By Dan D’Orazio Vice President of Strategy, Sage Growth Partners From The Burgeoning Public Health Crisis: Demand Analysis and Market Opportunity for Advanced Trauma Systems in the Developing World: “In many instances, urbanization and economic development have far outpaced the health care infrastructure necessary to manage injuries caused by development, thus impacting countries ability to [...]
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by Rachel McCann Analyst, Sage Growth Partners The Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Medicare Accountable Care program, has received a lot of feedback since its release in April 2011. CMS received a total of 1,320 public comments on the proposed rule. Most of the comments focused on the cumbersome governance/legal requirements and the provider savings. [...]
Read moreby Rachel McCann Analyst, Sage Growth Partners The U.S. health care economy consumes roughly 18% of GDP, $2.48 trillion, and has grown 20% since 2005, outpacing inflation by 12%. In the most popular system of payment, fee-for-service (FFS), physicians are paid for the number of services provided with a marginal emphasis on quality and outcomes. [...]
Read moreConsumer out of pocket spending decreased from 14% of National Health Expenditures (NHE) in 2005 to 12% in 2009. Clearly, consumers are paying less for health care, right?
Wrong.
Read moreSGP System Functionality and Ease of Use – Vendor Demonstrations
Read moreGenerally speaking, FQHCs get it. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are the network of publicly-funded health clinics throughout the country that serve the most vulnerable among us. They have been toiling in the vineyard for years, underappreciated and under the radar. Now, two significant environmental events have put FQHCs back on the map.
Read moreAs 2011 begins and the new healthcare legislation moves into full swing, many are beginning to make necessary technological advancements to their provider organizations to become compliant with the HITECH Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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