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Category: Healthcare Industry News
Technology Alone Isn't Healthcare's Savior
Date: March 14th, 2013Source: InformationWeek HealthcareTopics: EHRs, Health ITIf you believe everything you read and hear, technology is the Holy Grail of our industry. It will "fix" just about everything that's broken in healthcare. That's a presumption fueled by human nature: Gravitate toward simplicity and immediate gratification. Technology is tangible, something we can install, turn on and it works. But what exactly should we expect from this working technology? Have we done a thorough job of defining what we want to accomplish and then addressed all of the components that go into ensuring we succeed?
Read MoreThe Case for an HIE: How State's Providers Are Improving Care, Coordination
Date: March 6th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: HIE, Meaningful Use, Care CoordinationHealth information exchanges (HIE) can improve care coordination. They're also helping providers meet challenging Stage 2 requirements for CMS' meaningful use program. But still, the lion's share of practices still aren't connected to one. Click here to find out more! That's less so the case in Kansas, one of a growing number of states that' s recognized for establishing a successful HIE that providers are adopting. And though there are still those reticent doctors who prefer paper, more and more of them are opting to connect to HIE networks for purposes of sharing and exchanging data.
Read MoreACO Success Requires Taking Health IT to Next Level
Date: March 5th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: Health IT, Accountable CareHealth IT can help physicians improve the quality of care they provide patients; it can also help physicians identify and prevent potential patient health problems from occurring; it can even help them do these things while reducing healthcare spending. The trick, however, is that to do all of these things, providers need to leverage technology in the right ways. That’s according to internal medicine physician Charles Kennedy, CEO of Aetna Accountable Care Solutions, which collaborates with and assists providers with transitioning to accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs are groups of providers (practices, medical groups, hospitals) that partner up to improve care quality while reducing care costs. If successful, providers share in the cost savings.
Read MoreGetting Patients Engaged in Care and in Meeting Meaningful Use
Date: March 5th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: Meaningful Use, Patient EngagementIn the Stage 1 rules to meaningful use of their EHRs, physicians and their practices had to step up the way they collected and shared patient data. Now in Stage 2, they will have to continue those efforts, but also be prepared to get patients more involved with their own health information, beginning in 2014.
Read MoreHow One Doctor Uses His Mobile EHR to Coordinate Care
Date: March 5th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: EHRs, Mobile Health, Care CoordinationCoordinating care with other providers is becoming more important in the digital age. And a growing number of mobile devices are making it much easier. In this podcast, recorded live from the HIMSS13 conference in New Orleans, Michael Jordan, founder and practicing physician at East Lake Pediatrics in Trinity, Fla., shares his experience with implementing an mobile EHR and using it to coordinate care.
Read MoreAchieving EHR Optimization at Your Medical Practice
Date: March 4th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: EHRs, Physician Workflow, Patient CareEHR optimization is not just about getting the most out of the technology solution your practice has invested in. Instead, notes Trenor Williams, MD, CEO and co-founder of health IT firm Clinovations, it is about how you utilize your EHR as just one tool to improve the care of individuals and populations. "At the end of the day," notes Williams, "all of us as physicians, as providers, as practices, we want to take better care of our patients. …I believe access to data, access to information, will allow us to do that more efficiently and more effectively."
Read MoreComputerized Provider Order Entry Cuts Medication Errors, Study Shows
Date: February 22nd, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Physician Workflow, Medication ReconciliationA new report, supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), demonstrates that processing prescriptions through computerized provider order entry can cut drug errors in half, and could avoid more than 17 million adverse incidents annually.
Read MoreNumbers, Numbers and More Numbers
Date: February 14th, 2013Source: The Wall Street JournalTopics: Data AnalyticsUnder pressure to do more with less, insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and health care providers are all pushing data analysis to new heights. Insurers have been crunching numbers for years to figure out which patients are most likely to generate high costs. Now other groups are gauging probabilities of relapses, and the likelihood of a patient's not taking his or her medicine. Using models that draw on massive troves of medical and other data, some are also focusing on seemingly healthy individuals, trying to prevent problems before they occur.
Read MoreONC Calls on EHR Vendors to Play Fair, Or Face Regulation
Date: February 7th, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Meaningful Use, Health ITAt a Feb. 6 meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, MD, said that, by and large, electronic health record vendors have their customers’ best interests at heart. But to the few who don’t, he gave a stern warning: Abide by what is "moral and right," or face more regulation. Mostashari’s comments came by way of clarification to opening remarks he gave at last month's HIT Policy Committee meeting. He wanted to make sure that the vendors who are doing right by providers and society’s interest do not mistake him for coming down on them. He was speaking to the few exceptions, when he made remarks at the Jan. 8 meeting.
Read MoreThree Ways Health IT Helps Combat the Flu
Date: February 6th, 2013Source: http://www.physbiztech.com/best-practices/3-ways-health-it-helps-combat-flu?email=cbaker@corhio.org&GroupID=116654Topics: Health IT, Patient CareThe news has been abuzz about the recent explosion of influenza across the country. It becomes more alarming with every flu-related death, and its spread doesn’t seem to be slowing down. As a physician or office manager, it’s important to ensure your patients – particularly those in high-risk groups – are protected against any risks. But since you’re a veteran, you know accomplishing this is often a logistical nightmare. Can health IT help? Yes!
