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"Healthcare consumerism" is a phrase that has been bandied about for years by health insurance plans, but in practice it has often meant pushing more financial responsibility onto the patient, rather than reconstructing healthcare with the consumer's real interests at heart.
Healthcare experts have differing views on the benefits of consolidation to help reduce costs but agree that most healthcare organizations are moving forward with reform through innovation, and consolidation may be just a step in that direction, according to a session Thursday at the 2013 AHIP Institute on "Shared risk, shared opportunities: Cost containment strategies for an evolving marketplace."
Sounding a theme increasingly common at healthcare industry gatherings, the outgoing CEO of Kaiser Permanente called for fundamental changes to U.S. healthcare's business model during a speech at the 2013 AHIP Institute on Wednesday.
The latest installment of the swooping MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2013 Report Based on 2012 Data dubs quality and patient satisfaction as measures expected to have a considerable impact on compensation structures in the coming years.
Sounding a theme increasingly common at healthcare industry gatherings, the outgoing CEO of Kaiser Permanente called for fundamental changes to U.S. healthcare's business model during a speech at the 2013 AHIP Institute on Wednesday.
The Medical Group Management Association published research Thursday that suggests overall readiness of the industry to meet the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 compliance deadline continues to be a concern.
In a world where traditional claims management practices no longer work, health plans must embrace new strategies to compete in a changing market, said experts Wednesday at the 2013 AHIP Institute.
In a world where traditional claims management practices no longer work, health plans must embrace new strategies to compete in a changing market, said experts Wednesday at the 2013 AHIP Institute.
With many of the moving parts needed to establish health insurance exchanges now fitting into place, the exchanges are now directing their attention toward consumer engagement and outreach said a panel of HIX executives Wednesday at the AHIP Institute Exchange Conference in Las Vegas.
With just 111 days left for health plans to be ready when health insurance exchanges or marketplaces open for enrollment Oct. 1, Health plans need to update technology, establish edge servers, new layers of enrollment and eligibility, connect with exchanges and the federal facilitated marketplace exchange (FFE).