Telehealth Makes Gains Out West
At the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore in May, the buzz was about health systems increasingly incorporating virtual visits into their operations and how mobile technologies could play …
Draft Guidelines for Telepathology Released
The American Telemedicine Association released draft Clinical Guidelines for Telepathology and is seeking public comments through June 20, 2014. Practice guidelines can serve as a useful reference point for the …
Blue Cross Michigan wants to appeal hidden fees case again
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to look at a case that’s likely to cost the insurer millions of dollars. Blue Cross is …
Beaumont, Botsford and Oakwood Agree To Merge Into One Health System
The boards of Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare have unanimously approved an agreement to combine their operations into a new $4 billion health care organization. Under …
PA: 9 Insurers Sign up for Private Medicaid
Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration said Friday that insurers are showing strong interest in the Republican’s plan to extend private health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor and pay …
Physician Owned Distributorship Concerns Continue to Make News
On June 17, 2014, Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC broadcasted a report about physician-owned distributors of implantable medical devices (“PODs”) and the legal and ethical concerns that are raised …
Bigger Health Companies: Good for Medicare, Maybe Not for Others
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance expansion has directly provided coverage to only about 4 percent of Americans, changes embedded in ACA could affect many more people, and not …
ACO proposed rule coming soon, official says
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that a proposed rule addressing changes in the Accountable Care Organizations program is coming soon, an official said at the Accountable Care Organization …