Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) has released the eighth issue brief in a series that underscores the importance of increasing U.S. colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, and highlights the obstacles and opportunities that influence efforts to achieve this goal. Issue Brief #8, Drug Shortages Impact Colorectal Cancer, discusses the severe problems that drug shortages pose for health care professionals and the health care industry. Propofol, which is commonly used in colorectal cancer screenings, has been affected by drug shortages in the recent past.
Post-Acute Network Solutions (PANS), a company that specializes in care coordination models for managed care plans, senior residential facilities and medical providers, has successfully implemented TCS Healthcare Technologies’ ACUITY Complete Care™ (ACUITY) care management cloud hosted system to support their managed care organization model. ACUITY is a patient-centered care management software system that performs integrated utilization, case and disease management.
Post-Acute Network Solutions (PANS), a company that specializes in care coordination models for managed care plans, senior residential facilities and medical providers, has successfully implemented TCS Healthcare Technologies’ ACUITY Complete Care™ (ACUITY) care management cloud hosted system to support their managed care organization model. ACUITY is a patient-centered care management software system that performs integrated utilization, case and disease management.
RadSite™, a leading accreditation organization promoting quality-based imaging practices, announces a complimentary webinar entitled “Building Your Smart Network with RadSite: Driving Quality and Cost Savings in the World of Value-based Purchasing”. The session will highlight the RadSite Assessment Program (RAP) and the Network Imaging Certification (NIC) program, both of which empower payors and provider-based networks to purchase radiology services in a quality-driven, cost-effective way that produces the most consistent, positive outcomes.
Alicare Medical Management (AMM), a national leader in care management solutions that promotes cost savings and client satisfaction, announces the publication of an issue brief titled “The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Clinical Trials.” The issue brief provides important information about how the clinical trial coverage landscape is changing and useful insights for how health plan personnel, providers, case managers, benefit administrators, patients and others can proactively address these emerging issues.
Over the past six years, a dynamic team of experts in the care management field has researched how health information technology (health IT) factors are influencing the practice of case management and population health management programs. TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS) and the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) are pleased to present the Health IT Survey Series finale webinar, entitled “The IT Factor: Years of Study Reveal Healthcare Trends”.
RadSite™, a leading accreditation organization promoting quality-based imaging practices, announces that US Imaging Network has received the Network Imaging Certification (NIC) Seal. The NIC program opens the doors for RadSite certification to health plans, provider networks, imaging provider systems, and accountable care organizations that have demonstrated their commitment to quality by having the majority of their participating providers meet the RadSite Assessment Program (RAP) requirements.
Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors, as part of the Thought Leaders in Population Health Speaker Series, will host a complimentary webinar on emerging trends in value-based purchasing in health care. The next session will feature a former key official from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Gary Cohen, JD, who played a central role in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act over the past several years. The session, The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Population Health Management, will assess how much progress the federal and state governments have made expanding health care coverage and bending the cost curve. Specific insurance reforms to the individual and small group markets will be examined along with emerging trends such as the role of accountable care organizations (ACOs), patient accessibility issues, and the drive towards integrated population health solutions.
Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors are pleased to announce that Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute’s (HCI3) Francois de Brantes, MS, MBA, Executive Director, Douglas Emery, MS, Program implementation Leader, West Region for HCI3, and Gretchen K. Young, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) are scheduled to speak at the August session of The Thought Leaders in Population Health Webinar Speaker Series.
Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors, as part of the Thought Leaders in Population Health Speaker Series, will host a complimentary webinar on emerging trends in value-based purchasing in health care. The session, Population Health Strategies for Employer-Based Coverage, will assess how employers and other health plan sponsors are developing new programs to promote enhanced clinical and financial outcomes for the groups and populations they manage. In particular, speakers will highlight how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is influencing population health management strategies for employer-based coverage.