Health Technology and Patient-Centered Principles Shown to Improve Care
According to the bulk of evidence published during the last 14 years, using both patient-centered care principles and health information technology improves care. A review of studies suggests the two strategies may be mutually dependent.
Will EHRs Trigger ‘Electronic Consultations’?
Think of EHRs, and probably the first thing that comes to mind is the increased ease of sharing health information between healthcare providers. As for the second thing, well, that’s where it gets interesting.
Doctors are adopting mobile apps that make them more effective, and patients are taking to ones that give them more control over their healthcare. Here are 11 apps that stand out from the crowd.
5 Practical Tips for an Easy ICD-10 Transition
As the ICD-10 transition looms closer, one of the greatest common problems healthcare facilities are going to face will lie with unpaid or inaccurate billing that could end up being quite costly for both the patient and the business itself.
CMS Releases Proposed 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would increase payments to family physicians by approximately 7 percent and other practitioners providing primary care services between 3 and 5 percent under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2013.
Sharp Increase Expected in Number of Nurse Practitioners
Because of a short supply of physicians and the medical demands of an aging population, the growth in the profession will be especially noticeable in primary care, according to a new report.
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