Grant money is growing for studies examining how we spend our health care dollars. A short while back two different studies questioned the wide spread use of mammography. Last week a study questioned the growing use of imaging in stage 4 Medicare cancer patients. As pressure grows to decrease the cost of health care more [...]
http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/593078.pdf In case you forgot what it means here's a working definition for Meaningful Use. From a publication of the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation: Glossary of Health Care Quality Terms, Meaningful use— Meaningful use is a qualification to receive federal funding for health information technology. For instance, if a health information technology (HIT) system is used in a meaningful [...]
In the interview they discuss the FDA UDI (unique device identifier) regulation and the 2.3% excise tax on capital equipment imposed under the ACA and the potential for each to affect the medical equipment markets. If you missed the interview on DOTmed News here's a second chance to follow this interesting discussion with the experts. [...]
Here’s another study questioning the usefulness of screening mammography. This one is from Sweden and reported in DOTmed news on July 18. Here’s the link: http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/19165?utm_campaign=2012-07-19&utm_source=DOTmed+News&utm_medium=email […]
by: Wayne Webster The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a part of the enacted legislation of March, 2010 known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama Care). The intent of the ACO is to streamline the delivery of care and reduce costs through the application of quality systems and measurements including the adoption [...]
As part of our ongoing efforts in Washington, DC, we routinely meet with the following groups to discuss and unite for our common interests: National Rural Health Association (NRHA) – is a trade association of small hospitals who have problems with accessibility that many of our IAMERS members face. The NRHA is a national membership [...]