By Louis Devaleix – My business partner and I operated a multi-state behavioral health organization with 10 facilities across five states. We struggled with the lack of accountability and transparency in our operations, feeling as though we were running our business blindly.
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By April Miller – When health systems acquire electronic health record add-ons, end users typically have high expectations that these purchases will help them make better clinical decisions, improve patient care and speed up workflows. Yet to get the most out of these investments, hospitals must think carefully about their strategy.
By Ellie Gabel – Even as industry professionals have infused digital functionality into countless medical devices, the bandage has remained virtually unchanged. Thanks to AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), it is finally entering the 21st century. With the smart bandage, physicians can continuously monitor wounds to identify complications early.
Thanks to years of American Medical Association advocacy, physician practices will soon benefit from long-overdue federal reforms that make sharing patient data faster, easier, and more complete—without extra logins, endless clicking, or expensive add-ons.
By Frank Forte – Despite the widespread adoption of electronic health record systems and advances in interoperability, healthcare organizations continue to face significant hurdles in managing their revenue cycle operations, particularly when handling the most challenging areas of reimbursement.
By Chris Emper – In December 2016, the U.S. Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, in part to mandate that different EHR systems, hospitals, and physician groups share patient data in compliance with new information blocking rules.
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – A decade ago, as EHRs were rapidly implemented across the country, ONC sought to make sure these newly implemented technologies were interoperable. Since 2014, ONC has tracked progress toward widespread interoperability among hospitals and physicians by measuring…
By Ashley Lee – Everyone involved in healthcare knows that achieving greater efficiency in work processes is critical for reducing costs and improving the quality of patient care. However, legacy ERH technology is holding back such a transformation.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the first TEFCA Applicant QHINs approved, an upcoming SDOH Learning Forum, public feedback for the Draft USCDI v4 & more.