A very surprising result comes from research finding that Medicare Advantage plans pay hospitals less than fee-for-service Medicare does.
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Data analytics company Health Lumen is acquiring Cobalt Talon, a similar vendor. You have to read the press release because it is the best example I have ever seen of jargon that tells you absolutely nothing about what these companies actually do.
http://www.healthlumen.com/news/health-lumen-is-excited-to-announce-the-acquisition-of-cobalt-talon-on-may-17-2016Morning Consult conducts a survey of Medicaid recipients, revealing widespread satisfaction with the program.
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A report from the Commonwealth Fund describes the emergence of the hospital at home model.
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Health Affairs research finds that in a large urban area there can be significant shortfalls in primary care access that disproportionately affect minorities.
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EHR vendor athenahealth is buying Patient IO, a care coordination platform used to engage patients in their health needs. EHR vendors are all trying to create more one-stop HIT shopping for their customers, and generally doing a lousy job at it.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.