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Category: Healthcare Industry News
Electronic records help cancer care: study
Date: May 2nd, 2016Source: The Chronicle JournalTopics: EHRs, Care Coordination, Patient CareA study released last week by the Canada Health Infoway states that 57 per cent of electronic medical record enabled clinics reported that using such records was beneficial for improving quality of care.
Read MoreHospital discharge: It’s one of the most dangerous periods for patients
Date: April 29th, 2016Source: Washington PostTopics: Care Coordination, Transitions of Care, Patient CareMedication mistakes like the one in Oyler’s case — which slipped past both her pharmacist and home health nurses, according to court records — are, in fact, one of the most common complications for discharged patients. The federal government views them as “a major patient safety and public health issue,” and a Kaiser Health News analysis of government records shows such errors are frequently missed by home health agencies.
Read MoreCMS releases MACRA proposed final rule
Date: April 27th, 2016Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)CMS released on Wednesday the proposed final rule for the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The rule establishes the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) which consolidates components of the Physician-Quality Reporting System, the Physician Value-based Payment Modifier, and the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for eligible professionals.
Read MoreHIPAA audit protocol signals audit process underway
Date: April 25th, 2016Source: TechTargetTopics: HIPAAAs it prepares to launch audits of healthcare organizations and their business associates, OCR issues audit protocol as a guide to compliance with HIPAA security and privacy rules.
Read MoreHow are companies harnessing APIs for healthcare?
Date: April 25th, 2016Source: MedCity NewsTopics: Interoperability, API, FHIROne of the first things a new developer in healthcare quickly realizes is integrating and launching your application on top of medical data can be a total nightmare and often a showstopper. There are hundreds of electronic medical record (EMR) vendors and every implementation has a different “flavor” of a handful of competing standards.
Read MoreAs funding ends, Regional Extension Centers adjust business models
Date: April 22nd, 2016Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: Transformation Support Services, Regional Extension CenterAlthough the Regional Extension Center program will officially sunset at the end of 2016, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT estimates that 90 percent of the 62 current RECs will continue to operate nationwide, helping providers to adopt electronic health records and meaningfully use them.
Read MoreBetter Health IT Interoperability Needed to Close Gaps in Care
Date: April 20th, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: HIE, Health IT, Care Coordination, InteroperabilityHealth IT interoperability serves as a considerable barrier to mitigating gaps in care, according to a recent white paper published by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) in partnership with the Louis W. Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation.
Read MorePreparing Your Organization for MACRA 1.0
Date: April 20th, 2016Source: The Healthcare BlogTopics: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Transformation Support Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Although 2019 seems far away, health systems need to start thinking about MACRA now. For the most part, health systems and physicians haven’t realized the impact of this shift; nor have they determined the right strategies. There are several things health systems can do to start preparing for MACRA now:
Read MoreWhat We Know About Value-Based Care Under MACRA, MIPS, APMs
Date: April 19th, 2016Source: RevCycle IntelligenceTopics: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), APMMACRA and its many provisions in Section 101 go into effect in 2019. Here's what we know so far.
Read MoreMACRA-economics 101: Prepare today for tomorrow's outcomes
Date: April 18th, 2016Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Starting in 2019, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will change how they pay physicians in a profound way. Unfortunately, the details are complicated and confusing, and many of the particulars have yet to be worked out, which has led many healthcare leaders to glaze over the details and focus on more immediate concerns
Read MorePCMHs, ACOs More Likely to Use EHRs for Population Health
Date: April 18th, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: EHRs, Medical Home Model, Accountable CareA new survey published this month in the American Journal of Managed Care found that providers who had adopted EHRs in 2012 were significantly more likely than non-users to engage in population health management, patient communication, and care coordination activities.
Read MoreReducing Medicare Spending Through Electronic Information Exchange: The Role of Incentives and Exchange Maturity
Date: April 16th, 2016Source: SSRNTopics: HIE, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesWe find significant cost reductions in healthcare markets that have established operational HIEs, with an average reduction in spending of $139 (1.4% decrease) per Medicare beneficiary per year. We also find that these reductions occur disproportionately in healthcare markets where providers have financial incentives to use an HIE to reduce spending and when HIEs are more mature.
