This Week in #HealthIT
This weeks highlights from our Storify. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ONC survey on EHRs, our top guest posts, and World Congress 13th Annual Health Information Technology Summit.
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CHIME’s New Vision Statement Reflects Evolving Role of the CIO
Healthcare is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. Payment models are shifting away from volume to a focus on value. Providers more engaged in population health management. Consumers are becoming more active in their care choices, and more.
HIE Rundown 10-22-15
Health information exchange is happening all around. This week’s HIE rundown includes: Mobile Heartbeat partners with CDW, three health information organizations join PA Patient & Provider Network, & NATE transfers Provider Trust Bundle to CAHIE.
AMA Coding Workgroup to Accelerate Integration of Telehealth Services
The AMA took a significant step toward its goal of accelerating digital medicine into clinic practice with the foundational meeting of an AMA-sponsored workgroup charged with facilitating the integration of the latest technological advances in telehealth services into the Current Procedural Terminology code set.
AHRQ: Making Health Care Safer and Higher Quality for Every American
By Richard Kronick PhD – The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, an agency within HHS, is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America’s health care system.
Thoughts on the Digital Health Gold Rush
By Lisa Suennen – Digital health is viewed as a potential panacea for our healthcare woes, shedding light on the healthcare system darkness through a magical blend of mobile technology, sensors, data, analytics, interoperability and consumer engagement.
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Improve Transparency and Performance of Health IT Systems
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen accountability and improve transparency in health IT systems.
CMS Issues More Answers to EHR Incentive Program Questions
CMS maintains a FAQ database on questions submitted for answers having to do with provider programs. Tthe latest entries on the EHR Incentive Program include switching EHRs.
This Week in #HealthIT
This weeks highlights from our Storify. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, industry still culling through Final Rules, Joy Rios book on ABCs of PQRS, and Register for our first Expert Panel Webcast!