Jun 6, 2018 | General, Healthcare Software and Technology, Reimbursement, Tips/Techniques
Introduction Sleep disorders contribute significantly to chronic illnesses. We are very honored Elli Porter agreed to guest blog about this issue for our readers. Dave Wilson Integrating Sleep Health into a Primary Care Wellness Program One in three adults sleeps...
Apr 17, 2018 | Community Health Centers, FQHC, General, Quality Measures, Reimbursement, RHC, Tips/Techniques
As part of the Medicare preventive service programs, three distinct services have been developed to assist providers and community wellness programs to provide care to diabetic patients. Diabetes affects more than 25 percent of Americans aged 65 or older, and its...
Jan 30, 2018 | FQHC, General, Performing the AWV/IPPE, Quality Measures, Reimbursement, Tips/Techniques
“Alcohol consumption among older adults in the U.S. has grown steadily over the past couple of decades. Between 2002 and 2006, an average of 2.8 million adults over the age of 50 suffered from substance use disorders, including alcoholism. By 2020, that number is...
Jan 25, 2018 | FQHC, Healthcare Software and Technology, Quality Measures, Reimbursement, Tips/Techniques
Helping Plan For End of Life Circumstances Is Likely The Most Compassionate Thing Primary Care Providers Can Do For Their Older or Chronically Ill Patients The founder of Innovative Health Media, a long time veteran of the ICU and ER, has an extensive history of...
Jan 23, 2018 | FQHC, Quality Measures, Reimbursement, Tips/Techniques
Tobacco use is still the most common cause of preventable disease in the United States. Patients who qualify for Medicare are more likely to use or have used tobacco products in the past than most other patients. It wasn’t until 1970 that the Surgeon General’s...
Jan 4, 2018 | Community Health Centers, FQHC, General, Performing the AWV/IPPE, Quality Measures, Reimbursement, RHC, Tips/Techniques
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin I was only 8 years old when I first became aware of what a heart attack can do. One of my favorite uncles was working one afternoon when he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. Within 5...
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