Being chronically ill, frankly, stinks. Beyond the obvious troubles that chronic disease brings to patients are the irksome doctor appointments, treatment plans, frequent hospitalizations, and costs. On a mission to… read more →
Geisinger Health System announced that they are now offering patients a MONEY BACK, SATISFACTION GUARANTEE on the healthcare they receive. Their CEO, David Feinberg, MD, says patients are fed-up and predicts… read more →
See ChronicCareIQ at the 2015 GAPHC Conference Oct 13-15 at Jekyll Island, GA GA Association for Primary Healthcare Tuesday, October 13, 2015 – Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:00 AM –… read more →
ChronicCareIQ Founder, Matt Ethington, speaks with Justin Barnes on Healthcare Now Radio about his inspiration for starting a new healthcare IT company in Georgia. ChronicCareIQ is the first automated chronic… read more →
For the fourth year in a row, healthcare proves the adage: what can’t be measured can’t be managed. This year, 2,592 hospitals will lose $420 Million in revenue on penalties associated with… read more →
This great article by Dr. Edward Fuller in the Providence Journal provides great insight into why so many patients recently discharged from the hospital must return and be re-admitted in… read more →
The number of consumers using home health technologies will grow from 14 Million to more than 78 Million by 2020. It’s not if, it’s when. A recent study done at… read more →
WOW! A new study out of Partners in Boston showed that Remote Patient Monitoring of cardiac heart failure patients not only reduced hospitalization over 120 days, it also reduced mortality… read more →
This is just what the title says it is. Dr. Michael Stearns, the author and founder of Apollo HIT, is a physician with a unique affinity for compliance and its nuance.… read more →
One of the questions I am frequently asked is: Will the hospital treating a patient re-admitted within the last 30 days still be reimbursed? The answer is yes. A practical argument becomes:… read more →
