Chronic Care Management

• 6 December, 2022
• blog

Given how central and important value is to so many aspects of life, it may be surprising to learn that value-based care wasn’t really on anyone’s radar until 2008, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced several programs intended to improve the Medicare program.

• 16 November, 2022
• blog

This month, our Population Health blog series looks at the innovative solutions presented at the 2022 eClinicalWorks and healow National Conference in Orlando. Read on to learn how eClinicalWorks is helping practices bring together new thinking and the latest Population Health solutions to achieve the goals of value-based care.

• 17 August, 2022
• blog

Employing effective tools for high-risk, high-need patients The numbers don’t lie: The older we get, the more chronic medical conditions — on average — we accumulate. Yes, there are 90-year-olds who spring out of bed and go hiking or waterskiing, but they are the exception. For most humans, age takes its inevitable toll.

• 2 November, 2021
• blog

Physicians don’t usually encourage their patients to take unnecessary risks, much less take such risks themselves. After all, they are supposed to be role models. But there are times when taking on risk is not only the right thing to do but can show others the path to a bright healthcare future.

• 29 January, 2021
• blog

There are few things as satisfying as placing the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle in the correct spot. January 29, 2021, is National Puzzle Day and even though finishing a jigsaw puzzle may be satisfying, solving unique problems specific to healthcare is another area worth celebrating.

• 12 November, 2020
• blog

From rural health centers to urban clinics and everywhere in-between, eClinicalWorks® and healow® are helping practices reinvent themselves to face emerging challenges and provide quality care to patients.

• 6 November, 2020
• blog

It’s been months since the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way providers practice medicine. For many, the need for an almost overnight transformation became too much of a strain on their resources, and practices were forced to shut down permanently. Others like Little River Medical Center found the means to adapt and utilize comprehensive tools and strategies to find success in the wake of a global pandemic.

• 17 July, 2020
• blog

With so much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, safety is on everyone’s mind right now. Providers may wonder about the best ways to continue seeing patients while minimizing the risk of spreading coronavirus and easing the anxiety of patients and staff.

• 13 July, 2020
• blog

I believe that Chronic Care Management (CCM) is one of the best tools that has ever been given to healthcare providers. I started using CCM in my office in October 2014 — a year before it became a benefit— because I’ve always believed healthcare was a team sport.

• 13 March, 2020
• blog

Brown Clinic has been in business since 1935, providing comprehensive, quality medicine to the residents of Watertown, South Dakota — with a friendly and down-to-earth attitude that reflects the strong community spirit found throughout the American Midwest.

• 1 November, 2019
• blog

When you can’t kick a cold, who do you go to? Primary care physicians are there for you when something’s feeling off and are also often the first to notice underlying health issues. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model is a means to help strengthen primary care, promote health, and lower healthcare costs.

• 5 April, 2019
• blog

Maximizing their clinical effectiveness while holding down costs is never easy, but for today’s medical practices, one sure guide is to follow the spending. And the evidence points overwhelmingly to one area — chronic medical conditions.