by Mary Pat Whaley | May 22, 2012 | Definitions
The term “Big Data” means the access to, and more importantly, analysis of huge sets of data created by medical providers and devices while treating patients. The end goal is to use the huge sets of data to gain insights into patient care and the human body with...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
Recent studies demonstrate that health outcomes can be influenced by a patient’s insurance coverage and benefit policy. Therefore it is possible to design insurance packages that improve outcomes and add value. An example of this involves identifying effective...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
A Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a model of care by which a personal primary care physician, who has an ongoing trusted relationship with a patient, provides comprehensive and continuous care with care coordination to meet the patient’s multiple care needs...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a care-delivery model in which physicians, specialists, and hospitals are aligned in providing efficient and effective care for a patient population. Instead of the present fragmented, fee-for-service delivery of care, this...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
Telehealth is the practice of using electronic information systems with telecommunications technology to support the long-distance delivery of care. The practice of telehealth gives care providers the ability to diagnose, receive, and transfer appropriate health data,...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
If individuals had to pay for their healthcare costs each year without insurance, some families would become bankrupt when faced with a catastrophic illness and a very large medical bill. The insurance industry was born to help large groups of people share the risk...
