By Sanjay Seth MD – Medical staff members are often the last to be informed of new risk-based contracts. However, they are usually the first to feel the financial impact of taking on greater risk. With our nation’s medical staff leaders and professionals in mind…
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By Rob Anthony – Now that the dust has settled ever so slightly on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Cures Act Final Rule, we wanted to dive a little deeper into the Conditions and Maintenance of Certification provisions.
By Joel Barthelemy – Prior to COVID-19 there was difficulty in meeting the global demand for healthcare workers. But as COVID-19 cases surge around the world and across America, we are facing an increased shortage of doctors, nurses, hospital beds, as well as…
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Amy Abernethy, MD, Ph.D. the Principal Deputy Commissioner & Acting CIO for the FDA. We had talked in January at CES about the forthcoming meeting focused on the FDA’s Technology Modernization Action Plan but as a result of the COVID19 pandemic, the meeting was postponed to Jun 30.
By Irv H. Lichtenwald – The coronavirus has now infected over 2 million worldwide and caused the deaths of more than 125,000 people (Worldometer data as of 12:15 PM on April 14, 2020). In the United States, the relevant figures are more than 600,000 infected and north of 25,000 deceased.
By Kayla Matthews – Hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus chaos to launch new scams and exploit vulnerabilities in remote work technologies that have never been used at such large scales before.
By Julie Appleby & Victoria Knight – A growing mix of health and technology experts are convinced that if the United States is to ever effectively track the coronavirus and slow its spread, then both self-reported and more surreptitiously gathered personal data —
By William Hersh MD – To paraphrase Charles Dickens, these Covid-19 times are the easiest and hardest of times. For me personally, the Covid-19 crisis so far has been relatively easy. Because of this, I have gratitude and also note my fortunes could change at any time.
By Kevin Chaney MGS, Tracy Okubo PMP, Ida Sim PhD, MD & Teresa Zayas Caban – We know SDOH—the conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play—impact our health, delivery of care, and coordination of services in many ways.