Read MoreTop 5 Ingredients of a Successful Accountable Care Organization
Date: April 15th, 2016Source: RevCycle IntelligenceTopics: HIE, EHRs, Health IT, Accountable Care...health IT can play a role in an ACO’s ability to communicate effectively while managing patients across different care settings. Advanced use of health information exchange and a robust EHR infrastructure can ensure that patient data is available to as many providers as possible
Read MoreREC Impact on Successful Meaningful Use Attestations
Date: April 12th, 2016Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Meaningful Use, Regional Extension CenterRegional extension centers (RECs) played a significant role in boosting meaningful use success, according to a recent report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
Read MoreRegional Extension Centers – Essential On-The-Ground Support for EHR Adoption
Date: April 12th, 2016Source: Health IT BuzzTopics: Meaningful Use, Regional Extension CenterToday the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is releasing a comprehensive evaluation of the Regional Extension Center (REC) program and we’re excited to announce that our efforts have already made a major impact.
Read MoreNew CMS payment model largest multi-payer initiative to date, could include 20K doctors
Date: April 11th, 2016Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Value-Based Care, Medical Home Model, Primary Care, Accountable CareThis morning, CMS announced its largest-ever initiative to change primary care delivery and payment in the U.S. The effort, the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model, will be rolled out in up to 20 regions and can accommodate up to 5,000 practices, encompassing more than 20,000 providers.
Read More1 in 4 Readmissions Avoidable, Researchers Say
Date: April 11th, 2016Source: Health Leaders MediaTopics: HIE, Health IT, Care Coordination, Emergency ServicesMore than half (52%) of readmissions identified as preventable could have been avoided "with efforts made during the initial admission," according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Read MoreBreaking Down the Basics of Population Health Management
Date: April 8th, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: HIE, EHRs, Health IT, Population Health, Accountable CareWhat do healthcare providers need to know about population health management before starting to engage in accountable care? Population health management may be one of the trendiest terms to hit the healthcare scene as the industry works through its myriad reform efforts, but it’s also one of the most elusive.
Read MoreValue-Based Insurance Program Raises Compliance
Date: April 7th, 2016Source: MedPage TodayTopics: Patient Engagement, Value-Based Care, Accountable Care, Patient CareGiving patients economic incentives to participate in health screenings and take their prescribed medications resulted in decreased hospitalizations and increased medication adherence, a small study has found.
Read MoreMental Health Top Priority for Population Health Management
Date: April 7th, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: Population Health, Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Accountable CarePopulation health management aims to provide patient-centered and value-based care to improve the patient outcomes of a particular group. But could population health management goals be undermined if healthcare providers do not have access to behavioral and socio-economic data?
Read MoreWhat Might We Expect in the MACRA Proposed Rule?
Date: April 6th, 2016Source: The Healthcare BlogTopics: MACRA, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Nearly a year ago President Obama signed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) into law. MACRA, among other things, repeals the 1997 Balanced Budget Act’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula for calculating annual updates to Medicare Part B physician and other eligible professionals’ payment rates.1 The proposed rule, expected to be published in the next few weeks, is highly anticipated because the rewards and penalties under either MIPS and APMs can be significant.
Read MoreHow to Participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System
Date: April 5th, 2016Source: HealthIT AnalyticsTopics: PQRS, Quality ImprovementSuccessfully attesting to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) in 2016 will help eligible providers avoid major Medicare reimbursement problems in 2018.
Read MoreFee-For-Service to Value-Based Care: The Future is Now
Date: March 31st, 2016Source: RCM AnswersTopics: Value-Based Care, Accountable CareSeveral forward-looking organizations have leapt into the breach and embraced the change. Although there have been bumps along the way, a few have successfully made the transition and offer both a preview into life in the new reimbursement model world and examples of what you need to do as a provider organization to be successful. Here are three examples.
Read MoreCMS Launches New Effort to Improve Care for Nursing Facility Residents
Date: March 24th, 2016Source: CMSTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Long-Term Care, Accountable CareThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it will test whether a new payment model for nursing facilities and practitioners will further reduce avoidable hospitalizations, lower combined Medicare and Medicaid spending, and improve the quality of care received by nursing facility residents.
Read MoreHow EHRs Help Make Successful Accountable Care Organizations
Date: March 21st, 2016Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: EHRs, Care Coordination, Accountable CareEHRs are an invaluable tool for accountable care organizations, offering a system upon which providers can store and reference important patient information and then easily disseminate that information to other care team members.
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