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Can caregivers trust information technology in the care of their patients? A systematic review.
Authors: Noblin A, Hewitt B, Moqbel M, Sittig S, Kinnerson L, Rulon V Abstract The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires that healthcare providers allow patients to engage in their healthcare by allowing access to their health records. Often patients need informal caregivers including family members or others to help them with their care. This paper explores whether trust is a key factor for informal caregivers' decision to use health information technologies (HIT) including electronic health records (EHR), patient portals, mobile apps, or other devices to care for their patie...
Source: Informatics for Health and Social Care - December 2, 2020 Category: Information Technology Tags: Inform Health Soc Care Source Type: research

The ACA, COVID-19 and Health Care Insurance for Children
Despite numerous legal and political challenges over the past decade, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (2010) has been integrated into the health system of the United States (U.S.) and has played an important role in improving child health in this country by increasing access to health care for millions of children. The ACA has also provided a “healthcare lifeline” to children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy brief reviews the legal status of the ACA, explores the impact of COVID-19 on children's access to health insurance, discusses recent legislation supporting child health, ...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - July 23, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Eileen K. Fry-Bowers Source Type: research

In an Ideal World, How Much Would We Spend on Health Care? – Part 1
BY BEN WHEATLEY We have heard it said before, and it is no longer shocking to say, that in 2021 the United States spent $4.3 trillion on health care. To put this gaudy number in some perspective, we measure it as a share of our economy and report that health care comprised 18.3% of our gross domestic product. CMS projects that health care will approach 20% of GDP in coming years—one-fifth of everything we buy and sell in this country.  In a recent report, the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value said that “it is unclear what percentage of GDP would represent the ideal level to devote to healt...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health care spending medical debt Patent Source Type: blogs

In an Ideal World, How Much Would We Spend on Health Care?
BY BEN WHEATLEY We have heard it said before, and it is no longer shocking to say, that in 2021 the United States spent $4.3 trillion on health care. To put this gaudy number in some perspective, we measure it as a share of our economy and report that health care comprised 18.3% of our gross domestic product. CMS projects that health care will approach 20% of GDP in coming years—one-fifth of everything we buy and sell in this country.  In a recent report, the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value said that “it is unclear what percentage of GDP would represent the ideal level to devote to h...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health care spending medical debt Patent Source Type: blogs

What's new with the Affordable Care Act?
Aaron Carroll, M.D., M.S., "Sound Medicine" health care policy analyst, talks with host Jill Ditmire about why the Obama administration is delaying implementation of the employer mandate section of the Affordable Care Act until 2015 and what that means for uninsured employees. The mandate forces all businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance or face steep fines. Acc....
Source: Sound Medicine - July 27, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: news

A Gap in the Affordable Care Act
The flawed implementation of pediatric dental care under the new health law could leave millions of young patients without access, experts warn.    
Source: NYT Health - December 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Teeth and Dentistry Children and Childhood Source Type: news

Technology in Health Care: Forensic Implications
This article will take a closer look at health care technology, cell phones, medical equipment, social media, telematics, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements, so that you will become familiar with the information and electronic fingerprint left behind.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Quarterly - December 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Comparison of House v. Senate Health Care Draft Bills
A topic of much discussion, but few solutions, has been healthcare in America. President Donald Trump was supposedly elected, in part, because of his promises to “Repeal and Replace” the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare.” Many politicians and reporters were talking about passing the replacement bill prior to the summer Congressional recess. We are currently in that recess, and clearly, no such bill has been passed. In today’s hyper-partisan world, it is tough to get all senators or representatives from one side of the political aisle to vote for something together; the idea that senators or representatives fr...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 6, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs

The Congressional Budget Deal ' s Effect on Health Care
In early February, Congress passed a massive bipartisan budget deal to fund the government through March 23, 2018, suspend the debt ceiling until 2019, raise budget caps by nearly $300 billion over two years, and fund various parts of the government. Naturally, passage of the budget agreement means that quite a few health care priorities made their way into the law. For example, several health care “extenders” were reauthorized, community health centers (CHCs) were funded, cuts to safety net hospitals were delayed, as were cuts to the CHRONIC Care Act and the Part B Improvement Act, while revisions to the Medicare Acc...
Source: Policy and Medicine - February 20, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs

Making Sense of the Health Care Merger Scene    
By JEFF GOLDSMITH In the past 12 months, there has been a raft of multi-billion-dollar mergers in health care. What do these deals tell us about the emerging health care landscape, and what will they mean for patients/consumers and the incumbent actors in the health system? Health Systems There have been a few large health system mergers in the past year, notably the $11 billion multi-market combinations of Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care Network in Milwaukee and suburban Chicago, as well as the proposed (but not yet consummated) $28 billion merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. However, the...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Hospitals Physicians The Business of Health Care Healthcare merger Healthcare systems the future of healthcare Source Type: blogs

Improvement of Quality Outcomes and Cost of Health Care
Nurses are using data hand in hand with evidence-based practice, bundles, clinical practice guidelines, and various delivery care models to provide patient-centered care and yield improved outcomes. The addition of data analytics holds promise for identification and early intervention to improve outcomes. Data and health care informatics are part of the health care fabric today and essential to guide and document improved patient outcomes and decreased costs. All specialties and settings are held accountable for patient outcomes, and with Medicare Access and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act (M...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - April 30, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Deborah Delaney Garbee, Denise M. Danna Tags: Preface Source Type: research

Affordable Care Act Update
The Affordable Care Act, which debuted Oct. 1, was supposed to provide consumers with a manageable system to explore and purchase health insurance. However, the health exchange marketplace website repeatedly crashed, and many users are still having problems logging in. Taylor Burke, J.D., discusses the effects of the Affordable Care Act rollout and its unintended consequences.....
Source: Sound Medicine - November 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: news

Barriers to Homeless Persons Acquiring Health Insurance Through the Affordable Care Act
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is intended to provide a framework for increasing health care access for vulnerable populations, including the 1.2 million who experience homelessness each year in the United States.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 14, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lauren R. Fryling, Peter Mazanec, Robert M. Rodriguez Tags: Public Health in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of Continuity of Care on Emergency Department Visits in Elderly Patients with Asthma in Taiwan
Conclusions: Elderly asthmatic patients with lower COC had a significantly higher likelihood of having asthma-related ED visits.
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - May 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kao, Y.-H., Wu, S.-C. Tags: Family Medicine - World Perspective Source Type: research

Alliance for Health Reform: Briefing on Individual Health Care Market
Discussion Uncertainty Buffer A hot topic of the entire meeting was the uncertainty buffer. Mr. Banerjee noted that high premium increases, often as high as 25 percent, could be expected to go down to single digits or the low teens for 2018. Mr. Banerjee also mentioned that the current ACA premium subsidy was designed to grow if insurance costs in a market grew, and that therefore, premium increases were intended to have a relatively small impact on consumers. Mr. Webb mentioned the need for regulatory flexibility to account for issues unique to certain local markets. High Risk Pools A hot topic in healthcare reform, ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - June 12, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs