Category: HIE
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What Can the Chicago Blackhawks’ Joel Quenneville Teach Healthcare Executives about Leadership?
0 Beyond facile sports anecdotes and well-worn metaphors, it turns out that really great professional sports coaching does actually have a lot in common with really great healthcare leadership and management When the Chicago Blackhawks skated to Stanley Cup victory on home ice at the United Center in downtown Chicago on Sunday evening, ‘Hawks fans…
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HIStalk Interviews Robert Clark, MD, Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Robert Clark, MD is chief of pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He is a co-author of the newly published article in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled “Evaluation of Electronic Medical Record Vital Sign Data Versus a Commercially Available Acuity Score in Predicting Need for Critical Intervention at a Tertiary…
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ABC Medical Home program achieves significant health improvement for people with depression
The Aging Brain Care Medical Home, a novel population health management program implemented in the homes of older adults achieves significant health improvement for individuals with depression and also substantial stress reduction in family caregivers of dementia patients, according to a new study by investigators from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research…
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How Payer-Provider Collaboration Has Fueled Data Exchange in Pennsylvania
Several years ago, payers and providers in Southeastern Pennsylvania joined forces to build a unique HIE. Today, data is being exchanged amongst the metro region’s overlapping health systems that have historically competed with each other. Philadelphia, not unlike many other major cities, is a metropolis with several overlapping health systems. Richard Snyder, M.D., senior vice…
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CHIME: Data exchange, telemedicine reimbursement vital to improving chronic disease care
Widespread health information exchange, revised telemedicine reimbursement policies and patient empowerment are all necessary to bolster treatment and prevention of chronic diseases, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives said in a letter to legislators serving in the Senate Finance Committee’s Chronic Care Working Group this week. read more Read more from originating source…
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4 tips for engaging physicians in ICD-10 training
When it comes to ICD-10 preparation, a wise course would be to control what you can and prepare for what you can’t, says Adam L. Myers, M.D., chief medical officer of Texas Health Physicians Group. read more Read more from originating source…
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American Thoracic Society releases recommendations on achieving good quality sleep
The American Thoracic Society has released a policy statement with recommendations for clinicians and the general public on achieving good quality sleep and getting an adequate quantity of sleep. Read more from originating source…
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People are long way from achieving universal health coverage, shows new report
A WHO and World Bank Group report launched today shows that 400 million people do not have access to essential health services and 6% of people in low- and middle-income countries are tipped into or pushed further into extreme poverty because of health spending. Read more from originating source…
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Incorporating More Social and Behavioral Data Into an EHR
You all have seen the stats about how our social and behavioral data is a much bigger predictor of our health and wellness than the 15 minutes of data that’s collected during a doctors visit. When people talk about the out of control costs of US healthcare, they often point to these stats and talk…
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Intralign Health inks physician participation agreement with CareFirst
Intralign Health, LLC, a specialty healthcare services provider, announced today that it has signed a physician participation agreement with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a not-for-profit health insurer serving approximately 3.4 million individuals. The agreement allows Surgical First Assistants (SFAs) in-network status for their support of surgeons in Maryland hospitals. …read more