Three members of Congress will hear today from representatives of hospital and physician organizations who were invited to speak in Washington about bipartisan House legislation to extend Medicare health information technology incentive payments to rural clinics, which up to now have not qualified... FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | August 31, 2013
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Regarding “Patients care what their electronic healthcare data are used for, survey shows”, to quote something a friend said when sharing this, “Hello, Captain Obvious.” Of course we care how and... FULL STORY »
By Oklahoma Watch via Press-Leader (Frederick, Okla.) | August 29, 2013
Despite efforts to increase the number of doctors in rural areas, many Oklahoma counties are still sorely lacking physicians to provide sufficient care to their residents, according to health experts. FULL STORY »
Telemedicine consults can help rural emergency room doctors provide better care to seriously ill or injured young patients, new research confirms. FULL STORY »
Getting patients more involved in taking responsibility for their health is the current quandary for providers. In most healthcare reform scenarios, patient engagement is seen as the key to success. How to achieve it seems mysterious, and most believe that the “unknown” can be solved by... FULL STORY »
The Obama administration and several federal agencies have proposed reining in the Medicare critical-access program. That has triggered widespread outrage and fear among critical-access hospital officials and their trade-industry spokespeople. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | August 17, 2013
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Regarding “OIG proposal threatens two-thirds of enhanced payments to critical-access hospitals”, this proposal is very concerning and off target as we seek to improve the health status of our country. It makes... FULL STORY »
Over 800 small hospitals would lose enhanced Medicare funding for providing healthcare access in remote settings under a proposal put forward in a report from HHS' Office of the Inspector General. FULL STORY »
A premature baby born at high altitude faces challenges uncommon among newborns in Denver that often can't be treated by rural physicians. But expanded technology is helping beam the expertise of neonatal specialists in the city into critical-care situations at 33 remote hospitals in Colorado,... FULL STORY »
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 12, 2013
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A dozen providers in a low-income part of the country will receive $5.4 million in federal funding to address a number of chronic conditions that affect residents there at a more frequent rate compared with the rest of the country. FULL STORY »
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