By David Burda – It should come as no surprise that two things that I thought went together in healthcare — value-based care and interoperability — don’t really, at least not yet, according to a recently published study in JAMA Health Forum.
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New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guests Ronnie Oestreicher, a principal at CSuite3, and Salem Hawatmeh, a manager at ECG Management Consultants. Coauthors of a recently published whitepaper titled “Operational Framework for Addressing Social Determinants of Health,” Salem and Ronnie want to give health systems a roadmap for understanding SDOH and enacting meaningful interventions.
By John Bender, Scott Bohon, Keith Carlson, & Kyle Cobb – ONC is excited to announce the launch of the Inferno Framework and the (g)(10) Standardized API Test Kit, the new version of the testing method for the § 170.315(g)(10) criterion in the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
By Greg Kefer – Every time we flip the calendars for the new year, there is no shortage of predictions from the various industry influencers and luminaries. The subject matter is frequently tech-focused and we often see the same themes repeated year after year.
By Karin Rhodes MD MS & David Meyers MD – AHRQ’s recent request for information published in the Federal Register sends an exciting signal about the Agency’s growing efforts to re-imagine and improve the way healthcare is delivered. It foreshadows a new era of robust initiatives designed to…
By Matt Fisher – How many people remember how healthcare fully operated prior to the onset of the COVID-19 driven pandemic? The question is only somewhat facetious as the delivery of care and running of organizations along with so many other components of the healthcare industry have changed to a large degree.
By Jeff Smith, Tony Myers, & Papia Paul – It’s going to be a busy year – a really busy year. In 2022, much of the promise of the 21st Century Cures Act comes to certified health IT near you. ONC dutifully monitors industry progress towards certification to the 2015 Edition Cures Update, which introduces new standards and functionalities that will benefit our health care system in a variety of ways.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of February that we think deserve sharing again.
By David Burda – I’ve never been much for company-sponsored surveys. They’re all self-serving, and they reach the same inevitable conclusion: our customers need or want what we’re selling, and you should, too.