EHR Incentive Payments Tally $4.5B to Date
The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record program has paid $4.5 billion to 76,612 physicians and hospitals in incentive payments through March 2012.
Study Finds Discrepancy Between Plans, Ability To Meet Meaningful Use
According to a study, although many physicians said they intended to apply for meaningful use incentive payments, significantly fewer physicians actually were prepared to meet the requirements of the program.
EHR Adoption Still Lags for Small, Rural Practices
Adoption of electronic health-record systems remains higher among large physician groups and hospitals than among smaller ones.
ATA 2012: Where “Meaningful Use” Becomes a Reality
The American Telemedicine Association applauds the ongoing development of electronic medical records and related health information technologies. ATA’s position represents a growing consensus among consumers, providers and payers that telemedicine should be an important component of reformed healthcare.
Telemedicine Can Significantly Reduce Healthcare Costs for ESRD Patients
A Harvard Business Review article by Vijay Govindarajan, a Dartmouth business professor, suggests that telemedicine can reduce the costs of treating patients with end-stage renal disease by up to 90 percent compared to traditional treatment.
Dialysis Leaders Recommend Policy Changes to Address Under-Utilization of Home Dialysis
On the heels of the first National Summit on Home Dialysis Policy, Summit organizers released a report reflecting the views of the delegates — leaders in the kidney disease patient, clinician, facility and industry communities — on federal policy steps to improve utilization of home dialysis for patients who can benefit from this often advantageous form of treatment.
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An Even Bleaker Prognosis For Medicare?
If readers can bear the first 276 pages of bad news in the annual Medicare trustees report, released Monday, they will come to several pages in which Medicare Chief Actuary Richard Foster argues the program’s financial future is even bleaker than what the trustees suggest.
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