Connecticut has been so successful in getting people to sign up for health insurance through its online marketplace that it is setting up a consulting business to help other states build and operate websites where people can compare and buy private insurance policies. The Connecticut exchange...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 9
Families may decide to use a retail-based health clinic because they believe it is convenient and less expensive, but according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), these clinics do not provide children with the high-quality, regular preventive healthcare children need. In an updated...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 9
The medical home model has been held up as a good way to improve patient care while reducing costs and encouraging teams of stakeholders to collaborate. So where is the evidence? A study published this week found little improvement in quality of care and no reductions in cost. Although the study...
Cultivating influence means doing so well with what we actually control that we are able to influence things in which we have an interest but do not control.
A tremendous amount of information and work product moves through the MSSD on a daily basis. Numerous interactions with “customers” provide a ripe environment to be exposed to the negativity virus. This virus appears to be airborne, meaning it is unnecessary for contamination to occur by direct...
Scribes or clinical information managers (CIM) provide assistance with provider documentation while increasing physician and practitioner satisfaction and improving productivity. Scribes are trained to provide real-time, point-of-care documentation whereby the scribe is physically present in the...
