According to KPMG, many providers expect to have worse financial results from value-based contracts, but hope a focus on chronic care management and HIT may lessen the sting.
http://business.itbusinessnet.com/article/Healthcare-Managers-Expect-Value-Based-Contracts-to-Hurt-Profits-Providers-Pessimistic:-KPMG-Survey-3332584BetterDoctor has raised $10 million to help patients get more information for referrals and doctor visits and schedule appointments.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/betterdoctor-raises-10m-health-provider-referral-platform/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=446a8ce20b-RSS_Daily+Top+Stories&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-446a8ce20b-67648197In the we are being told what we already know, but when are we going to do something about it department, a report from NIHCR finds that hospital outpatient departments…
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Expedite Healthcare has raised $350,000 to expedite the growth of its business of offering supplemental health plans that fill in for consumers with large deductibles.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/expedite-healthcares-wellness-steroids-giving-new-definition-preventative-healthcare/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2680904d5f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-2680904d5f-67648197A review of interventions to prevent hospital readmissions for heart failure diagnoses finds that certain types may be effective.
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PriceWaterhouseCooper's Health Research institute release a projection on medical trend projections for employer-based health plans for 2015, showing a continued significant cost rise, which likely will translate to higher premiums…
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