Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. Today marks the final day of Deltek’s health care and social services team’s blog series centered on the recently-released report, “Evolving Health Insurance Exchanges.” The report takes a nationwide dive into implementation processes and state statuses in instituting these novel systems. It also provides high-level advice for government contractors forRead… Read more »
Those Montel Williams commercials for Money Mutual really annoy me. It has nothing to do with predatory lending or anything like that, though it certainly is a field worthy of disdain. It has to do with Montel’s shoulders. His shoulders. I looked for the commercial on YouTube but I can’t find it. If you reallyRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. Continuing this week’s blog series recognizing Deltek’s recently-released report, “Evolving Health Insurance Exchanges,” we’re drawing attention to an element of health insurance exchanges (HIXs) that has thus far received little attention: quality assurance (QA) services. The lack of focus on these services can be easily pinned to the early natureRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. Today’s blog marks day 3 of Deltek’s health care and social services team’s blog series centered on our recently-released report, “Evolving Health Insurance Exchanges.” The report provides an in-depth analysis of states and their steps toward implementing these one-stop shops. It also provides high-level recommendations for vendors trying to getRead… Read more »
I’ll be attending this years HIMSS12 Annual Conference & Exhibition. February 20, 2012 at 7:00 AM – February 24, 2012 at 2:30 PM The Venetian Sands Expo and Convention Center , Las Vegas This event requires registration: http://www.himssconference.org/?src=sm HIMSS12 is the destination for thousands of like-minded healthcare executives, health IT professionals and clinicians who areRead… Read more »
Healthcare is a major budget item for government at all levels.There are now many high quality, free and open source Health IT systems that community hospitals and clinics should consider using as an alternative to more expensive commercial systems. This could save state & local governments ‘big’ bucks. Check out the most popular ‘open source’Read… Read more »
What do you get when you combine experts/thought leaders in the innovative spaces of health communications, a generous helping of research/public health practitioners and a sunny Florida? Why, you get the Digital Health Communications Extravaganza of course! Put together by my friend and colleague Jay Bernhardt (who I’ve interviewed before at a conference he putRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Issue Date: Online ExclusiveOnline Exclusive The essential health benefit: Will essential become minimal? “Nearsighted” IOM recommendations fail to consider long-term value of behavioral health benefits by Ron Manderscheid, PhD While every element of health reform in the United States is important to the future of mental health and substance use treatment, several ofRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Issue Date: October 2011The Manderscheid Report Reform goes localAmerica’s counties emerging as key agents for healthcare service delivery by Ron Manderscheid, PhD In the new era of healthcare reform, we must revisit our assumptions about how behavioral health services are organized and how they actually operate in the field. I suspect that weRead… Read more »
Aetna is now with you wherever you go. All you need is your phone! Say you are on the road and need a doctor, or maybe you find out you need a specialist while at the doctor’s office. With a couple of taps of the finger, an in-network provider is found, and you can call,Read… Read more »