June 2009 Archives
What are Bed Days?Definition: Number of inpatient hospital days per 1,000 health plan members for a specified period, usually annual.
What are Bed Days?Definition: Number of inpatient hospital days per 1,000 health plan members for a specified period, usually annual.
How are you are really doing?
Turn on your cell phone . . .
Medical Monitoring, Cell Phone Industries Joining Forces
How are you are really doing?
Turn on your cell phone . . .
Medical Monitoring, Cell Phone Industries Joining Forces
Just when it seemed like health care reform was DOA.
AARP stepped into the operating room with some life saving advocacy.
Today, the Obama Administration announced a landmark $80 Billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry that was brokered by AARP.
Obama announces agreement with drug companies
Rx Drug deal valid if Congress overhauls health care
This is good news for all seniors including "my father" who have been struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs for far too long.
AARP stepped into the operating room with some life saving advocacy.
Today, the Obama Administration announced a landmark $80 Billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry that was brokered by AARP.
Obama announces agreement with drug companiesRx Drug deal valid if Congress overhauls health care
This is good news for all seniors including "my father" who have been struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs for far too long.
Just when it seemed like health care reform was DOA.
AARP stepped into the operating room with some life saving advocacy.
Today, the Obama Administration announced a landmark $80 Billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry that was brokered by AARP.
Obama announces agreement with drug companies
Rx Drug deal valid if Congress overhauls health care
This is good news for all seniors including "my father" who have been struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs for far too long.
AARP stepped into the operating room with some life saving advocacy.
Today, the Obama Administration announced a landmark $80 Billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry that was brokered by AARP.
Obama announces agreement with drug companiesRx Drug deal valid if Congress overhauls health care
This is good news for all seniors including "my father" who have been struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs for far too long.
What is Medicare?Definition: A federal program for the elderly and disabled, regardless of financial status. It is not necessary, as with Medicaid, for Medicare recipients to be poor. A U.S. health insurance program for people aged 65 and over, for persons eligible for social security disability payments for two years or longer, and for certain workers and their dependents who need kidney transplantation or dialysis.
Monies from payroll taxes and premiums from beneficiaries are deposited in special trust funds for use in meeting the expenses incurred by the insured. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (Part A) and supplementary medical insurance (Part B) - and a separate drug coverage program administered by the private sector (Part D). Medicare covers more than 16% of population.
It is the largest insurance program or health plan in the U.S.
What is Medicare?Definition: A federal program for the elderly and disabled, regardless of financial status. It is not necessary, as with Medicaid, for Medicare recipients to be poor. A U.S. health insurance program for people aged 65 and over, for persons eligible for social security disability payments for two years or longer, and for certain workers and their dependents who need kidney transplantation or dialysis.
Monies from payroll taxes and premiums from beneficiaries are deposited in special trust funds for use in meeting the expenses incurred by the insured. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (Part A) and supplementary medical insurance (Part B) - and a separate drug coverage program administered by the private sector (Part D). Medicare covers more than 16% of population.
It is the largest insurance program or health plan in the U.S.
For all of you iPhone users . . . I thought you would find this interesting.
Check out this interesting timeline:
The iPhone as medical tool
More:
Play-By-Play From Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (Scroll down and read - 2:21 PM)
For all of you iPhone users . . . I thought you would find this interesting.
Check out this interesting timeline:
The iPhone as medical tool
More:
Play-By-Play From Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (Scroll down and read - 2:21 PM)
Help . . . for those in need.
Providing Cellphones for the Poor
Also check out:
Wireless World
Wireless Decisions
For more information:
Lifeline and Link-Up: Consumers
Help . . . for those in need.
Providing Cellphones for the Poor
Also check out:
Wireless World
Wireless Decisions
For more information:
Lifeline and Link-Up: Consumers
Personal Health Records on your cell phone?
Recently, I had the chance to chat with the good folks at AllOne Mobile.
They are working to provide . . . "instant, secure access to personal health records anytime, anywhere via your mobile phone."
Recently, I had the chance to chat with the good folks at AllOne Mobile.
They are working to provide . . . "instant, secure access to personal health records anytime, anywhere via your mobile phone."
"TALKING TECHNOLOGY WITH LEROY JONES, JR."
