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Category: Healthcare Industry News
Many EHR Vendors and Providers Block Information Exchange: Study
Date: March 29th, 2017Source: MedScapeTopics: HIE, EHRs, Information Blocking, 21st Century Cures ActHalf of electronic health record (EHR) vendors and a quarter of hospitals and health systems routinely engage in information blocking that restricts data flow between providers with different EHRs, according to officials of public health information exchanges (HIEs) surveyed by researchers at the University of Michigan.
Read MoreSurvey: Nearly 75% of providers are not ready for MACRA or need help
Date: March 29th, 2017Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: MACRA, Transformation Support Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)MACRA is here. While CMS adjusted flexibility for the first year of participation in MACRA, many providers are unprepared for changes that will occur when it goes into full effect next year.
Read MoreAPMs, Health Data Exchange among Top Payer Reform Goals
Date: March 22nd, 2017Source: Health Payer IntelligenceTopics: Accountable Care, APM, Big DataA new report identifies APMs, health data exchange, patient engagement, and community resources as the top four healthcare reform areas.
Read MoreIn Denver, Mining EHR Data for Public Health Monitoring, at a Very Local Level
Date: March 9th, 2017Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics:CHORDS collects, analyzes and presents data from participating partner EHRs into one registry per topic that can be used to monitor population health
Read MoreHealth Data Exchange, EHR Dashboards Underpin a Successful ACO
Date: March 9th, 2017Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Care Coordination, Value-Based Care, Accountable CareAccountable care organizations need optimized EHR dashboards and meaningful health data exchange to achieve quality benchmarks and improve care.
Read MoreImportance of interoperability in healthcare highlighted at HIMSS 2017
Date: March 3rd, 2017Source: Mobile Business InsightsTopics: HIE, InteroperabilityInteroperability in healthcare was one of the main topics featured and discussed at last week’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems and Society (HIMSS) 2017 conference and exhibition in Orlando, Florida., with dozens of competitors working together on how to tackle the concept. Sessions covered a wide variety of issues, from security standards and government programs to patient privacy and industry standards.
Read MoreDisrupting the Pathways of Social Determinants of Health: The Transportation Solution
Date: February 14th, 2017Source: RCM AnswersTopics: Social Determinants of HealthSocial Determinants of Health, as recognized by the World Health Organization, are the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, together with “the systems” that are put in place to deal with illness.
Read MoreEarly Performance in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: A Comparison of Oregon and Colorado
Date: February 13th, 2017Source: JAMA Internal MedicineTopics: Accountable CareHow have expenditures, utilization, and quality changed in Oregon’s Medicaid Accountable Care Organization model in comparison with Colorado’s Medicaid Accountable Care Organization model?
Read MoreTop 4 Ways Payers Could Improve Patient Health Outcomes
Date: February 6th, 2017Source: Health Payer IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Population Health, Value-Based Care, Accountable CareHealth information technology enables payers and providers to work together to eliminate gaps in care and aggregate patient population data. For instance, health information exchange could help public health agencies track which regions are more likely to have patients admitted to hospitals or clinics for suffering asthma attacks. This would enable public health agencies to work on improving primary care access in certain regions and determine if any environmental factors contribute to health issues.
Read MoreMoving Patient Data is Messy, But Blockchain is Here to Help
Date: February 1st, 2017Source: WiredTopics: Interoperability, BlockchainThis makes blockchain incredibly appealing to the doctors and hospitals that need secure access to a patient’s entire health history.
Read MoreReport Highlights Patient Role in Health Data Exchange
Date: January 24th, 2017Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Patient EngagementA recent report on strengthening patient medical data protections calls for policymakers to empower patients to facilitate more effective health data exchange.
Read More21st Century Cures Act Rekindles Information Blocking Debate
Date: January 20th, 2017Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: Interoperability, Information Blocking, 21st Century Cures ActThe 21st Century Cures Act is making information blocking a hot topic again for EHR vendors, providers, and rule makers.
Read MoreWhat Will 2017 Bring for Healthcare Analytics, Interoperability?
