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There is much talk today about the concept of a Comprehensive Health Record (CHR) replacing the terminology of Electronic Health Record (EHR). Recently, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner has come out in support of this change. ISeeYouCare has been a voice for expanding the concept of EHR to a comprehensive model for many years. Consequently, our MyeMHR Virtual Lifetime Personal Health Record (VLPHR) is a model of a CHR that has been in place for several

With the wake of several natural and man-made disasters over recent weeks, we are reminded of the challenges of treating injured and wounded people during a crisis. With this as a backdrop, we realize how important preserving health data during a disaster is for patient safety and treatment. In the recent hurricanes that hit Houston and Florida, we saw many people displaced from their homes. One of the most poignant moments was seeing the pictures

The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (S.870), sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), was passed in the Senate last week.  The bipartisan CHRONIC Care Act of 2017 promises to improve home-based care, increase Medicare Advantage flexibility, gives Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) more options, and expands telehealth utilization. “This bill provides new options and tools for seniors and their doctors to coordinate care

A great idea for driving down costs in state budgets is to adopt Smart Health Cards for State Medicaid Systems. Smart Health Cards have been around for a while. However, their capabilities have been pretty much limited to validating identity. The Secure Technology Alliance define Smart Health Cards as follows: A smart card is a small card or similar device with an embedded integrated circuit chip. Smart cards typically look like a credit card (Figure

ISeeYouCare has developed a unique business model for hospitals, insurance companies and other payers using our all-inclusive eTelehealth eco-System. We call this technology/service solution the CPH Model. The CPH Model: Community-based, Patient-centered, Health-delivery Network The premise is simple. Take the cost associated with managing a hospital’s 30-day re-admission program which represents an expense and flip it over on the balance sheet as a revenue making program. The strategy for this involves three separate health delivery