Current Reports and Surveys of Interest
Some informative reports about the current and future state of the health IT industry focusing on EHRs, hospitals and mobile technology, value based reimbursements, and professional compensation.
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How Better Data Management Improves Healthcare Practices
By Kayla Matthews – Clutter, general disorganization and fragmented systems are never good. But in the medical industry — which happens to be wrought with these issues — it’s more than just bad. It’s damaging and downright dangerous.
Health Information Management: A Look at 2017 and Predictions for 2018
By Rita Bowen – As we enter 2018, HIM and compliance professionals have the opportunity to reflect on healthcare privacy and security in 2017, look at lessons learned, and make predictions as to what’s next.
The Potential that Interoperability Offers
By Teresa Rivera – When you think of health information exchange (HIE), you probably envision doctors receiving hospital admission and discharge alerts, or accessing critical medical records.
Food, Shelter, Health Insurance – #SDOH
By David Harlow – It is often said that social determinants of health are more important than many of the things we think of as more closely associated with health, such as health care services, health literacy, engagement in one’s own health care, adherence to prescribed health care treatment and medication.
Food, Shelter, Health Insurance – #SDOH
By David Harlow – It is often said that social determinants of health are more important than many of the things we think of as…
Could HIEs Save Medicare Billions Each Year?
By Teri Thomas – HIEs are hubs for sharing clinical and administrative data across the boundaries of healthcare organizations and the healthcare community. Unfortunately, many were put in place without experienced leadership and without sustainable business models.
How Data Will Change Healthcare – And the World
By Dhaya Sivakumar – Whether it’s our mobile phones taking note of our location, wearables recording our heartrates, or websites collecting information about what links we click and how long we spend on a page, humans have inadvertently become large-scale data producers, and the quantity of data being produced is increasing exponentially.
Is Biometric Identification the Answer to Patient Data Integrity Issues?
By Leala M. Williams – Long gone are the days of standalone demographic and paper medical record files in a physician office. A patient’s record is now digital and likely exists in multiple hospitals, physician offices, and other ancillary services across cities, states, and countries.