Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
January 12, 2015 · NCQA
Every Friday NCQA gives a rundown of some of the health care news stories from the past week. Here are some of our picks for this week:
- New investments in digital health double in 2014. [Modern Healthcare]
- Save money or even get paid for making and achieving some health focused New Year’s resolutions. [Houston Examiner]
- PCMH and PCSP practices could be getting cash in the New Year. [NCQA]
- Humana and United Hospital System form Accountable Care agreement. [HealthIT Analytics]
- Study: When money is tight for food and rent, keeping type 2 diabetes under control is a bigger challenge. [LA Times]
- A health coach can help translate physician jargon into plain English and answer patient questions. [Erie Times-News]
- HHS Innovation Lab attempting to change how health care operates. [News Hour]
- A personality test could improve your health? [New York Times]
- Study: Medical homes and high-risk children with chronic illness. [JAMA]
- Humana: Medicare Advantage Data Shows benefits of accountable care. [Health Leaders]
- Top five Commonwealth Fund reads offer clues to tackling quality of care issues from local to international level. [MedCity News]
- More health plan options are good for employers. [Employee Benefit News]
