Fierce Healthcare – A report released by PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute gave some foresight into the evolving relationship between hospitals and physicians with some surprising results. Here’s a snapshot of the survey: A full 45 percent of physicians say they would want more money if they went to work for a hospital–an average of 2.4 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Reform’
What Doctors Want from ACOs
Posted in Accountable Care Organizations, Costs, Incentives, patient engagement, Reform, tagged Health care reform, Physician, Reform on April 26, 2011 |
Decoding the ACO Regulations
Posted in Accountable Care Organizations, Disease Management, Incentives, Legislation, patient engagement, Reform, Satisfaction, tagged Accountable care organization, Disease Management, Health care, Health care reform, Legislation, patient engagement, Reform, Regulation on April 20, 2011 |
KevinMD – If you are interested in the new ACO regulations but are less than enthused about perusing this 429 page document, here are some simple take-away items to better understand the changing regulatory landscape: • An organization must satisfy an eight-part definition of patient-centeredness in order to be considered an ACO. • A Medicare [...]
Are Grumpy New Yorkers To Blame for their Hospitals’ Poor Performance?
Posted in HCAHPS, Patient Communication, patient engagement, Satisfaction, tagged Communication, HCAHPS, patient engagement, quality, Reform, Reimbursement on January 31, 2011 |
HealthLeaders Media—A fascinating article in HealthLeaders recently asked if patient satisfaction scores should be weighted by a “regional grumpiness factor.” The argument (supported at least tepidly by a pair of experts) is that certain regions of the country (namely New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania) are filled with complainers who will not be happy with [...]
Patient Engagement in the Health Reform Economy
Posted in Disease Management, Efficiency, Financial Outcomes, Incentives, Legislation, patient engagement, Reform, tagged AHA, AHIP, Congress, Disease Management, economy, health, health insurance, health reform, Legislation, medical loss, patient protection and affordable care act, Reform on July 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
First the good news. Health reform legislation represents a potentially significant step towards increased prevention services and care coordination. These changes point towards increased focus and reimbursement for programs that engage patients to understand and take control of their health behaviors and chronic conditions. Now the bad. In the next couple of years, we may [...]
Healthcare.gov Marks Surprising Leap for Patient Engagement
Posted in Internet Use, Legislation, patient engagement, Reform, Satisfaction, tagged Communication, Hospitals, patient engagement, Reform on July 1, 2010 |
The department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially launched a new consumer-friendly website explaining health reform and health insurance options. The site, www.Healthcare.gov, aims to give patients the information they need to navigate the changing world of health insurance in America. It allows patients to search for available coverage in their state for people [...]
5 Takes on the New Medical Loss Ratios
Posted in Disease Management, Financial Outcomes, Legislation, Medical Home, Medical Loss Ratios, Patient Communication, Reform, tagged Communication, Medical-Loss Ratios, Reform on June 28, 2010 |
It has been three months since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and regulators, thought leaders and industry executives have each had a chance to digest the bill and plan responses. The reform legislation mandates specific medical loss ratios for healthcare payers. Will this provision limit disease management efforts? Will it [...]
Health Reform When and What
Posted in Patient Communication, patient engagement, tagged Reform on June 25, 2010 |
Health Insurance Providers.com– A slick new infographic makes health reform provisions easy to understand at a glance. Without much ado, here it is…
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