By John Halamka MD – I’ve been asked to summarize the 752 page CMS Meaningful Use Final Rule. Although it is a final rule, it has a 60 day comment period, so there is still is an opportunity to modify some of the criteria.
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By Edgar Wilson – All the technology in the world won’t turn rugged individuals into a functioning team. Experts across the spectrum of business and healthcare alike are singling-out the central problem withholding the full value of emerging technology: management.
In today’s business news, ZirMed has announced the results of Black Book Rankings 2015 User Survey. In the report, ZirMed was recognized as the top-ranked comprehensive RCM solution for small and community hospitals under 200 beds.
By Jordan Rau – Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvements in its first three years, according to a federal report released October 1, 2015.
By Keith Boone – In case you’ve been in a cave and haven’t heard, the Meaningful Use Incentives and 2015 Standards and Certification rules dropped on October 1st. Overall, I think this final rule is a win-win.
By Rod Baird – Each year, since 2012, CMS sends large medical groups the annual Quality Score Card for the prior year. Starting this year, every group that billed Medicare Part B during 2014 has a report available. If your group hasn’t downloaded its report, CMS provides links.
By Kathryn Marchesini, Helen Caton-Peters, & Lucia Savage – Through the proliferation of software applications and mobile technology, the amount of identifiable health information being collected, analyzed, and used is growing exponentially. As the volume, velocity, and variety of such information activities continue to grow,
By Matt Fisher – The Office of the Inspector General HHS recently released the review results from its assessment of the Office for Civil Rights oversight of the HIPAA Compliance Rule. Not too surprisingly, the OIG found weaknesses in the way in which OCR oversees compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
By Nina L. Hunter PhD & Robert M. Califf MD – Although it may seem odd in retrospect, the development of new technologies intended to improve patients’ lives has largely relied upon expert opinions rather than asking patients and families directly what they consider most important.