By Kamal Anand – The health IT research institution, KLAS, recently conducted a survey of patients to learn about their satisfaction with technology that allows them to digitally interact with the healthcare system. Data revealed the technology offered by their providers doesn’t always meet their expectations.
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By Matt Fisher – Healthcare is experiencing a lot of turmoil over the best way to interact with patients and provide access to care. The tension centers around sticking to traditional models against going full steam into a fully technology-enabled world.
By Devin Partida – Data offers many opportunities for improvement to modern industry, especially in the health care and medical fields. Throughout the pandemic, geospatial data has been instrumental in tracking the illness, its spread and its general impact.
By Jonathan Wiik – The 2022 HFMA Annual Conference wrapped up in Denver, Colorado. This was the first in-person HFMA Annual Conference since 2019 and you could feel the enthusiasm from attendees. This year’s conference focused on the Cost-Effectiveness of Health initiative and featured healthcare leaders across the industry.
New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Hamish MacDonald, CEO and Founder of the Sovereignty Network. They discuss the evolving marketplace of data, privacy concerns, and explain why making patient data available is not just the law but also good business.
By Art Gross – HHS put clarity recently on how the HIPAA Security Rule applies to telephone technologies. In the case of telephone lines that are traditional landlines, the rule does not apply. But it does apply to mobile technologies that utilize electronic media such as WIFI.
By Rob Anthony & Avinash Shanbhag – Beginning August 29, 2022, health IT developers participating in ONC’s Health IT Certification Program can voluntarily incorporate new versions of standards approved by the national coordinator into their Certified Health IT Modules.
Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. In this episode Dan speaks with Hal Katz, an industry leader in health care law, to discuss how providers can successfully navigate value-based contracting with payers in a mutually beneficial way.
By Diana Bauza – The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model is a pilot program designed to replace the current Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model. A model to promote greater health equity among the ACO beneficiaries.