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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. But at the tail end of the 'teens, we see a flowering of innovation that could only have been dreamed of in 2010. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019.

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Reforming Health Insurance

Healthcare IT Today

Yes, I know that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandated that health insurance companies can only keep to 20% of your premium and have to return the other 80% as benefits. However, the ACA states “…an insurance company must assign 80% of their premiums to activities that develop the healthcare sector.” Yes, yes it is. Well, sure.

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Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

Healthcare IT Today

But these facilities are afterthoughts in our health care system, and were excluded in particular from the huge digitization of health care triggered in the United States by the 2009 HITECH act and 2010 Affordable Care Act. Learn more about PointClickCare: [link]. And for an exclusive look at our top stories , subscribe to our newsletter.

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Modernizing Medicine To Pay $45 Million To Settle False Claims, Kickback Allegations

Healthcare IT Today

The US Department of Justice complaint alleges that from January 2010 to July 2017, the vendor engaged in multiple kickback schemes, including creating a partnership with a clinical laboratory, Miraca Life Science, through which ModMed received payments whenever its users sent lab orders to Miraca.

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Elation Health Announces $50M Series D for Innovative Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

Since 2010, the company has delivered clinical-first solutions — built on a collaborative EHR platform — that help practices start, grow, communicate, and succeed in delivering the highest-quality personalized care to patients. For more information about Elation Health’s platform for primary care, visit elationhealth.com.

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Patients Say Access To Visit Notes Is Important In Maintaining Their Health

Healthcare IT Today

Back in 2010, a group of primary care doctors from three different healthcare organizations across the U.S. came together to try something different.

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Electronic Health Records : History, hurdles and the promise of Blockchain

Lloyd Price

In 2002, the National Health Service began one of the largest and most ambitious healthcare IT projects of the time, with the help of four companies, including US based company Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). However, it’s wise to first have a look at past attempts and identify the hurdles faced and what led to failure.