Aug
22
Patient and Provider connections through various technology
Fri, 08/22/2014 - 12:02
Recently, a healthsprocket list was posted showing six technological innovations that assist with making a connection between patients and providers. The list comes from Property Casualty 360 (A National Underwriter Website) article by Kimberly George, Senior Vice President, Senior Healthcare Advisor at Sedgwick.
Aug
15
Customer Service Standard(s) Failure in 15% of Medicare Advantage Organizations
Fri, 08/15/2014 - 12:35
This week, a healthsprocket list was posted displaying the bottom five providers in overall customer service for Medicare Advantage. The list is from a health pocket healthcare research infostat by Jesse Geneson, data researcher at HealthPocket, and Kev Coleman, Head of Research Data at HealthPocket. Their analysis involves the companies with the lowest customer service scores.
Aug
7
4 Steps Toward Population Health Management
Thu, 08/07/2014 - 15:22
This week, a healthsprocket list was posted stating the four essential steps toward population health management. The list is from a news article by Jill E. Sackman and Michael N. Abrams, Hospitals and Health Networks Daily. They talk about the need to define the population, provide a continuum of care, obtain performance-based contracts, and use of data.
Aug
1
Physicians having to Please their Customer-Oriented Patients
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 17:27
Recently, a list was posted on healthsprocket regarding five trends that involve transforming from patient encounter to an actual customer experience. The list is from a news article by Steve Jacob, D Healthcare Daily founding editor. He explains how physicians are being judged by new standards, importance of patient satisfaction, and how a plethora of physicians dislike the morphing of patients into real customers.
Jul
25
3 Pros for using mHealth in Operating Rooms
Fri, 07/25/2014 - 16:10
This week, a list was posted on healthsprocket displaying three advantages of using mobile health in operating rooms. It is based on a news article from Marion McCall, BBA, RN, CNOR, CPHIMS who is the Vice President of Surgical Information Systems. She elaborates on how efficient clinicians and patients can be through quality care.
Jul
21
EHRs' Positive, Negative Effects on Physician Practices
Mon, 07/21/2014 - 11:59
Jul
14
Most Expensive Cities for Healthcare
Mon, 07/14/2014 - 09:52
Recently a list was posted on healthsprocket outlining the most expensive cities in healthcare based on common medical services. The list is based on a study by Castlight Health, which focus on four outpatient services; llipid panel, CT scan, NOT, and preventive primary care visits.
Jul
7
Healthcare Blogs: An Update
Mon, 07/07/2014 - 10:38
On February 9th 2011, a list was posted on healthsprocket entitled Forty-Six Health Care Blogs for Professionals. This list has consistently been one of the most popular lists on healthsprocket. The blogs on this list are all still relevant and worth checking out, but we thought we'd add a couple to the list.
Jun
30
Data From ASPE
Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:11
Three new lists have been posted this week based on data from the office of The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE); Average Premium After Tax Credits, Average Premium Before Tax Credits and Percent of Individuals Who Selected Plans With Tax Credits.
Jun
20
Selected Health Measures (Bad and Good Habits) by Year
Fri, 06/20/2014 - 11:27
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics(NCHS)has made available an early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey. It includes coverage & utilization measures, health status measures and health related habit measures. Three health related habit measures have their prevalence by year (1997-2013) listed on healthsprocket.