By Jonathan Krasner – We are all well aware of the epidemic of large data breaches that have been occurring recently. Anthem, Blue Cross, UCLA, the list goes on and on. Over 143 million records breached to date – an astounding figure! Since 2009, when the Office of Civil Rights “Wall of Shame” came into existence, there have been over 1,200 breaches of 500 records or more that have been reported.
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As the next phase of health reform is implemented across the country there exists an unprecedented opportunity for industry transformation as integrated health systems, payers and physician groups continue to adopt and evolve Accountable Care models and participate in value based purchasing initiatives.
By Steve Spearman – If you haven’t heard, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center recently agreed to pay a $218,400 settlement to HHS for HIPAA violations, in addition to implementing a “Corrective Action Plan”.
Chief Data Scientist, Dr. Paul Bradley, an expert in the field of predictive analytics and ZirMed’s Chief Data Scientist, has been selected to present at two upcoming big data conferences in Boston and Santa Clara this September.
In July of this year, ProPublica released a searchable database of 16,827 surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare and their individual complication rates. They focused on elective cases because they typically involve healthier patients with the best odds of a smooth recovery.
Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Consumer Health IT Summit hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. This popular event is free and sells out each year. Register today to reserve your seat.
Since 2013, eHealth Initiative and Premier have surveyed public and commercial accountable care organizations to better understand how ACOs are leveraging health information technology to achieve cost savings and quality improvement.
Cerner’s bid for the DoD’s EHR contract has gone unchallenged with the protest period for competing bidders now past. A DoD spokeswoman confirmed no challenges have been filed, clearing the way for Cerner on the planned EHR deployment.
By Dinesh Sheth – Why is it that patients are slow to take charge of their health records? Some articles suggest that management of health information should be a patient-driven initiative and the points that are used to propagate this idea are not without merit.