Laboratory Connectivity Challenges in the Age of COVID-19 This year we are all having to communicate in ways we never have before, and also having to find new methods for processing those communications. For laboratories and clinics across the country, there has also now been the need to report directly to state and local health...
eTXDesign Studio – Connectivity at Your Fingertips 2020 has dramatically changed the way we interact and connect with each other both personally and professionally. Thankfully, eTransX has been solving complex communications issues for over 20 years. With our HEMI (Healthcare Enterprise Messaging and Integration) eTXDesign Studio we can empower your laboratory, medical practice, or surgical...
National Drug Abuse/Heroin Summit April 2-5, 2018 We would like to invite you to visit us at our booth (#707) at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit that will be held in Atlanta April 2-5, 2018. The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit is the largest national collaboration of professionals from local,...
The Opioid Crisis in Philadelphia: Killy, Dilly, Philly Tomorrow the city of Philadelphia will hold a major parade to celebrate Philadelphia’s title as the home of America’s National Football Champions. Many fans will be sporting “Philly Philly” and “Philly Dilly” T-shirts related to the popular Bud Light commercials - which feature a king who prefers...
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the Opioid Crisis The current movie - The Man Who Invented Christmas - centers on the events that inspired Charles Dickens to write his famous book A Christmas Carol. In doing some additional research on this topic, I was struck by several interesting parallels between the characters and message...
MACRA Care Coordination Software Last week we talked about how MACRA legislation is a game changer for how providers will be paid in the future for their Medicare patients. This week we will focus on the value and benefits of using care coordination software solutions to maximize MACRA payments and care delivery productivity. Specific opportunities...
Accountable Health Communities Software CMS recently announced a 5-year, $157 million program to fund Accountable Health Communities (AHC) under the CMS Innovation Center. The purpose of this new program is to assess whether systematically identifying and addressing health-related social needs can reduce health care costs and utilization among community-dwelling Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. For...
MACRA MIPS Software platform MACRA is a game changer for providers. It represents the most significant change in healthcare payments since Medicare was introduced 60 years ago. The baseline for calculating MACRA payment adjustments starts January 1, 2017. The purpose of MACRA is to lead healthcare providers from a fee-for-service payment model...
Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Software If you are a primary care practice operating in one of 14 selected CPC+ regions (see list below) you may be eligible for a unique opportunity to earn significant additional revenue from multiple payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial) by participating in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program that...
Advanced Health Models: Healthcare’s Future? 05-11-16 by Richard Taylor, Director of Business Development for eTransX Inc. Recently, the Advanced Health Model workgroup of the ONC’s Health IT Policy Committee issued their initial findings and recommendations*. This workgroup, chaired by Paul Tang, MD, the chief innovation and technology officer at Sutter Health’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation,...