June 12, 2009
TOPIC: "NEW SHOW - ALLONE MOBILE"
With CEO Bill Reed and Senior VP Stu Segal
Personal Health Records on your cell phone?
Recently, I had the chance to chat with the good folks at AllOne Mobile.
They are working to provide . . . "instant, secure access to personal health records anytime, anywhere via your mobile phone."
Recently, I had the chance to chat with the good folks at AllOne Mobile.
They are working to provide . . . "instant, secure access to personal health records anytime, anywhere via your mobile phone."
"TALKING TECHNOLOGY WITH LEROY JONES, JR."
June 12, 2009
TOPIC: "NEW SHOW - ALLONE MOBILE"
With CEO Bill Reed and Senior VP Stu Segal
What is Balance Billing?
Definition: The practice of billing a patient for the fee amount remaining after insurer payment and co-payment have been made. Under Medicare, the excess amount cannot be more than 15 percent above the approved charge.
What is Balance Billing?
Definition: The practice of billing a patient for the fee amount remaining after insurer payment and co-payment have been made. Under Medicare, the excess amount cannot be more than 15 percent above the approved charge.
What is Adverse Selection?
Definition: The problem of attracting members who are sicker than the general population, specifically, members who are sicker than was anticipated when developing the budget for medical costs. A tendency for utilization of health services in a population group to be higher than average or the tendency for a person who is in poor health to be enrolled in a health plan where he or she is below the average risk of the group.
From an insurance perspective, adverse selection occurs when persons with poorer-than-average health status apply for, or continue, insurance coverage to a greater extent than do persons with average or better health expectations. Occurs when premium doesn't cover cost. Some populations, perhaps due to age or health status, have a great potential for high utilization
Some population parameter such as age (e.g., a much greater number of 65-year-olds or older to young population) that increases the potential for higher utilization and often increases costs above those covered by a payer's capitation rate.
Among applicants for a given group or individual program, the tendency for those with an impaired health status, or who are prone to higher than average utilization of benefits, to be enrolled in disproportionate numbers and lower deductible plans.
What is Adverse Selection?
Definition: The problem of attracting members who are sicker than the general population, specifically, members who are sicker than was anticipated when developing the budget for medical costs. A tendency for utilization of health services in a population group to be higher than average or the tendency for a person who is in poor health to be enrolled in a health plan where he or she is below the average risk of the group.
From an insurance perspective, adverse selection occurs when persons with poorer-than-average health status apply for, or continue, insurance coverage to a greater extent than do persons with average or better health expectations. Occurs when premium doesn't cover cost. Some populations, perhaps due to age or health status, have a great potential for high utilization
Some population parameter such as age (e.g., a much greater number of 65-year-olds or older to young population) that increases the potential for higher utilization and often increases costs above those covered by a payer's capitation rate.
Among applicants for a given group or individual program, the tendency for those with an impaired health status, or who are prone to higher than average utilization of benefits, to be enrolled in disproportionate numbers and lower deductible plans.
The economics of health care reform continue shape the debate . . .
Downturn Puts a Chokehold on Those Caring for Family Members
The economics of health care reform continue shape the debate . . .
Downturn Puts a Chokehold on Those Caring for Family Members
Do you know about the Volume Performance Standard (VPS) System?
Definition: The VPS provides a mechanism to adjust fee updates for the Medicare Fee Schedule based on how annual increases in actual expenditures compare with previously determined performance standard rates of increase.
Do you know about the Volume Performance Standard (VPS) System?
Definition: The VPS provides a mechanism to adjust fee updates for the Medicare Fee Schedule based on how annual increases in actual expenditures compare with previously determined performance standard rates of increase.
Health Care costs and spending are out of control.
You should find President Obama's new report on the economics of health care reform interesting.
Please read:
News Article:
Economist details health care system's waste
Report:
President's Council of Economic Advisers Report
The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
Health Care costs and spending are out of control.
You should find President Obama's new report on the economics of health care reform interesting.
Please read:
News Article:
Economist details health care system's waste
Report:
President's Council of Economic Advisers Report
The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
Calling Dr. iPhone . . . the health technology march continues . . .
Need to Check Your Cholesterol? There Will Be an App for That
Calling Dr. iPhone . . . the health technology march continues . . .
Need to Check Your Cholesterol? There Will Be an App for That
