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Building The Value-Based Health Care System Of The Future Depends On Meeting Clinicians’ Data Needs
By Dr. Vindell Washington – Data is the lifeblood of the value-based payment environment. Every time a doctor takes care of a patient, we have an opportunity to use information in ways that help patients get better care.
Using Public-Private Partnerships to Bring Interoperability to Individuals
By Dr. Vindell Washington, Tricia Lee Wilkins, & Aisha Hasan – Over the past 8 years, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology – in collaboration with our federal partners and the private sector – has ushered in an era of widespread health IT adoption and use throughout the country.
Dispatch from Scotland
By John Halamka MD – I was in Scotland recently, helping a multi-disciplinary group of academic and government leaders with strategic IT planning. Scotland, like New Zealand, is a remarkable learning laboratory. With a population of 5.5 million, a supportive government, and talented informatics professionals, it’s the perfect storm for innovation.
8 Traits That Make a Referral Partner Great
By Christian Kratsas – A critical, but often-overlooked, aspect of the referral process is cultivating provider partnerships that facilitate referrals and enhance the continuum of care. The continued emphasis on value-based care will result in increasing numbers of physicians.
How to Maintain Healthcare Security During Staff Augmentation: 4 Critical Areas
By Steven Botana-Gumbs – Every organization, at one time or another, will require staff augmentation. The reasons are common and include maternity leaves, sick leaves and extended vacations.
Bringing Moneyball to Medicine
By Andy Bindman MD – With the change in administration, I am departing as the AHRQ Director. This is not my preference, but a reality of our political process. I’ll soon be leaving to return to my work as a primary care physician and a health services researcher at the University of California San Francisco.
5 Things U.S. Healthcare Can Learn From Other OECD Nations
By Abhinav Shashank – The U.S. healthcare system is under major transformation – from the implementation of MACRA to President-elect Donald Trump introducing his health plan – transforming healthcare system today requires you to meet all the challenges you face on your road to value-based care.
HIPAA Supports Electronic Exchange of Health Information at the Federal, State, and Local Level
By Lucia Savage JD – Important work to ensure the health system is functioning properly is conducted by a wide variety of entities at the federal, state, and local level.