The Board of Directors of the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) announces the selection of Karen Collishaw as the nonprofit organization’s new president and chief executive officer. Collishaw will direct CHAP it embarks on a new strategic direction to...
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DJO Global gets FDA clearance for Muscle Stimulator
DJO Global, Inc. announced the launch of the Empi Phoenix, an electrical stimulator designed to help simplify treatment of muscle atrophy before and after surgery for total knee replacement or ACL repair. “Addressing muscle atrophy is a real need prior to and during...
Pioneer ACOs post mixed results but providers still have faith in the model
Mixed results from the first year of an ambitious accountable care organization program should not deter providers from moving toward coordinated care models, according to prominent observers. All 32 of the Pioneer ACOs met quality measures in their first year and...
TMG Health Appoints Charles Wayland EVP and COO
TMG Health, provider of technology-enabled solutions for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid plans, announced the appointment of Charles Wayland to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Wayland will work collaboratively with TMG...
The Fight Against Competitive Bidding
Problems with Round 2? Call Congress on July 18 Just nine days into Round 2, AAHomecare is receiving reports of delays, equipment shortages, and contractors refusing services in bid areas around the country. Yet, CMS is reporting just a few dozen complaints. Don’t let...
Utah HIE’s Path to Accreditation and Beyond
The Utah Health Information Network’s Jan Root has a lot to say in favor of accreditation processes for HIEs Recently, HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland interviewed Lee Barrett, the executive director of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission...
A virtual guide to the healthcare innovation conversation at CONVERGE
If you want to know what’s happening at the CONVERGE conference kicking off in Philadelphia today, but you can’t be there to see it, here is Stephanie Baum's virtual guide to some of the highlights. You can also follow the buzz on Twitter hashtag #mcConverge as well...
Are Fixed payments a barrier to quality of care in HMOs
Ever since the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, the number of enrollees in Medicare Advantage, Medicare's managed care program, has jumped from 5.3 million to 14.4 million in 2013. While most individuals in Medicare opt for the...
How do you help Hospitals Improve Outcomes with Software? One Company has a Plan.
Predictive analytics software provider to help hospitals improve outcomes raises $20M Hospitals are using data analytics software to help develop better care models. Predictive analytics software in particular is helping hospitals get a better read of their patient...
Beneficiary Access Problems Due to Medicare Bid Program
Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers (PAMS) is receiving numerous reports of beneficiary access problems throughout Pennsylvania and the country. It is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL beneficiary access problems are reported so that the program’s failings can be...
Medicare Bill Would Reward Elderly for Good Health
Bipartisan bill seeks to strengthen Medicare by keeping seniors healthy U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Representatives Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., Ron Kind, D-Wisc., Tim Griffin, R-Ark., and Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, today (Wednesday, June...
Highmark Invests $11 million in Partnership with CMU
Health insurer Highmark Inc. and its affiliated hospital network will invest $11 million to further develop a laboratory meant to improve health care through science and engineering in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University. The Disruptive Health Technology...