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Chris Plance, Founder and CEO of Veris Foundation explains blockchain technology and its potential applications in healthcare. Veris Foundation is a non-profit corporation focused on directly connecting payers with providers using blockchain with the goal of lowering healthcare costs for patients.

Key Takeaways You Don't Want to Miss:

• What is blockchain technology?
• What is the relationship between blockchain and cryptocurrencies?
• What are the benefits of blockchain transactional systems compared to traditional ones?
• Who will regulate these emerging technologies?
• How are more restrictive countries such as China dealing with blockchain?
• What is Veris Foundation and what is its business model?

Becky Smith, Managing Partner and Marketing Strategist at Emedikon Marketing Systems, describes a novel approach for managing physician and practice reviews and reputation based on the Moneyball system.

This issue (32:00):
- How reviews and reputation work together
- Why simply soliciting patient reviews may work against you
- Some pitfalls to avoid when it comes to review 'systems' and apps

For more information, contact Becky Smith at bsmith@emedikon.com

Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, discusses the ins and outs of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) Medicare reimbursement and whether it makes sense for your practice to consider them in the light of MACRA and MIPS.

This issue (10:52):

• What is Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring?
• Has Medicare changed the way it reimburses it?
• How do these fit into MACRA and MIPS?
• Where is it most effective and which specialties are most likely to benefit?

For more information, contact Mike Meikle at www.mikemeikle.com