By David Hom – Just as it is easy to lead a horse to water but difficult to make him drink, healthcare organizations often find that it is easy to tell patients how to take care of their health but difficult to get them to take action.
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By Dr. Kevin Keck – Providers breathed a sigh of relief when the final Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) regulations were released in October.
By Andy Bindman MD – With the change in administration, I am departing as the AHRQ Director. This is not my preference, but a reality of our political process. I’ll soon be leaving to return to my work as a primary care physician and a health services researcher at the University of California San Francisco.
By Abhinav Shashank – A few days ago, the HHS Office of Inspector General released a report highlighting the 10 biggest management and performance challenges the healthcare industry is facing, and again, EHRs and health IT have made it to the list.
By Sou Chon Young – Rapidly changing payment methods. Shift from fee-for-service to value-based care. Declining insurance reimbursements. Increased government regulations. Sound familiar? The litany of changes impacting the healthcare industry appears to grow longer every day.
PwC’s Health Research Institute new report highlights the top 10 issues expected to have the greatest impact on the industry this year and offers a look back at key trends that will help shape the coming year. So, what will 2016 bring us?
By William Hersh – One of my ongoing concerns for data analytics/data science/Big Data in biomedicine and health is that despite the growth of articles and other writing, the accomplishments of using these tools, especially as would be documented in peer-review journals, continues to be small.
Nearly every large health network has made an attempt to consolidate data from multiple sources into some type of data warehouse. However, having the data in one place does not make it useful or trusted as a source for business intelligence.
Beyond Prediction William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor One of my ongoing concerns for data analytics/data science/Big Data in biomedicine and…