Author: trident50
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Your Health System Is Merging; What Does It Mean for IT?
0 CIOs on both sides of a merger must figure out how to blend IT organizations and platforms. Many merging organizations appoint a chief integration officer, according to consulting firm CSC. The integration officer can plan what the future state will look like by involving an IT governance committee and senior managers of large projects…
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Health IT Policy Committee Hearing To Consider Certification Program Optimization
On May 7th, the Health IT Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on the ONC Health IT Certification Program in Washington, DC. Providers, health information exchange organizations, technology developers, certification bodies and testing labs will discuss lessons learned, the attributes of an ideal certification program, how it can be improved going forward, and how…
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What Is The Cost Of Fraud Prevention In Healthcare?
Among other things, credit card companies prevent enormous volumes of fraud. In exchange for their services, credit card companies typically charge about 2.5% of merchant revenue. The cost of fraud prevention for most merchants is no more than 2.5% of revenues. But healthcare is rarely paid for by credit card. The vast majority of payments…
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CMS issues 2015 proposed IPPS rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Wednesday issued a proposed rule for 2015 that reduces payment for readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions, but provides no changes to the controversial two-midnight rule. read more …read more
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Johns Hopkins CMIO: Stage 2 MU May Lead to ‘Digital Divide’
0 John Hopkins’ CMIO Peter Greene, M.D., used his organization as an example of how difficult the transition to an enterprise-wide EHR can be, even for a sophisticated academic medical center. The Epic deployment at Hopkins involves 20,000 users, 400 types of users roles. 93 clinical specialties, 460 clinical departments, 200 message folder types, 561…
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Creating HIE Sustainability in New Hampshire
Across healthcare, success in creating a sustainable HIE has been spotty at best. At the New Hampshire Health Information Organization (NHHIO), leaders explain how the “keeping it simple” mentality has been the driving force for an influential HIE that will be fully self-sustaining for at least the next three years. For many organizations, success in…
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Medfusion, Allscripts End Strategic Relationship over Money
Medfusion, the Cary, N.C.-based provider of patient portal technology, is no longer aligning strategically with Allscripts due to “unresolved payment disputes.” Medfusion, the Cary, N.C.-based provider of patient portal technology, is no longer aligning strategically with Allscripts due to “unresolved payment disputes.” Despite the fact that contract is terminated, Medfusion says it is still providing…
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The Explosion in PHI Data Breaches: Houston, We Have a Problem
0 Another day, another HIPAA breach at a healthcare organization has been a theme for the health IT industry lately. Now is the time for organizations to implement preventative methods—rather than reactive ones— if they want the PHI attacks to cease. Another day, another HIPAA breach at a healthcare organization. Unfortunately, from a data security…
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Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services
Under a 2012 court settlement, the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to relax rules that said seniors could get these services only if they continued to improve. But many providers are still unaware of the new regulations. …read more
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A healthcare IT security spending wish list
Where should healthcare organization focus their security spending in 2014? With cyber attacks growing more sophisticated and with more severe regulatory enforcement in place, it’s a vital question, says John D. Halamka, CIO of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. read more …read more