A Lifetime Guarantee on a Shoulder Implant? This Device Maker Is Offering It Through Geisinger
Swiss Medtech Company Medacta teamed up with Geisinger to begin providing the world's first, lifetime guarantee on shoulder replacement surgeries.
Geisinger Health Plan addresses burdensome prior auth process with Cohere Health’s platform
Geisinger Health Plan is licensing Cohere Health's AI-driven utilization management technology and services platform, designed to support value-based care delivery and streamline the prior authorization process.
Changes in Nurse Staffing Answer Clinician Demands
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
Geisinger Health Plan, Tomorrow Health partner to make getting home care supplies easier
Per the partnership, Geisinger Health Plan's half a million members will gain access to Tomorrow Health's services, which focus on coordinating medical supplies for home-based care. Tomorrow Health's platform connects patients to medical equipment suppliers and guides them through the purchase process.
Morning Read: Insurers are planning rate increases of 20%-40% in 2016
Reasons vary from not enough young and healthy customers and more health services (and higher claims) required from sicker patients getting health insurance for the first time.
Geisinger shares some secret sauce ingredients for making population health work
Most providers are facing a steep learning curve to shift from fee-for-service to accountable care that the Affordable Care Act seeks. It will be a complex conversion to be sure, but some institutions such as Geisinger are helping other health systems with the conversion. In a recent webinar, Geisinger Health Plan directors shared some insights […]