Tag: Health IT
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Will an EMR’s Quality Metrics Differentiate it from Other EMRs?
In the emerging consumer-centered, value-driven U.S. healthcare marketplace, the EHR vendors that survive and thrive will need to differentiate their brand by successfully competing on the value (quality/price) their product actually delivers to its end users. – Bob Coi, MD This is a fascinating look at EMRs and future differentiation in the EHR market. There’s…
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Health system analytics project targets at-risk populations
Catholic Health Initiatives is teaming with Accenture on a nine-month initiative using analytics to identify ways to better monitor and improve care for at-risk populations. The project also aims to… read more
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Analysis of doc notes in EHRs can flag drug interactions
Stanford University researchers touted success in using analysis of free-text notes in electronic health records for surveillance of drug interactions in near real time. read more
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SuccessEHS and Welch Allyn Team Up to Integrate SuccessEHS 6.1 EHR with Welch Allyn Devices
SuccessEHS and Welch Allyn have announced the successful integration of four Welch Allyn devices with the SuccessEHS 6.1 EHR and Practice Management solution. The integration provides effortless data collection with data obtained by the integrated devices flowing directly into the patient’s electronic chart. “The introduction of this connectivity furthers our mission to help clients achieve…
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First Edition: April 11, 2013
Today’s headlines include details regarding how Medicare and Medicaid, as well as funding for the health law’s implementation, fared in President Barack Obama’s budget plan.
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Tavenner moves closer to Senate confirmation to head CMS
Marilyn Tavenner, who has been the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services since 2011, received a warm reception from Democrats and Republicans alike during a Tuesday Senate Finance Committee hearing.
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The truth about the 2 percent Medicare sequestration cuts
News outlets examine what can be done about cuts to Medicare payments to cancer clinics, among others. And the IPAB deadline is three weeks away.
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State-level debate about Medicaid expansion heats up
ov. Jay Nixon led a three-front charge Tuesday to expand Missouri’s Medicaid program, meeting privately with reluctant state senators, rallying publicly with hundreds of disability advocates and chatting with the nation’s top health care official about whether particular Medicaid proposals could win federal approval.
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Obama’s $3.7 trillion spending plan would squeeze $370B from Medicare
Despite the White House’s effort to find middle ground, news outlets report that its proposal to raise $580B by limiting tax benefits for top earners is angering some Republicans, while cuts to entitlement programs are angering some Democrats.
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Analysis: 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans receive prescription for high-risk medication
More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high risk medication” in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public health researchers.