by MedClaimAssist | May 19, 2020 | Medical Schemes
Efficiency Discount Options (EDOs) were introduced in 2008 to allow for differentiated contributions within an option of a Medical Scheme. EDOs are options where a discount can be offered to members who agree to limit their use of providers to a network designated by...
by MedClaimAssist | May 19, 2020 | Healthcare News, Medical Schemes
We seem to be entering the era of the quantified self. I have a wearable device that monitors how much and how well I sleep, and counts the number of steps I take every day. I’ve hooked this up to my Personal Health Record (PHR) at The Health Chain, and it pumps...
by MedClaimAssist | May 18, 2020 | Healthcare News, Medical Schemes
An interesting piece of research was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) – abstract here. Of interest is the fact that 13% of patients self reported that they have withheld information from a provider because...
by MedClaimAssist | May 18, 2020 | Healthcare News, Medical Schemes
A colleague recently said that the problem of non-adherence to prescribed medication will not be solved by getting individuals to take their medication, but will be solved by “big data”. “It is a big data solution” he said. I was so puzzled by...
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