4 Reasons Why Patient Education Should Be A Priority
By Carlene Anteau RN – As providers continue to evolve away from fee-for-service healthcare and towards a value-based care system, patient education is becoming more important than ever.
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Moving Beyond 2018 MIPS Successes and Challenges
By Chris Long – With Q2 well under way, we’re taking stock of 2018 successes and challenges here at SA Ignite. As my colleague Leslie Athmer mentioned in her recent blog post, we submitted MIPS data for nearly 10,000 clinicians, earning an average score of 94% in the three categories submitted for their 2018 performance.
$3 Million Fine Issued for PHI Breach of Over 300,000 Patients
By Art Gross – The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced a settlement with Touchstone Medical Imaging for their potential violations of HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.
Learning While Caring: Advancing Patient-Centered Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
By Arlene Bierman MD & Gopal Khanna – The primary aim of the health system is to care for people, their families, and communities using the best available evidence to attain the best achievable health outcomes. AHRQ has been at the forefront of these efforts over our now 20-year history.
At the Heart of Healthcare Transformation: The CIO and CTO
By Raj Toleti – It could be said that we’re in the midst of the perfect storm. As technology and data evolve so do most everything they touch. Those who can harness this evolution are finding both empowerment of systems and those they lead.
Ransomware Attack Shuts down Michigan Practice – Deletes All Patient Files
By Art Gross – Dr. William Scalf told a local news outlet, WWMT West Michigan, that hackers locked the files at Brookside ENT and Hearing Center, demanding $6,500 for the decryption key to regain access to their files.
Beyond Images and Waves: How Will Deep Learning Benefit Health or Healthcare?
By William Hersh MD – Scarcely a week goes by without another study published of a deep learning algorithm that achieves accuracy comparable to or sometimes better than human experts.
AHRQ’s Road Ahead: Seizing Opportunities in Three Essential Areas to Improve Patient Care
By Gopal Khanna – In previous blog posts, I’ve reflected on the significant challenges that health system leaders and decision makers face on a day-to-day basis. The continuing trend in mergers and acquisitions, new technologies, and shifting demographics, along with…
Misconfigured Webpage Exposed Patient Data
By Art Gross – Inmediata Health Group, Corp., a provider of clearinghouse services, software, and business processing solutions to health plans, hospitals, IPAs, and independent physicians recently announced a security incident affecting some customer data.