Jamie J. Gooch

Jamie J. Gooch is an Ohio-based freelance writer. His areas of expertise include several professional industries as well as marketing and e-media.

Discovery of flaw in system leads Rocky Mountain Health Plans to change policy regarding coverage of heavy babies.

CVS Caremark research finds $0 copay for generic medications can increase dispensing.

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) study highlights member satisfaction with major health plans.

Medica releases iPhone app based on MainStreetMedica.com, which helps consumers compare costs of medical procedures.

With plenty of potential information to be communicated among health professionals, pharmacists shouldn't be left out. For many, the pharmacist is the face of healthcare.

Good old focus groups and face-to-face meetings with docs are best, but they are open to newsletters and social media for interacting with plans.

The ability of health information exchanges to sustain themselves is questionable, so they must show that their data is worthy enough to outweigh the costs.

While experts agree that electronic records in any form save time and increase patient safety, how EHRs are implemented and integrated can make all the difference.

The use of technology to automate simple tasks has been widely adopted. E-mails broadcast information in a fraction of the time it would take a manual process. More complex tasks, however, require a human driver, and those tasks are in higher demand today.