacing of late is that of patient care navigators, whose goal it is to decrease the number of cancer deaths caused by healthcare treatment disparities.
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August 1, 2008
By:Michael Hodgkins, MD, MPH
Employers and health plans are pursuing technologies such as secure email, personal health records (PHR) and home monitoring in hopes of improving compliance with treatment plans and care management programs.
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August 1, 2008
By:Ryan Haynes, R.Ph.
Specialty pharmacy as a managed benefit has arrived at the same place pharmacy benefit management was several years ago (offering open formularies, flat co-pays, etc.). Yet little is being done to address specialty pharmacy as a managed benefit.
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July 1, 2008
By:J. Bauman, PharmD
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to expand the recommended ages for annual influenza vaccination to include all children from 6 months through 18 years of age.
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