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The Physician Payments Sunshine Act – Compliance in a Nutshell                                                                     

AIHC

Written by Corliss Collins BSHIM, RHIT, CRCR, CCA, CAIMC, CAIP, CSM, CBCS, CPDC and Sheryn Honest, MBA, MLS, CHCO, CHA, CPC The primary goal of the Sunshine Act is to increase transparency in the financial relationships between healthcare providers (physicians and teaching hospitals) and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: This 21-year low for the tech industry has implications for health care as digital health technology blurs into everyday healthcare the way “e-business” and the Internet melted into our daily work and personal life-flows. Equal numbers of people in the U.S.

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Physician burnout is at an all-time high, says AMA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

in 2014 and 45.5% Job regrets are greatest in hospital settings among doctors aged 31-50 working in emergency medicine, according to an analysis of 170 studies involving more than 239,000 doctors by the University of Manchester in England. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that the prevalence of burnout among U.S.

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One in Two Americans with Work-Based Insurance Worries That Healthcare Costs Could Lead to Bankruptcy

Health Populi

Gallup and West Health noted that this intensity of support for price regulation was noteworthy in this study. Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S. “The ACA expanded coverage to millions of poor and near-poor families between 2014 and 2016, and the obtaining of health insurance may have staved off financial ruin, perhaps.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The benefits of telehealth are striking, offering hospitals the chance to brand themselves as innovative and using cutting-edge technologically. Here, we summarize 8 reasons why you should consider telehealth to be part of the holistic health practice of your hospital. Expand Your Patient Base. Increased Patient Flexibility.

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Report: How Apple Is Advancing Digital Healthcare Transformation

HIT Consultant

. – The report covers Apple’s two-pronged approach to advance health: Apple’s focus on personal health and fitness features on Apple Watch and iPhone, and Apple’s work with the medical community to support research and care. Empowering Users on Their Personal Health Journeys. Keeping Privacy in Mind.

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Income Inequality is Fostering Mis-Trust, the Edelman 2020 Trust Barometer Observes

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Since CVS/pharmacy morphed into CVS/health when it quit tobacco five years ago in 2014 , I began to intuit a shift in the U.S. where private sector organizations began to more visibly take on public health objectives and missions.