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Diabetes Management in the Elderly Population: How CCM and RPM Help American Patients Stay on Track
The Growing Challenge of Diabetes in Elderly Americans The diabetes epidemic has reached alarming proportions among elderly Americans, creating an urgent need for innovative care...
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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5 Healthcare Trends To Watch Out
The past year was a year of change for the healthcare industry. From the news by late 2016 about how a staggering 95% of US hospitals have participated in Medicare EHR Incentive Program to the ever-increasing cyber-attacks on hospitals systems to CMS rolling out new regulations and rules to further the industry’s transition from fee-for-service-based
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Problems With Medical Referrals in the US
During the last two decades, the number of medical referrals in the US has dramatically increased. The healthcare system has more specialists and specialties than before but unfortunately, no parallel growth can be cited for general health care quality or efficiency in patient management. The purpose of medical referrals is to ensure that the patients
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Challenges Faced By The Rural Hospitals In The USA
The rural healthcare infrastructure which serves 15 percent of the country’s population has been showing signs of ill-health lately. According to USA Today, since 2010 more than forty rural hospitals have shut their doors and the rest are under enormous pressure. For millions of Americans, especially Medicare patients such institutions are often the only source
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Referral – What a PCP and Patient need to know!
Communication is a critical aspect of healthcare. Most healthcare providers across the country have systems, processes, and procedures implemented to ensure smooth flow of communication. However, such innovations are largely focused on improving in-facility communication, resulting in poor communication between facilities. The ability to send and receive information between facilities can not only improve the
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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How Not to Share Patient Information For Referral
The medical referral process is an important part of ambulatory care in the US. Medical referrals have a direct connection to patient health outcome and the provider’s revenue flow. Patient-specific information and the need to keep it safe is even more important. To protect patient information from falling into the wrong hands, healthcare providers use
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Referral Software To Reduce Medical Errors & Repeated Efforts
With time and a strong push from Information technology, the healthcare industry is evolving. Every year, health IT companies bring new devices and tools aimed at reducing the burden on healthcare providers. One particular healthcare industry problem that still seems to be elusive to the prowess of technology is medical errors. Essentially, Medical Errors are
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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3 Reasons Why A Referral Process Goes Incomplete
15 billion faxes are sent out for referrals every year and 50 percent of it never ends up in doctor visits. A referral cycle starts and ends with a general practitioner to ensure referral completion. When the loop is not closed then the referral is incomplete. Following are the reasons for incomplete referrals: No Show
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Why Referral Matters for Population Health?
Population Health has been the buzzword for some time now and is used excessively by healthcare providers of all kinds and large employers amongst others. One reason for this is, of course, the concept is in itself broad and can include many things. The basic concept of population health can be defined as understanding healthcare
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Referral Leakage And Ways To Prevent It
Referral leakage (also called as Network Leakage) happens when primary care physician (PCP) refers their patients to health care provider or specialist (outside the network). When this referral process tends to take place repeatedly it will lead to loss of revenue. Referrals are made to provide better care to patients by avoiding medical complications. PCP’s
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Accidental Violation of HIPAA Compliance
Patient information secrecy is of utmost importance for any healthcare organization and medical professionals due to the risk of being compromised, exposed or accessed. With initiatives and innovation in healthcare IT space by various federal agencies (particularly CMS) and health care providers throughout the country over the years, have embraced healthcare IT innovations to secure