By Don Rucker MD – These are exciting times for the software industry, with extraordinary new products and services on devices from phones and tablets to their backend enterprise servers. We need this dynamism in software development to provide increased interoperability and usability to patients and clinicians.
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Join us for this special session of the ABCs of MIPS to review the newly released CMS 2018 Quality Payment Program proposed rule. Register now for this June 27th event.
CMS issued a proposed rule that would make changes in the second year of the Quality Payment Program as required by MACRA. CMS’s goal is to simplify the program, especially for small, independent, and rural practices, while ensuring fiscal sustainability and high-quality care within Medicare.
By Cynthia Porter – Each year, the Institute for Health Information Technology™ (IHIT) conducts an industry survey to document the latest healthcare IT issues that are impacting our citizens, care providers and businesses. Check out this Georgia report.
By Michael Nissenbaum – The ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) replacement market continues to thrive as physicians seek to satisfy new quality reporting requirements, improve inefficient workflows and address the need for interoperable systems.
Welcome to Talent Tuesday. Check back each week as we highlight job opportunities and tips from the healthcare IT recruitment specialists at Pivot Point Consulting. Today’s opportunity is an Epic Ambulatory Analyst.
Medicare is taking steps to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Through this initiative the CMS will prevent fraud, fight identity theft and protect essential program funding and the private healthcare and financial information of our Medicare beneficiaries.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of May that we think deserve sharing again.
HIMSS inaugural BrandHIT conference last week in Las Vegas. We were there and followed the action. Check out our recap of Day 1 and hashtag #BrandHIT for more insights from attendees.