How Blockchain Can Make Patients More Valuable In 2012, NFL Hall-of-Fame linebacker Junior Seau tragically committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. He did so to preserve his brain so that his condition, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), could...
Bundled Payment Models: How they are Driving Value-Based Care and the Need to Embrace Them The US healthcare reimbursement system has endured endless modifications in an effort to reduce its overall cost. As part of an ambitious shift from “volume to value,”...
Eliminate the Double Penalty for Complication Expenses in Bundled Payment Programs Blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin, as well as countless other cryptocurrencies that have been the center of much attention in the investment world lately. Many argue...
Why Providers in Value-Based Care Programs Should Suddenly Care about the Collateral Source Rule The collateral source rule (CSR) prevents attorneys from using to their advantage whether defendants in a negligence lawsuit have insurance (a “collateral source”)...
The Evolution of Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Over time, healthcare systems began to make the connection between various areas of risk – even if not readily apparent to laymen. What does an ambulance company and an answering system have to do...
How Physicians Can Capitalize on Technology A recent study conducted in part by the American Medical Association found that primary care physicians (PCPs) are now spending nearly half of their workday on electronic health records (EHRs). Yet the vast majority...
