The Affordable Healthcare Act or Obamacare will affect everything in the next few years and it is not going away.
Here is what you will learn in this Podcast
What I learned at little known Healthcare meetingsWhat are Medical HomesWho are the people pulling the strings in this systemWhat to expect as a consumerWhat to expect as a doctorWhat to expect as a therapistWill reimbursement rates go downWill my insurance premium go upWhat steps can I take nowConcierge and Cashed Based MedicineLinks
Doctors you should be following on Twitter
http://www.bradmd.com/2013/07/doctors-you-should-be-following-on.html?m=1
A quote I found regarding medical homes in AR--they were talking about adding hip and knee replacement and congestive heart failure but of course these quotes will apply to all.
(1) The type or types of small businesses that will be directly affected by the proposed rule, bear
the cost of the proposed rule, or directly benefit from the proposed rule. Health Care providers providing services for conditions covered under episodes included in the Arkansas Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative.
(2)
A description of how small businesses will be adversely affected. Some health care providers may benefit from the episode performance payment model, while those providing services that do not meet certain cost and quality standards will see reduced provider revenue. Impact to any individual provider will depend on the provider's behavior and performance.
http://www.paymentinitiative.org/Pages/default.aspx
go to this link and when you see "want more details on changing Medicaid regulations" pop up in the window that changes.
* The federal government has promised to pay the full cost of expansion until 2017. By 2020, states would shoulder 10 percent of the costs.
Duke University School of Medicine - Department of Community and Family Medicine
Medical home explanation with links. For them
Wikipedia explanation of Medical Homes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_home
US Department of Health and Human Services Medical Home explanation
http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/toolbox/Childrenstoolbox/BuildingMedicalHome/whyimportant.html
Wisconsin Medical Homes
http://www.wafppcmh.org/#
North Carolina Medical Homes
http://www.communitycarenc.com/
Medical Home Implementation by State by the American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/state_pages/
Health Care Reform and Medical Homes at the American Academy of Pediatrics Website
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/national/health_care_reform.aspx
American College of Physicians
http://www.acponline.org/running_practice/delivery_and_payment_models/pcmh/
Helps doctors understand and set up a Medical Home. Lots of info here
Deloitte Center for Health Solutions Study on Medical Homes
http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Insights/centers/center-for-health-solutions/f25a02f31251b210VgnVCM2000001b56f00aRCRD.htm?id=us_furl_chs_Medical2_030512#
Concierge Doctor
http://www.conciergedoctor.com/concierge-medicine
Doctors can join to do this here
Wikipedia - Concierge Medicine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concierge_medicine
Concierge Medicine Journal
http://conciergemedicinejournal.wordpress.com/
Good blog to subscribe to keep updated on
Direct Access Laws per Physical Therapy
http://www.vpta.org/secure/legislative/directaccess.cfm
http://www.platteinstitute.org/docLib/20110829_Physicians_for_Reform.pdf
Proposed changes in the Hippocratic oath...Scary stuff from Physicians for Reform
Video of the Arkansas Health Connector to the Health Exchange - Created by Arkansas Department of Health
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I91NM9RgggY#at=34
Government Seeking Inclusion of "Social and Behavior Data in Health Records" Article
http://freebeacon.com/government-seeking-inclusion-of-social-and-behavioral-in-health-records/
