Medical tourism: A growing fad for healthcare By: Madisocn Weil Kesq.com – Medical tourism is the practice of moving a patient to a hospital or clinic in another country. It is typically done when the transfer facility is better equipped to handle the care of the patient. According to Dr. David Hayes, the

Impact of Association Health Plans on Consumers and Markets will depend on State Approaches By: Kevin Lucia,Sabrina Corlette,Christina Goe,Justin Giovannelli,and Maanasa Kona CommonWealthFund.org – In June, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final regulation that implements President Trump’s executive order encouraging the expansion of association health plans (AHPs) for small businesses and self-employed individuals. Under

Media: Brittany Tedesco CPR Communications for Concordia [email protected] 201.641.1911 x 14 Concordia Care, Inc. Reveals New Corporate Identity: Carisk Partners Provides Specialty Risk Transfer and Quality Care Coordination for Complex Catastrophic Cases Carisk Partners reflects future vision and evolved business model. MIAMI – September 12, 2018 – Specialty risk transfer and quality care coordination leader Concordia

Seema Verma Tells Docs CMS will Reduce EHR Documentation Burdens By: Greg Slabodkin HealthDataManagament.com- America’s physicians are spending too much time as data entry clerks focused on “burdensome and often mindless” administrative tasks that are distracting them from direct patient care, a serious problem in healthcare that the Centers for

New Partnership Aims to Launch Employer Bundled Payment Programs By: Les Masterson Healthcaredive.com – Dive Brief: The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, a nonprofit network of business coalitions that includes more than 12,000 purchasers covering 45 million Americans, is partnering with Remedy Partners to create bundled payment programs. The initiative is

Consumers Like Telehealth, But Still Prefer Face-to-Face Healthcare By: Eric Wicklund, MHealth Intelligence mhealthintelligence.com - Consumers are eager to have their doctors use telehealth – but many haven't tried the technology themselves, and they're not convinced it's as good as an in-person exam. Those somewhat contradictory points, made in a survey conducted

PRESS RELEASE: AVIZIA AND VEEMED PARTNER TO ENABLE SEAMLESS, POWERFUL TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS RESTON, Va. & SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avizia, powering system-wide telehealth, has announced its partnership with VeeMed, a leading provider of physician services for telehealth. The partnership aligns Avizia’s system-wide telehealth platform with VeeMed’s provider services for

MEDICAL TRAVEL COMPANIONS: THE UNSUNG CAREGIVERS By: Laura Carabello Wphealthcarenews.com - Among those who travel across the country or around the world to seek affordable, quality healthcare, 83 percent travel with a companion. Whether undergoing treatments or recovery, the physical and moral support that these caregiver/companions bring to medical travel

LEARN FROM THE MASTERS IN DATA-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE PURCHASING: 2018 HEALTH DATAPALOOZA Lisa Woods, Sr. Director Health Care Benefits Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Robert S. Mecklenburg, MD Medical Director, Center for Health Care Solutions Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington Ruth Coleman, RN, MA Founder Health Design Plus MODERATOR Laura Carabello CPR Strategic Marketing Communications Editor & Publisher: www.medicaltraveltoday.com Thursday, April 26, 2018 10:45–12:00 Washington Hilton, Washington,