Archive for December, 2012

  • New Link - ConsumerHealthChoices New Link – ConsumerHealthChoices

                  We have begun receiving the newsletter for ConsumerHealthChoices (see our earlier posts on Choosing Wisely and the Healthcare Blue Book) and are very impressed with the content.  It is called "Consumer Reports Health Impact,...

  • Report Links Lower Healthcare Costs with After Hours Access Report Links Lower Healthcare Costs with After Hours Access

    A study reported in the Annals of Family Medicine (Vol 10, No. 5 September/October, 2012 pages 388-395) links reduced overall health care expenditures with access to extended office hours in the primary care office.  The study, conducted by members of the Department of Family and Community Medicine...

  • iTriage App iTriage App

    U.S. HealthWorks has added a new offering for clients and their patients, the iTriage® app for smart phones.   With so many employees relying on their phones for information today, this is yet another application to connect them to your clinic.  They can check for information about a particular ...

  • Multiple-Employer Clinic Opens in Indianapolis Multiple-Employer Clinic Opens in Indianapolis

    Novia CareClinics just opened a clinic for the use of employees of multiple employers in downtown Indianapolis.  Novia has long had a significant presence in Indiana - its corporate headquarters are there.  However, this new site, which is relatively small (at 1,200 square feet, about the size nee...

  • CMS and On-Site Clinics CMS and On-Site Clinics

    I think this may be a subtle turning point in on-site clinic recognition.  CMS just announced in its on-going publication, MLN Matters, that they are adding a new place of service code for Place of Employment/Worksite.  To quote the document, this new POS code ("18") is "a location, not described ...