Date: January 20th, 2017Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: Interoperability, Population Health, Value-Based Care, Data Analytics2017 is likely to be a red letter year for healthcare analytics as interoperability, machine learning, and population health management bring major changes to the industry.
Read MoreAt the Heart of Population Health: Data
Date: January 17th, 2017Source: Hospitals & Health NetworksTopics: Population Health, Data AnalyticsMany health systems are taking stock of their data-use maturity for population health management. Harnessing all their data in a meaningful way can be a challenge, but mastering data is critical for stratifying patients by risk, a core competency for PHM.
Read More21st Century Cures and the Road Ahead
Date: January 10th, 2017Source: Life as a Healthcare CIOTopics: 21st Century Cures ActWhat can we expected from 21st Century Cures? Here’s an IT centric evaluation.
Read MoreKey Steps for Payers to Improve Population Health Management
Date: January 10th, 2017Source: Health Payer IntelligenceTopics: Population Health, Value-Based CareIn recent years, population health management has become a larger factor in the success of a health insurance company. With more payers transitioning to value-based care reimbursement platforms, the quality of care and patient outcomes have grown in importance for both health plans and medical providers. As such, more payers have focused on improving population health management and targeting data analytics.
Read MoreCMS waives some penalties associated with physician quality reporting system due to ICD-10 code update issues: 4 things to know
Date: January 10th, 2017Source: BeckersTopics: PQRSCMS is waving some penalties associated with failure to meet physician quality reporting system requirements because of incomplete updates to the ICD-10 code sets, according to an American Academy of Family Practitioners report.
Read MoreTwenty-First Century Cures Act Includes HIPAA Provisions
Date: December 23rd, 2016Source: National Law ReviewTopics: HIPAA, 21st Century Cures ActOn December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures Act”), Pub. L. 114-255, which aims to expand medical research and expedite the approvals of drug therapies for patients. The Cures Act also contains several provisions related to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
Read MoreUsing Risk Scores, Stratification for Population Health Management
Date: December 21st, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: Population Health, Data AnalyticsHIEs can be integral data sources in event-based programs, such as readmission reduction or emergency department (ED) utilization management, by offering near real-time data to help manage a health care event and guide care follow-up, the report states.
Read MoreWith Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, Interoperability Moves to the Front Lines
Date: December 16th, 2016Source: Healthcare InformaticsTopics: HIE, Interoperability, 21st Century Cures ActWith President Barack Obama’s signature earlier this week, the landmark 21st Century Cures Act was passed into law. The massive 996-page bill covers a wide array of healthcare issues, perhaps most notably focusing on medical research and changing the approval process for new drugs and medical devices.
Read MoreACOs used health information exchanges and patient engagement health IT for their EHR use more than non-ACOs
Date: December 16th, 2016Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, EHRs, Meaningful Use, Accountable CareAccountable care organizations (ACOs) tend to have stronger health IT and EHR use than non-ACOs, suggesting that the incentives in those care models foster higher quality care than others, says a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Read MoreCMS adds two more Advanced APMs in press to grow participation
Date: December 16th, 2016Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: MACRA, APMCMS announced two more opportunities for clinicians interested in Advanced Alternative Payment Models.
Read MoreWhat Health Care Can Learn from the Transformation of Financial Services
Date: December 16th, 2016Source: Harvard Business ReviewTopics: Value-Based Care, Healthcare, Big DataThe U.S. healthcare system is undergoing a disruptive transformation as it shifts toward a value-based model that makes providers more accountable to their patients and payors.
Read MorePatients frustrated by lack of EHR data interoperability
Date: December 14th, 2016Source: HealthcareIT NewsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Patient Engagement, InteroperabilityA new survey reveals that patients want more connected healthcare, easier access to their records, and more than half have tried to compile their own medical records.
Read MoreCMS' star ratings for hospitals linked to social, economic factors
Date: November 28th, 2016Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Hospital Readmissions, Social Determinants of HealthThe CMS' hospital quality star ratings have been strongly criticized by industry stakeholders and Congress as unfairly tarnishing the reputations of hospitals in low-income communities. A new study reinforces the concerns, concluding that a hospital's rating is heavily influenced by its location's socio-economic conditions.
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