Patient engagement was initially only a methodology to ramp up the extent of patient satisfaction. With the improvement of healthcare technology, many…
Author: Amit Manral
Amit is a healthcare enthusiast who is passionate about the application of creative ideas to improve the healthcare ecosystem. He has been involved with US healthcare for over a decade and loves to understand the challenges of various stakeholders, impact of regulations on them and figure out ways to leverage technology that will impact business positively.
ICD 11 – An Overview of the Revised Classification System
ICD-11 is the latest iteration of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). It is preceded by ICD-10 and comprises of…
The Importance of Predictive Models in Clinical Trials
The Importance of Predictive Models in Clinical Trials Every year in the United States, close to 1.7 million people are…
Exploring Ballistocardiography for Remote Patient Monitoring
Ballistocardiography: Under the Hood Piezoelectric sensors are devices that convert changes in pressure, strain, temperature, and acceleration into electrical charge.…
Understanding Clinical Quality Language (CQL)
Understanding Clinical Quality Language (CQL) How Healthcare Quality Measures Work The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) employs Clinical…
Predictive Analytics: The Future of Precision Medicine
Currently, the treatment for cancer comprises of a combination of procedures including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy. Traditionally, these…
The Opioid Epidemic: The Journey to Recovery
Understanding the Epidemic The illegal use of opioid drugs came into focus for the first time in the year 1999.…
Value-Based Reimbursement Is a Top Expectation of Patients
Value-based reimbursement has reached its tipping point and is here to stay. Of the payers and providers surveyed in the…
Value-Based Healthcare is Forcing EHR Innovation
Modern electronic health records (EHR) has come to represent an umbrella term for health information technology (IT). Basically, all the…
Is your EHR ready for CCM workflows?
Chronic care management (CCM) is a recent service eligible for a modest monthly reimbursement from Medicare. While the additional revenue…
Overcoming the Technical Challenges of Chronic Care Management
The new payment model for chronic care management (CCM) offered by Medicare is a positive step toward value-based reimbursement. CPT…
Understanding Software as a Medical Device
This article explores the benefits of software as a medical device and potential drawbacks. Read more from our blog.