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5 ways hospitals can boost online engagement Healthcare IT News Share    
"Hospitals are missing their opportunity" to boost patient engagement online, says one expert, who notes that a successful Web project requires a hybrid of marketing expertise and technology. Here are five ways health care organizations can boost online engagement. More
Disney gives hospitals advice on consumer service FierceHealthcare Share
The happiest place on earth is dispensing consumer service advice to hospitals. Disney Institute announced its professional development program for hospitals and healthcare organizations aimed at applying Disney's customer service strategies to exceed the expectations of patients. Building a Culture of Healthcare Excellence, as it is called, teaches Disney's five philosophies of leadership excellence, people management, quality service, brand loyalty, and creativity/innovation. More Appeals court upholds health care law's individual mandate The Washington Post Share
A federal appeals court upheld the most contentious provision of the health care overhaul law, ruling that Congress can require Americans to carry insurance coverage. In backing the individual mandate, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati became the first appellate court to rule on President Obama's signature domestic initiative. The decision also marked the first time a Republican-appointed judge has sided with the administration in evaluating the law's constitutionality. More Medicare will continue to cover 2 expensive cancer drugs The New York Times Share
Medicare confirmed that it would continue to pay for two expensive cancer drugs that had been at the center of debate — Avastin from Genentech for breast cancer and Provenge from Dendreon for prostate cancer. A spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the agency would continue to pay for Avastin for breast cancer, even if the Food and Drug Administration revoked the drug's approval as a treatment for that disease. More
Prices drop for high-risk insurance NPR Share
Will lower premiums for health insurance to cover people with pre-existing conditions make the policies more attractive? Experts agreed that high prices for the coverage created under the health care overhaul were partly to blame for anemic enrollment in the plans, which reached just 21,454 after several months. Hundreds of thousands of people had been expected to sign on. But, the Obama administration reduced premiums by up to 40 percent in 17 states and the District of Columbia where it runs the new high-risk programs. It also encouraged other states to follow suit. More 5 reasons why Google health failed Information Week Share
Google confirmed what had been rumored for quite some time: The company is pulling the plug on Google Health, the online personal health record system that they launched in 2008. The service never really took off, and here are five reasons why. More White House reportedly offers cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, in deficit talks CBS News Share
Amid ongoing efforts to work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling, the New York Times reports that the White House is offering up tens of billions of dollars' worth of reductions in Medicaid and Medicare programs — if Republicans agree to increase tax revenues. Negotiators appear to be working on a proposal that would cut funds from Medicare and Medicaid without majorly overhauling them or imposing direct new costs on beneficiaries. More
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