By David Holtzman JD – New data reporting on the incidence of malware and ransomware incidents in healthcare find that the majority of physicians are experiencing cyberattacks while many fear they are in the line of fire for future attacks.
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By Sondra Akrin – As the pressure on top and bottom lines grows, many healthcare organizations are focusing on revenue integrity as a way to improve margins. Part of this effort requires lowering overhead costs by driving efficiencies into their revenue cycle operations.
By Dr. Pawan Jindal – In a previous blog on HL7® FHIR® and MIPS, I reviewed the basics of FHIR and how it can be leveraged to design a robust reporting platform that can go way beyond supporting MIPS. The key differentiator of FHIR from any previous standards used in the healthcare is the portability of FHIR “resources”.
By Brita Hansen MD – The era of modern medicine has produced groundbreaking discoveries that have helped save countless lives. But despite their value to patient care, these discoveries also place a heavy burden on providers and their organizations.
By William Hyman – The 21st Century Cures Act addressed what kinds of medical software are medical devices (and therefore subject to regulation by the FDA), and what kinds are not medical devices (and therefore not regulated by the FDA, but subject to CPSC and FTC).
By David Barry – CVS’s acquisition of Aetna is a back to the future move. Decades ago, before the acronym PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Management), insurers contracted with individual pharmacies and offered members access to them at discounted rates. In so, the benefits (medical, dental, behavioral, and pharmacy) were packaged.
By Kate Goodrich MD – CMS is actively working to move the needle on improving quality in healthcare without additional burden to those providers on the frontlines. CMS recently launched a new initiative, ‘Meaningful Measures,’ which will streamline current measure sets.
By Fiora Au – As big data platforms become more popular, two models of data management—aggregated and federated—are emerging as two of the most common patterns, but which one is better? The main difference between the two models is how they store, access, and surface data.
By Gopal Khanna MBA – A few weeks ago, I wrote about my vision for creating an AHRQ 2.0—transforming the Agency into a leader in health services research in a digital age. I described four pillars that are central to this effort. The first pillar is: developing a platform to create data-informed insights.