Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) applauds the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) for determining that polyp removal should be a covered procedure in a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that requires coverage of preventive care, including screening colonoscopies, by insured and self-funded health benefit plans with no out-of-pocket cost to patients.
TCS Healthcare Technologies, a leading provider of software and clinical solutions for population health management, has appointed Matthew Fahner director of product management.
A recent study focusing on Health IT trends for case managers and other health care professionals indicates the use of text messaging to communicate with patients has doubled since 2010, and respondents predict the same growth in the next two years.
Non-profit advocacy organization Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) is seeking nominations for the third annual Champion Awards of Colon Cancer Prevention to recognize individuals, groups and companies that provide either exceptionally high standards of care or who most effectively advocate for the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer. Founded in 2008, PCC’s mission is to educate the public and key stakeholders about the opportunities to reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer through maintaining screening and care options for patients and their clinicians.
Three leading organizations in the health care field are hosting a complimentary webinar to reveal major findings from the 2012 Health Information Technology Survey.
Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) has released the fourth issue brief in a series designed to highlight the challenges and opportunities that exist with increasing the screening rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) in the United States. Titled, Why We Need Pricing Transparency, the brief provides an overview of the clinical and financial benefits of screening colonoscopies as a reliable screening tool to reduce the incidence of colon cancer.
Three leading organizations in the health care field are hosting a two-part complimentary webinar series to reveal major findings from the 2012 Health Information Technology Survey.
Alicare Medical Management (AMM), one of the nation’s leading care management solution providers and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) have collaborated to provide a quality initiative to manage the length of stay in Rhode Island’s skilled nursing facilities for members of the Medicare Advantage program.
RadSite™, one of the leading certification and accreditation agencies for imaging quality, announces that Bruce Reiner, MD, a board certified radiologist, has joined the team as director of accreditation. Dr. Reiner will help ensure RadSite’s quality-benchmarking program conforms to current best practice standards.
RadSite™ is seeking committee nominations to support the organization’s quality benchmarking activities for diagnostic imaging. Founded in 2005, RadSite’s certification and accreditation programs help assess, track and report imaging trends in an effort to enhance imaging procedures and outcomes.