By Matt Ferrari – Now on demand my CTO Talk episode with Callidus Health co-founders Dr. Ganesh Elangovan and Gerrit Adams. who created a cloud-based clinic communication solution that is speeding medical care to patients in need, while securing their PHI in the process.
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By Mark Martin – In its second annual report on the state of provider directories, CMS found that 46 percent of all directory entries reviewed contained at least one error that makes it difficult for patients to find doctors in their networks.
By Jitin Asnaani – Sometimes I forget that I am the only full-time employee of the Alliance. You can easily see why that is if you read any of our most recent blogs. CommonWell is a community effort, and our members are also our leaders, our innovators and our biggest advocates:
By Matt Fisher – The annual exodus of a large chunk of the healthcare industry to the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition will begin today. While many familiar topics will receive a lot of attention, I intend to focus on value based care or alternative payment initiatives.
By Donald Voltz MD – Healthcare is evolving quickly and HIMSS 18 offers a broad range of healthcare issues to explore, but will it mourn the passing of the traditional office visit and embrace new HIT driven meet ups?
By Bennett Lauber – Analogies have been a major part of how we explain usability, user experience and/or design thinking to audiences and clients (and potential clients). Many of these analogies involve automotive technology (see e.g. Crash-test dummies and the Usability of EHRs).
This paper includes information from the CMS rules and updated with 2018 information from the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 with 10 FAQs answered.
By Brita Hansen MD – The intense focus on higher quality and greater value in healthcare is perhaps the greatest cultural change the industry has experienced in the past decade. It is also the most daunting.
By William Hyman – The EHR mandate and rollout brought us specific measures of Meaningful Use that users must attest to through the three MU stages.