Author: trident50
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Incomplete info sets a roadblock to provider use of big data
Healthcare firms are trying to leap from the Stone Age to the Information Age in real time, according to consultant Randy Bean. read more …read more
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Legislators seek ideas to improve digital healthcare landscape
A white paper released Tuesday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee seeks information on how to improve the digital healthcare landscape. read more …read more
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Former ONC chief launches startup
With characteristic poetic flourish and $4.5 million in seed money, former ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, MD, today launched Aledade, a startup aimed at helping primary care doctors “do well by doing good,” he said. To that end, he will help physicians form accountable care organizations. The poetry is inherent in the company moniker. read more…
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EHR Adoption: Step One to Successful Population Health Management – Breakaway Thinking
The following is a guest blog post by Todd Stansfield from The Breakaway Group (A Xerox Company). Check out all of the blog posts in the Breakaway Thinking series. The Managed Care movement dramatically transformed healthcare in the 1990s. For the first time, our industry discovered increased margins by conserving the services we provided. Now,…
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Mostashari Launches ACO Creation Company for Independent Physicians
Former National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, MD, MSc announced this morning the launch of Aledade, a new company that will help independent physicians form Accountable Care Organizations. The Bethesda, MD startup is backed by $4.5 million in seed funding from Venrock. Mostashari said in a statement, “Empowering doctors on the front lines of medicine with cutting…
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Frontrunner for no. 2 GOP House post seen as health policy ‘blank slate’
A CQ Healthbeat look at Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California finds a light footprint when it comes to health care matters. Meanwhile, physician and health care groups seek an extension of a health law provision that boosts Medicaid payments to primary care doctors. …read more
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Kareo and Falcon EHR Cooperate to Deliver Cloud-Based Solution to Nephrology Practices
Kareo Inc., has announced the launch of a new cooperative relationship with Falcon EHR, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. Together, the companies provide an integrated solution of software and services designed to help nephrologists successfully manage the clinical and business aspects of their practice. Physicians use Kareo Practice Management software to complete tasks…
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Regenstrief becomes member of ConvergeHEALTH’s real-world evidence, analytics consortium
ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. are announcing that Regenstrief, an internationally recognized informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH’s real-world evidence and analytics consortium. …read more
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5 unique EHR contract stipulations
It’s well established that vendor electronic health record and related contracts heavily favor the vendor to the detriment of the provider. Many of them limit the vendor’s liability, require… read more …read more
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Kansas Medicaid-CHIP enrollment rises despite tight eligibility standards
In Illinois, Medicaid coverage of adult dental and podiatry care is restored following a two-year cut. Unlike its neighboring states of Missouri and Nebraska, where significant decreases have been reported, Kansas has seen a significant jump in the number of people enrolled in its Medicaid-CHIP programs, even without loosening its relatively tight eligibility standards. …read…