WellTrackONE, which automATES wellness exam administraTION, has gatheRED $1.5 millION in fundING.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/physician-reimbursement-health-it-support/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0e70ed2fd3-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0e70ed2fd3-67677117According to research published in JAMA Surgery, more than 80% of the cause for readmissions for 8 surgical admissions was due to patient factors, further showing the poor design of the CMS program. Hospitals can adjust when the known patient factors are present, but just making up a readmission rate a hospital should have totally fails to correct for the individual patient factors.
http://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/coronary-intervention-surgery/more-80-30-day-readmissions-following-surgery-are-due-patient-factorsA Statistical Brief from AHRQ examines health insurance premiums and employee contributions in 2013 for private and public employees.
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Several pieces of recent research suggest that EHRs don't have a payback, aren't liked by many clinicians, and don't appear to impact health outcomes as projected.
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General Electric is selling its health care financing unit to Capital One for $9 billion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/business/dealbook/ge-continues-sell-off-with-health-care-lending-business.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21250321&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--T0HHb4hITm38vh5ZrEkgxOUvxg4uu-M--ALqIgwPVE1woheI1vFvQzLwDQt8gUmEAVetjZXGceIxN-wfKRmTtjokfHupn-OrQRKxr1IGwGvDLcvI&_hsmi=21250321&_r=0Not sure what to think of this slightly obscene name, but provider administrative software vendor PokitDok has poked investors for a fresh $34 million round of capital.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/pokitdok-raises-34m-to-support-business-development-marketing-of-healthcare-api-platform/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5336608d0d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-5336608d0d-67677117Acute care concierge service provider Dispatch Health acts with alacrity in hurrying investors into a rapid $3.6 million funding.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/concierge-care/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5336608d0d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-5336608d0d-67677117According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2013 about 8.5% of primary care physicians were not accepting any new patients; 19% were not accepting privately insured; 28% not taking Medicare and 35% not Medicaid.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6431a10.htm?s_cid=mm6431a10_e&utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21315518&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9hb8WBMUIK1ScmaacwUK0tbPFFYrqZh4XoY2R-Igvy0w50-jCsROrQ1pRYYYQpIDNKO_-x8WaZb6UV44AS9WoXtf7YI3NftJVFquS0mJrt2lUUnLY&_hsmi=21315518The National Business Group on Health releases results of its most recent survey of large employers.
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