Healthcare IT Connect: Know your audience when using social media

7/24/2012 12:20:07 PM

June 20, 2012 | by Jeff Byers, CMIO.net

HERNDON, Va.–During a presentation at the 2012 Healthcare IT Connect Summit on June 20, panelists discussing social media and patient engagement drove home a mantra that CMIOs should make a note of: Know. Your. Audience.

Moderated by founder/author of “The Healthcare Blog,” Matthew Holt, via Skype, panelists Mark Johnson, vice president of

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PPACA ruling piques interest in value-based purchasing

7/23/2012 6:39:24 PM

June 18, 2012 | Employee Benefit News

“The basic premise behind value-based health care is to create a culture of health that enables plan participants to stay well, helps sick people improve and provides the best care for each dollar spent,” said IFEPB CEO Michael Wilson.

VBHC emphasizes the importance of organizations partnering with plan participants to create a culture of health in the

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The Health-Care Overhaul: A Timeline for Consumers

7/13/2012 5:51:52 PM

July 13, 2012 | By Laura Saunders, The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld most of the massive health-care changes Congress passed in 2010. Their ultimate fate depends on whether November’s elections provide traction to a vocal group of lawmakers who want to repeal them.

While some changes have taken effect already, others haven’t—and won’t kick in for years.

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Back to the Future

6/28/2012 5:30:29 PM

The following is an email we sent to all our independent brokers today. We’re posting it here because we think non-brokers will find it interesting as well.

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The US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act today. On a 5-4 vote the Justices found the individual mandate at the heart of the PPACA

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