Blockchain: A Bulls-Eye for Healthcare IT Interoperability?
By D’Arcy Gue – It’s no exaggeration to say that our EHR systems’ lack of interoperability is the single strongest barrier to nationwide population health management.
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Now Available: Presentations from HIMSS17 and QPP Webinars
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently posted new resources to the Quality Payment Program website to help healthcare professionals participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs).
Could Billion Dollar EHRs Bankrupt the Country?
By Irv H. Lichtenwald – Earlier this year, Monmouth University conducted a survey to determine which issues were most important as the country transitions to a new presidential administration.
What Happens When Specialists Don’t Get Patient Records from PCPs
By Christian Kratsas – Communication between primary care physicians (PCPs) and the specialists they refer patients to is paramount to the overall best outcome for the patient. Much of the communication breakdown lies in outdated protocols and manual workflows that some organizations continue to employ.
Connected Care: New Educational Initiative to Raise Awareness of Chronic Care Management
CMS OMH and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy at the HRSA introduced Connected Care, an educational initiative to raise awareness of the benefits of CCM services for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions and to provide health care professionals with support to implement CCM programs.
A-B-C-D-E-F-G…These acronyms are killing me.
By Jack H. Evans – It’s not a CCDA. Really… it’s not. Sometimes, acronyms feel like a recipe for a headache. There’s nothing quite like initials to make communications hard. Technology is full of them, though, and so is medicine. We’re at the intersection of both industries, on a street corner I call “Acronym Central.”
What’s Happening with Value Based Reimbursement in 2017
By Marilyn Agbeko – To Repeal or not to repeal; that is NOT the question. Not when it comes value based care and the basic tenets of tying reimbursement to quality. At least, not that we’ve seen yet, and I daresay, not that we will see any time soon.
HIPAA Compliance and Cloud Service Providers
By Grant Elliott – Having patients feel safe sharing sensitive health information is critical to the future of informed population health. How can you ensure that you are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) when sharing this information with 3rd parties?
Telemedicine News & Updates 3-20-2017
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news includes Jefferson Health, Zeriscope, and IBIS World. This week’s post also offers the latest in telemedicine news from the states including West Virginia, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, and North Carolina.