Category: Analytics

With one month left in the 2014 reporting period, 77 percent of hospitals eligible to attest to Stage 2 of the meaningful use program have already done so, according to figures presented at the Jan. 13, 2015, HIT Policy Committee meeting. With one month left in the 2014 reporting period, 77 percent of hospitals eligible…

Stage 3 proposed rules are currently under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – the last stop before being released for public comment. A description accompanying the rules suggest that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may revise the 2015 reporting period, change program timelines and propose a new single definition…

The winner of the Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) contract has yet to be chosen, and it could be a while before that happens, but IBM and Epic will be ready if their team is called. The winner of the Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) contract has yet to…

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has received the proposed rule for meaningful use Stage 3 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with publication in the Federal Register expected in the next six weeks. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has received the proposed rule for meaningful use Stage 3…

Compared with their staff, physicians were less likely to have strong confidence in their department’s ability to solve meaningful use (MU) implementation problems, according to a recent study published in published in BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making. Compared with their staff, physicians were less likely to have strong confidence in their department’s ability to…

Randy Hicks, M.D., CEO of Regional Medical Imaging, an independent imaging center organization in Flint, Michigan, shares his perspectives on the meaningful use journey, standards, the current HIT market, and the future of radiological practice Regional Medical Imaging (RMI) is an independently owned and operated imaging center organization established in 1985 that encompasses six diagnostic…

Analytics-based U.S. tech firm Inovalon files for IPO Inovalon Holdings, a data analytics vendor focused on healthcare, files a $500 million IPO. Blue Cross starts health system payouts for value-based contracts In Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield pays out $25 million to five hospitals that signed value-based reimbursement contracts in 2011 and 2012. Wilmington doctor…

A new study has determined that while more pediatricians are using electronic health record (EHR) systems, qualifying for meaningful use is another story altogether. A new study has determined that while more pediatricians are using electronic health record (EHR) systems than ever before, qualifying for meaningful use is another story altogether. The study, from researchers…

There is a school of thought in healthcare recruiting that organizations in flux should delay major hires until the dust settles and stability returns. Today the pace of change has quickened and, in many organizations, it seems the dust never really settles. Hitting the pause button on executive hiring may result in missed opportunities from…

More than half of electronic health record (EHR) vendors—58 percent— scored in the “D” grade range for their culture of security, according to a report from Corl Technologies, an Atlanta-based security risk management solution provider. More than half of electronic health record (EHR) vendors—58 percent— scored in the “D” grade range for their culture of…