New analysis shows 2.5 million Americans currently buying individual health coverage off-Marketplace may be eligible for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits

05. October 2016 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
HHS encourages consumers to evaluate Marketplace options during upcoming Open Enrollment Since the Affordable Care Act became law, millions of Americans gained coverage or found more affordable options thanks to premium tax credits available through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that 2.5 million ...

Rethinking clinical documentation for the EHR era

04. October 2016 Health 0
“The voices of regulation, defensive medicine, billing and quality measure reporting have been so loud that the primary reason for documentation has been ignored,” said Peter Basch, MD, of MedStar Health in Washington. Powered by WPeMatico

Women Who Get IT: Deirdre Ruttle is vice president of marketing at InstaMed

04. October 2016 Health 0
Ruttle joined Philadlephia-based InstaMed in 2011 and spent her first several years leading product management for InstaMed’s payer solutions. Most recently, she took the position of Vice President of Marketing focusing on go-to-market strategies for InstaMed’s healthcare payment solutions for providers and payers. Before joining InstaMed, held senior marketing and product roles at alphaBroder and ...

HHS embarks on $52 million genetic sequencing platform development

03. October 2016 Health 0
Health and Human Service Department said it is working with DNA Electronics on technology to determine genetic code within four hours to enable a faster and more accurate public health response to pandemic influenza and antibiotic-resistant infections. Powered by WPeMatico

Rural clinics turn to telehealth to combat addiction

03. October 2016 Health 0
Health professionals and policy makers think using telemedicine to connect patients with addiction specialists will help address the physician shortage. The potential direction is clear, as are the opportunities. But challenges, of course, persist.  Powered by WPeMatico