Twitter #DHC14 Hashtag Highlights
The New York eHealth Collaborative’s fourth annual Digital Health Conference 2014 was held at Pier Sixty in New York City this week. Here are some highlights from the events twitter feed #DHC14.
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This Week’s Federal Advisory Committee Schedule
Don’t miss these HIT Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee meetings scheduled for this week.
Improving Collections and Boosting Patient Satisfaction through Patient Estimation
At the MGMA Annual Conference in October, Cindy Welch joined me in a presentation to talk about how she overcame challenges that virtually every practice faces today—including higher co-payments, HDHPs, uninsured patients, inaccurate insurance information, staff’s reluctance to ask patients for money, and patients’ reluctance to pay.
MGMA 14: Beacon Partners Discuss Best Practices for Transitioning to ICD-10
The annual MGMA conference gives medical practices an opportunity to learn, collaborate and network with peers. Always Forward was the theme for this year’s conference held in Las Vegas this year. One topic everyone seemed to be talking about was next year’s ICD-10 deadline.
MGMA14: Navicure CEO Discusses Challenges Faced by Providers
On our MGMA 14 interview with the CEO of Navicure, Jim Denny talks about how forward-thinking medical practices are handling the rise in patient responsibility due to higher deductibles and co-pays. He also talks about the lack of progress made in transitioning to ICD-10.
Interviews at MGMA Annual Conference 2014
MGMA reported over 4700 attendees at the conference and more than 300 exhibitors at MGMA14 in Las Vegas. At the conference I had the opportunity to meet several of the participants to chat with them on why they were there and what they were bringing to exhibit.
MGMA Theme Holds True: Always Forward
Going along with this year’s theme of Always Forward, it came as no surprise that many companies made a point to demonstrate the ways they are working toward proactive healthcare. Be it through predictive analytics, care coordination, quality measurement, or patient engagement, the overarching goals to help practices better meet the needs of their patients, to address the issues that impact healthcare, and to drive excellence shined through.
MGMA14: Interview with Allscripts on Open Systems and Mobile Health
At MGMA14 in Las Vegas, we spoke with Greg White, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Allscripts TouchWorks business unit. In the interview, Greg shared his thoughts on how open platform systems are key to advancing interoperability.
MGMA Physician Practice Research on Physician Quality Reporting Programs
More than 82% of physician group practices responding to the MGMA Physician Practice Assessment: Medicare Quality Reporting Programs* research reported they actively engage in internal processes to improve clinical quality for the patients they serve.