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Medicare.Gov Blue Button Download For Personal Health Record Information for Those Covered by Medicare

If you have not visited the Medicare.Gov site recently, it’s worth a look and again like Healthcare.Gov it looks nothing like a traditional government website, which is a good thing in this case as it is very easy to navigate. If you are looking...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2010 8:21 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, healthcare, medicare, Health IT, PHR, VA, Personal Health Records, HHS, Excel, Blue Button, Medicare.Gov, MyMedicare.Gov, download

Personal Health Records–Updated and New Link under the Medical Quack Resources Column

I like to keep the far right hand side open for both advertisers and resources to be used by healthcare individuals as well as consumers. Today I did an update with both the graphics and added a new PHR to the list, Patient Ally. Patient Ally is...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2010 5:07 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, privacy, Medical Records, Email, PHR, Google Health, Patient, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, doctor, AMA, Blue Shield, network, Patient Ally, Office AllyCalifornia

The Estate Vault Partners With International Medical Fund Trust to Provide Personal Health Records to Facilitate Use with Medical Tourism

First there was HeatlhVault and now Estate Vault. I believe the Estate Vault has been around for a while and now is offering a hybrid type of product to work with consumers to help store and make personal health records available. There’s...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2010 1:59 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, PHR, Security, Personal Health Records, Heatlh IT, Medical Tourism, Servers, Data, Virgin Islands, Estate Vault

John Glaser VP and CIO of Partners Healthcare Leaving - New Job: CEO Siemens Health Services Business Unit

It sounds like Dr. Blumenthal might be looking for a new adviser soon, although there’s some time here as he doesn’t begin until August, but who knows a nice long vacation might be in order too but he won’t be that far away with going to Siemens. ...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2010 5:02 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, CIO, Personal Health Records, Heatlh IT, Siemens, ONC, CHIME, Partners Healthcare, Blumental

Home Screening for Self Funded Benefit Employers Offered Via United Healthcare for Mail In Lab Results to Screen for Diabetes and Heart Disease – Corporate Wellness

The mail order business is certainly in the news today with patients “doing it yourself” at home. First we have the controversial genetics test this week being offered over the counter and now one more addition here with lab results you do at home...

Published Fri, May 05 2010 3:06 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Labs, healthcare, health insurance, PHR, Marketing, Diabetes, Personal Health Records, UnitedHealthcare, heatlh disease, BioIQ, employer insurance benefits, mail order

Insurers Compensation for 2011 for Medicare Part D is Frozen to the Same Rates Paid This Year

I don’t think this is putting anyone in in the “poor” house as almost everyone knows that Part D Medicare is some of the most profitable business out there for HMOs, managed care organizations, and IPAs. Here’s a post from a couple months ago where...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2010 11:54 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, healthcare, PHR, Claims, Medicare Part D, Business Intelligence, Personal Health Records, Fraud, Algorithms, payers, Ingenix, healthcare cost, EOB, Trizetto, reimburements, CareMore

HealthVault PHR Can Help Save You Find and Track Savings on Prescriptions – Integration with OptimizerX

Optimizer also offers a prescription card you can print out to receive discounts. As a member you can upload your prescription records into HealthVault and this can help you keep track of possibly where you get them filled and what you paid for...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 3:43 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, drugs, healthcare, microsoft, Health IT, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, drugs discounts, OptimizerX

DOT Plants to Ban Text Messaging For Commercial Drivers – But What About the Drivers Taking Their Blood Pressure and Glucose Readings on the Road Using Cell Phones And Other Devices that Report Data?

This makes a very good point about “tech denial” and lack of participation and understanding of some governmental leaders. We have wellness programs and analytics that are put there to help consumers, but what about the balance here? A truck...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 1:11 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, Medical Devices, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Cleveland Clinic, E-faxing, Texting, Laws, truck driver, wellness, DOT

The Wireless Future of Medicine – The Forgotten Element of Meaningful Use -Eric Topol –TED 2010 (Video)

Here’s my equation for wireless – the data needs to go somewhere. If you are a regular reader here you have seen everything Eric Topol talks about and a lot more. What is cool is to see him wearing the stick on heart monitor. What we...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2010 10:45 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, Cell phone, Medical Devices, Personal Health Records, Heatlhcare, wireless, blue tooth, TED, Fitbit, devices that report data, biometric monitoring, Muve

Microsoft Employees Using HealthVault Will Receive EOB (Benefit Statements) From Premera Blue Cross

Not too long ago I was inquiring about internal use of HealthVault at Microsoft as well all like to hear about in house use too, so now it appears Microsoft is giving employees one more good reason to get their own PHR started. With using the ability...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2010 2:17 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, health insurance, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Blue Cross, EOB, Vivacity

CVS and AllScripts Collaborating on E-Prescribing – Minute Clinics Get Joint Commission Accreditation Award

You can read the press release here about the Joint Commission award. CVS obviously found that additional investments with software development may not be worth the dollars spent when it is easier to perhaps partner with a company focused in this...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 4:48 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, EHR, PHR, e-prescribing, Personal Health Records, Heatlh IT, software, Heatlhcare, Allscripts, CVS retail clinics, iScribe

OptumHealth Launching Online NowClinic – Video Consultations for Patients and Physicians

I have added a bit of text from my post back in June of 2009 below about this service which was a pretty complete go through with what was posted at that time. You can enroll as either a patient or a doctor to participate. If enrolling as...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2009 11:02 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, Hospitals, Personal Health Records, Doctors, Clinics, United HealthCare, Phone, OptumHealth, apps, out of network, in network

Humana and CVS Minute Clinics Partner To Add More Services for Members such as Life Synch and InnoPsych

Part of the agreement will encourage Humana members to use the Minute Clinics for routine screening tests, ie. blood pressure, etc. Also by using a Minute Clinic facility, members will be encourage to use the wellness coach subsidiary, Life Synch...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2009 8:35 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, privacy, Medical Records, health insurance, PHR, Personal Health Records, Minute Clinic, Humana, CVS retail clinics, InnoPsych. LifeSynch, wellness clinics

Medical Tourism – Inside and Outside the US Creating Pricing Competition Among Hospitals

Everyone seems to think of medical tourism as jumping on a plane and going to a foreign country, not necessarily so, we have competition within the US with hospital marketing and pricing too. With the current state of affairs with approximately...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2009 1:10 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Surgery, healthcare, health insurance, Hospitals, Personal Health Records, employers, Medical Tourism, healthcare reform, hospital marketing

Office Ally Receives Electronic Health Network Accreditation – Privacy and HIPPA Compliance

Just last week Office Ally announced new information regarding their PHR, personal health records, and security and privacy is something that is on everyone’s mind today. With the EHNAC accreditation added, they have met the standards set forth...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2009 1:38 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, healthcare, privacy, Medical Records, EHR, Electronic Medical Records, medical billing, PHR, Personal Health Records, Practice Management, Office Ally, clearinghouse, IT services, EHNAC

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