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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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In Defense Of MACRA
The changes made in the healthcare space by the Federal Government over the past few years has been a concern for the family physicians and small practices. In addition, the proposed Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) which is scheduled to come next year have been a major source of excitement. “This piece is
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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The Coming of ICD-10
On October 1st 2016, the grace period for ICD-10 coded medical claim will end. Providers under Medicare, Medicaid and Private insurers (few who has yet to implement the change) will have to file reimbursement claims only under the new ICD codes. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision is a standardized
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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MACRA – The Path to Value
As the Healthcare Industry is transforming from fee- for- service to value-based- service, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) leads a way to reach value and quality. MACRA brings a powerful change in payment model. Healthcare System aims to make people healthy by providing better care. And, this is achieved by focusing on incentives,
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MACRA and MIPS
On April 27th 2016, CMS released a significant new ‘proposed rule’. Once this becomes a rule, it will chart Medicare payment course for the foreseeable future. MACRA or Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act 2015, which continues to be supported by both parties, will alter the way Medicare pays to providers who give care to
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Mobile Health
Rapid growth in the healthcare industry and increasing technology innovations are transforming the way healthcare is being delivered. Mobile Health technology is one such disruptive innovation mhealth apps has become popular over the past few years and is still trending. By 2017, over one-third of the world’s population will have smartphones. As people become more
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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HealthCare Data Management
Data Management in healthcare requires a meticulous approach, Accountable care organizations or the ACO’s usually have many hospitals associated with its network, which makes data management all the more difficult. Hospitals have patient’s medical records either in electronic form or paper-based. ACO’s will have to consolidate data from all hospitals and convert it into an
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Healthcare Reach For The Cloud
In pursuit of practice effectiveness and cost efficiency, the healthcare industry is reaching for the cloud. Cloud computing is the concept of using off-site, third-party servers to store, analyze and share information seamlessly via the internet. By adopting this model, computing will not be a long-term investment but a consumable service, bringing down the setup
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Prescription For Specialized Costs
US government spends more on healthcare than any other industrialized or high-income countries. But the gains from this investment is not proportionally positive. On average, Americans live shorter lives and are more likely to report a cancer diagnosis, cardiovascular disease or other chronic illnesses. One main reason among many is the average American’s ever decreasing
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Precision Medicine
Diseases are influenced by various factors that an individual is subjected to, some of which are general factors while others are specific individual factors. While the former is studied in great detail, the latter is not. Understanding individual factors can help us treat disease more effectively or even prevent diseases more altogether. This method of
Vignesh Eswaramoorthy
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Electronic Referral system
Referral is the process of transferring patients under care from one healthcare professional to another due to insufficient resources, experience or expertise. The referral process is identified important for outpatient transitional care. Facilitating an electronic referral system will improve communication between caregivers. Current referral management systems are confusing for patients, 20-40% of a referred patient