By Kelly Cronin & Ahmed E. Haque – Beginning this month, ONC is partnering with the CMS to develop specialized technical assistance as well as comprehensive online health IT tools and resources for State Innovation Model (SIM) states.
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By Justin Gressel – Disney and healthcare are worlds apart in their product offering and purpose. While healthcare is largely a utilitarian service offering (i.e., patients need a problem to be resolved), guests visit Disney parks seeking an exciting, carefree experience. Despite the obvious differences, success can be measured similarly; what kind of experience did the guest have?
By Melinda Outlaw – Healthcare organizations are facing an overwhelming number of complex changes related to new initiatives, government regulations and the optimization of current processes. Many of these changes are regulatory generated, while others are competitively motivated, policy-driven and/or a result of customer derived requirements.
By Terry Edwards – In a recent survey of nearly 1,000 health system professionals conducted online by Harris Poll and released by PerfectServe, there’s a wide disparity in understanding and opinion between administrative and clinical respondents on some critical issues.
By Bennett Lauber – Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theories of cognitive development helped pioneer the field of developmental psychology and influenced generations of elementary school curriculum.
By Donald M. Burt, MD – Some things in life are perfect as they are; you could not ask for more. Maybe it’s that idyllic vacation spot you return to time and again. Or a restaurant that never disappoints. Most things in life, however, could stand at least a little improvement.
By Jonathan Catley – Unlike a majority of marketers who promote a single product, healthcare marketers don’t often have the luxury of honing in on one specific target market.
By William Hersh, MD – Lately I have received requests for advice from physicians in training asking what they can do to make themselves more competitive for clinical informatics fellowship positions. In some sense these are similar to the emails I receive from established physicians asking about eligibility for the clinical informatics subspecialty here and now.
By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: Inquiry@meaningfuluseaudits.com The initial notifications of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) meaningful…