Latest Medical home Stories
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Polyglot Systems and Medical Home Development Group have partnered to help practices provide more patient centered care. Medical Home Development Group is a leader in helping practices improve services and bottom lines, with over 75 years of healthcare consulting experience. Recently, it was selected by the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (www.pcpcc.net) to assist health care organizations with Patient Centered Medical...
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A comprehensive and cutting-edge report co-authored by Leavitt Partners and KLAS Research shares detailed information about the structure, maturity, partnerships, practice and payment arrangements of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) throughout the country. The report, which represents the culmination of months of survey research and analysis, is based on a largest-of-its-kind and growing database of more than 324 ACOs and in-depth...
WIXOM, Mich. and NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueOptions(®) today announced that its Great Lakes Service Center received Full Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The three-year accreditation runs through October 25, 2015. NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies a wide range of managed behavioral healthcare organizations (MBHOs). NCQA MBHO Accreditation is a nationally recognized evaluation...
GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unlimited Innovations, a leading provider of IT solutions and professional services for the healthcare industry, has been selected by Glendale, California-based Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. ("ApolloMed") (OTC-QB: AMEH), to provision and launch its CERECONS Health IT Solution for ApolloMed ACO. CERECONS' robust, feature-rich software solutions will support ApolloMed ACO, one of only eight ACOs in California selected by the Centers for...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SeeChange Health Insurance, a provider of value-based health plans to employers, has teamed up with One Medical Group to offer primary care services to SeeChange Health members. One Medical Group is an innovative primary care practice with multiple Bay Area locations throughout San Francisco, Palo Alto and Larkspur, including a Burlingame office opening in November. SeeChange Health offers innovative benefit design solutions that reward...
CINCINNATI, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PatientPoint®, the leader and innovator in point-of-care patient and physician engagement solutions, today announced that it earned 33 awards for its health programs and materials in the 19(th) annual National Health Information Awards(SM) (NHIA) program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120911/NE71505LOGO ) PatientPoint has been recognized by the NHIA since the company first began entering the competition in 2004. For the 19(th)...
Survey of 10 countries finds US Primary care doctors most likely to spend time dealing with insurance restrictions; Majority support fundamental health system change; All countries need to improve communication about patient care Two-thirds (69%) of U.S. primary care physicians reported using electronic medical records (EMRs) in 2012, up from less than half (46%) in 2009, according to findings from the 2012 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, published as a Web First...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Geneia announced today that it will participate in the 71(st) Annual New Hampshire Local Government Center Conference. On November 14(th) at 1:30 pm, Geneia's Chief Operating Officer Heather Staples Lavoie will present on the success of patient-centered medical homes in improving access, quality and costs. "Given the election results, we are moving forward with national health care reform, and accountable care is at the heart of...
CHOP is using this study data to create a new model of care for pediatric concussion PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While general pediatricians and pediatric emergency physicians value their role in concussion management, a study of their self-reported knowledge, practices and attitudes points to the need for improved concussion-specific training and infrastructure to support optimal patient care. The study, released today in the journal Pediatrics, served as...
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Popiel has accepted the appointment of Senior Vice President, Health Care Services and Chief Medical Officer for all our health insurance plans. He will be based in Portland, effective Oct. 31. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121105/SF06373) He will lead medical strategy and provide executive leadership on addressing care initiatives and cost management. "Dr. Popiel has...