Read MoreStudy: EHRs Boost Quality of Care at Federal Health Centers
Date: February 4th, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: EHRs, Health IT, Patient CareHealth IT adoption at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) has yielded significant quality of care improvements, a new study has found, even as the health centers are still coming up to speed with meaningful use. A study in the journal BMC Health Services Research examined 776 FQHCs using data from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2009 National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers, measuring the extent of electronic health record and health information exchange use and associated quality of care across several functions.
Read MoreValue of Structured Data to Interoperability, Meaningful Use
Date: February 4th, 2013Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Meaningful Use, InteroperabilityIn order for all the data capture taking place in the earliest stages of the EHR Incentive Programs to prove valuable to not only coordinated care but also population health and clinical research, the information flowing in and out of EHR and health IT systems need structure. Although data appear in two forms — structured and unstructured — the former will be more a catalyst for change than the latter as a result of how effectively it can support both primary and secondary and tertiary objectives.
Read MoreReport: Adoption of EHRs by Family Physicans to Exceed 80% in 2013
Date: February 4th, 2013Source: Annals of Family MedicineTopics: EHRs, Meaningful Use, Primary CareTwo independent data sets yielded convergent results, showing that adoption of EHRs by family physicians has doubled since 2005, exceeding other office-based physicians as a group, and is likely to surpass 80% by 2013. Adoption varies at a state level. Further monitoring of trends in EHR adoption and characterizing their capacities are important to achieve comprehensive data exchange necessary for better, affordable health care.
Read MoreThe Truth Behind "Free" EHRs
Date: January 25th, 2013Source: Healthcare Technology Online Topics: EHRsEveryone loves free stuff. There’s just something so intoxicating about receiving a product or service without having to shell out your hard-earned dollars in return. Doctors aren’t immune to this sensation. This is one of the reasons several “free” ambulatory EHR platforms have become so popular with physician practices — particularly independent practitioners. However, for this demographic, a free EHR can mean more than a sense of euphoria. In many cases, the ability to sidestep the often substantial upfront costs necessary to implement an EHR can keep a practice from shutting its doors or physicians from taking an early retirement.
Read MoreEHR Adoption Pitfalls, Strategies to Overcome Problems Are Focus of White Paper
Date: January 23rd, 2013Source: AAFP News Now Topics: EHRs, Primary CareThe ability of primary care practices to successfully adopt and use electronic health records (EHRs) is driven, in large part, by how well they integrate EHRs into six major practice areas. That's according to a white paper recently issued by Qualis Health, a nonprofit health care consulting company that manages the Washington and Idaho Regional Extension Center (WIREC).
Read MoreGrowing Pains As Doctors' Offices Adopt Electronic Records
Date: January 22nd, 2013Source: National Public RadioTopics: EHRs, Physician WorkflowInformation technology has transformed much of the American economy, but its use in health care still lags, especially when it comes to electronic medical records. Here's an example: The state of Colorado runs a computerized registry where any provider who gives a child a vaccine can report that information. The system should help kids stay current with their immunizations. But the state's computer system isn't compatible with most of the ones doctors use, so many practices don't update the central database because it's just too much extra data entry, says Dr. Allison Kempe, director of the Children's Outcomes Research Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Read MoreEHR Adoption Could Exceed 80% by 2013, New Study Finds
Date: January 15th, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: EHRs, Meaningful Use, Primary CareFamily physicians are adopting electronic health records (EHRs) at a much faster rate than previous data suggested, reaching a nearly 70% adoption rate nationwide, new study findings reveal. The study, published in the January/February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, shows EHR adoption by family physicians has doubled since 2005, with researchers estimating that the adoption rate will exceed 80% by 2013.
Read MoreONC Contest Finds Ways to Make EHRs More Readable, Patient-Friendly
Date: January 15th, 2013Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: EHRs, Health ITThe Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has announced winners of a contest to convert printed text-based electronic health records into far more consumer-friendly versions. The goal is to make it easier for consumers to find and understand information in a printed record, whether downloaded via the government-funded Blue Button technology or through proprietary vendor technology.
Read MoreTen Tech Predictions for Medical Practices in 2013
Date: January 11th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: HIE, EHRs, Health ITYes, portals and mobile EHRs were big in 2012 — but will they continue to make headlines in 2013? And what about stuff like ICD-10 training, health information exchanges (HIEs), and telemedicine? We asked more than a dozen healthcare IT experts, including physicians, consultants, and administrators, to give us their predictions for the coming year. Here’s what we’re hearing, technology-wise...
Read MoreConsumers Now Call for Meaningful Use
Date: January 10th, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Meaningful Use, Patient EngagementMeaningful use -- it's not just for healthcare providers anymore. Patients are paying attention to what meaningful use of electronic health data entails and why it's important; they're understanding, and now they want it. The federal government's ambitious plan to drive health IT adoption worked its way into the conversation Jan. 7 at the Digital Health Summit, a two-day workshop in the midst of the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas.
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