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The medical information of 150 million Americans has been exposed through 1,500 breach incidents since late 2009. More recently we’ve seen a handful of hospitals succumb to ransomware that locks down key parts…
Continue Reading →While vacationing with my family in Florida last November my 18-month-old needed medical attention. Nothing dire, but it was off-hours and couldn’t wait. That resulted in an ambulance ride plus treatment and…
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On April 27, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notice Executive of Proposed Rulemaking to implement key provisions of the Medicare Access and Summary CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015…
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced its largest-ever multi-payer initiative to improve primary care in America. Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) is an advanced…
Continue Reading →According to the AAFP : The direct primary care (DPC) model gives family physicians a meaningful alternative to fee-for-service insurance billing, typically by charging patients a monthly, quarterly, or…
Continue Reading →According to Jeffrey Brenner of Camden Coalition Hotspotting fame, it is. He told the Freakonomics Podcast that “you better worry if you go to one of those emergency rooms, because the chances of being…
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