Field of Quality Measures at Critical Juncture
The Melody Of Quality Measures: Harmonize And Standardize By Thomas Tsang, MD and Faraz Ahmad, MD With unsustainably high costs and tremendous gaps in quality…
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Meaningful Use Webcast Transitions to Internet Radio
Last week at HIMSS we transitioned our weekly MU Live! webcast to the Internet radio station HealthcareNOWradio.com. MU Live! debuted last July as a thirty minute talk…
Will Patients Opt-out of HIEs Over Privacy Concerns?
Health Information Exchanges and Privacy What if everyone opts out? America has a love hate relationship with the Internet. On the one hand we love…
Million Hearts Initiative and American Heart Month
HHS and ONC Initiatives Since 1963, Congress has required the president to proclaim February “American Heart Month.” Heart disease is the leading cause of death…
Health Care Sector Creates Most Jobs this Decade
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of February 10th This information was…
EHR Issues in Recording and Documenting Clinical Data
How EHRs Present Clinical Data Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions Author: Keys to EMR/EHR Success With paper exam notes, the doctor and staff record information and…
ACO’s and New Health Reform
KPIs Assessment Tool for ACO’s and Health Reform Sarianne Gruber MPH, MS SG Healthcare Analytics LLC sgruber2004@optonline.net I have been collaborating on projects that integrate…
Tavenner, Care Innovation Summit, and Senate Hearings
Confirmation of Acting CMS Administrator Tavenner Uncertain The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, the ONC, West Wireless Health Institute, and Health Affairs co-hosted last…
Upcoming Health Care and Medical Conferences
Health Care Conferences Focused on Emerging Technologies Does the HIMSS conference have you thinking about other conferences to consider this Spring? Check out some great…