Author's articles
Technology is Essential for Successful MTM Programs
By Eric Demers · 12 years ago
In the past two blogs we’ve looked at why medication therapy management (MTM) is important for evolving care management and delivery models such as accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes, and how MTM presents ...
Medical Loss Ratio: Friend or Foe?
By Eric Demers · 13 years ago
As we forge ahead in healthcare’s post-reform era, one of the hot topics in the industry is medical loss ratio (MLR). MLR is the minimum percentage of premiums that health plans must devote to clinical ...
A Medical Home Vision and Some Lessons Learned from the Front Line
By Matt Adamson · 13 years ago
If you read our blog with any regularity, it has probably become readily apparent that we at MEDecision are very excited about the prospects and potential of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). We believe very ...
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Time and Technology Are on Our Side
By Matt Adamson · 13 years ago
Sometimes a great idea needs the forces of time and technology to come together in order to come to fruition. Consider the patient-centered medical home (PCMH)—or simply "medical home"—model. This is surely a case where ...
No Place Like the Patient-Centered Medical Home
By Matt Adamson · 13 years ago
The patient-centered medical home remains one of healthcare’s hottest topics. Despite its complexities and many moving parts, the concept is seeing greater adoption as health plans, government entities, employers and physicians all try to improve ...
There’s an App for That: PHRs and the Wii Generation
By Carole Hodsdon · 13 years ago
It seems as if we’re inching ever closer to a wide-scale proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs). The much talked about American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contained major incentives to encourage the meaningful use and ...