Author: trident50
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Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP’s report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations
The final battle of the war over the Affordable Care Act is being waged today over expanding Medicaid. … The refusal of more than half the states to cover so many of their neediest citizens -; the number who have fallen into the “coverage gap” is estimated at 5 million -; amazes and frustrates health…
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Washington Debrief: CMS Plans to Link MU, Quality Data to Medicare Reimbursement
By tying hospital reimbursement to participation in Meaningful Use, the federal government is taking another significant step in healthcare payment and delivery reform. The proposal solidifies a permanent role for the Meaningful Use program beyond the period of incentive payments, and it further binds quality reporting for IQR and MU. Government Signals New ICD-10 Deadline,…
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DirectTrust Network Expands, Now Serves Nearly 200,000 Individual Accounts
The Washington, D.C.-based DirectTrust, a non-profit trade alliance that advances secure, health information exchange (HIE) via the Direct Protocol, has announced that it has expanded its national network to include 26 Direct exchange health information service providers (HISPs). The Washington, D.C.-based DirectTrust, a non-profit trade alliance that advances secure, health information exchange (HIE) via the…
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Online Medical Record Access Outweighs Privacy Risk for Chronic Disease Patients
Americans with chronic health conditions say that the right to access their healthcare records online would outweigh the privacy risks of having that information out there, according to a recent survey from the Chicago-based research and consulting firm, Accenture. Americans with chronic health conditions say that the right to access their healthcare records online would…
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Most RECs plan to stay open after 2014
Most of the regional extension centers established by the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act have been “extremely successful” and expect to remain operational even after federal funding runs out in 2014, according to a new HIMSS report. read more …read more
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U.S. home health tech market to hit $5.8 billion by 2018
Driven by federal mandates and financial stimulus built into the HITECH Act, the U.S. home health technology market will double to reach $5.8 billion by 2018, according to a new report published by IHS. read more …read more
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CIOs sound off on financial implications of ICD-10 delay
When it comes to delays to ICD-10 implementation, healthcare providers feel like they’re crouched at the starting line waiting for a firing gun that never goes off. And hospitals, in particular, are starting to calculate the increasing costs of ICD-10 implementation delays. read more …read more
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Federal research funding for mHealth is welcome news
The National Institutes of Health recently launched a substantive research effort to propel development of new mHealth tools. The effort is aimed at boosting communication between physicians, patients and providers, and improving patient self-management via new tools that will help patients stick to treatment regimens and recovery requirements. The effort is phenomenal news for several…
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The Feds Are Supporting Telemedicine
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently passed a model telehealth policy that promotes virtual visits for first-time encounter. This is notable for 2 reasons: first, many state medical boards liberally borrow from the federal boards, and second, this marks a shift from the old model in which patients were encouraged to see providers…
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Seattle Children’s CISO Cris Ewell: Keys to building a robust data-security plan
Knowing your data and where it resides is the most basic element in building a robust data-security plan, Cris Ewell, CISO of Seattle Children’s Hospital, said in a recent interview. “You have to understand what the threats are and have a process to identify and mitigate those high risks.” read more …read more