Tag: patient engagement
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Missed savings opportunities in Medicare program
The Wall Street Journal details a report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General. Meanwhile, Kaiser Health News reports on a study that details missed savings of prescription drug costs. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130612/Missed-savings-opportunities-in-Medicare-program.aspx
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The Healthcare Information Technology Maturity Model
Previously I wrote about Frameworks for IT Management, including the Capability Maturity Model. Recently, I collaborated with Intel Corporation, HIMSS Analytics and Innovation Value Institute to evaluate the BIDMC IS organization and better understand our strengths and weaknesses. Here’s an overview of the process The report evaluated our ability to manage IT like business, manage…
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Medicare advantage enrollment hits record high
An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Mathematica Policy Research found that despite concerns the health law’s future payment cuts would have a chilling effect, Medicare Advantage enrollment increased by nearly 10 percent last year and by 30 percent since 2010. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130611/Medicare-advantage-enrollment-hits-record-high.aspx
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EHRA’s EHR Code of Conduct – Will Anything Change?
The big news that had to be covered today was the announcement by the EHR Association about the EHR Developer Code of Conduct. The core topics of the EHR Developer Code of Conduct are great: General business practices Patient safety Interoperability and data portability Clinical and billing documentation Privacy and security Patient engagement Certainly there…
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News 6/12/13
Top News The HIMSS EHR Association announces the EHR Developer Code of Conduct, which is available for companies that develop complete EHRs. Principles include (a) communicating product information accurately; (b) designing products with patient safety in mind; (c) participating in a Patient Safety Organization for reporting and reviewing patient safety problems; (d) sharing product-related best…
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EHR and HIT News for June 11th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes updates from eClinicalWorks on an expanded relationship with Horizon Healthcare, partnership news from, healthcare IT support and systems company, ITelagen, as well as customer acquisition news from SRS. New Jersey’s Horizon Health Center Selects eClinicalWorks for Care Ooordination eClinicalWorks has announced that Horizon Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health…
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Association Announces EHR Developer Code of Conduct
The Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association), a non-profit association of more than 40 EHR companies, has created an electronic health record (EHR) Developer Code of Conduct, which aims to encourage transparency and collaboration among EHR developers, as well as developers, providers, and industry stakeholders. The Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association), a non-profit association…
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Intermountain to develop, share HIPAA best practices
Intermountain Healthcare plans to develop and share security best practices with fellow hospitals and healthcare organizations after audits uncovered holes in its overall approach to privacy protection. read more original article source From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/intermountain-develop-share-hipaa-best-practices/2013-06-11?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Payer Partnerships and Population Health
A healthy partnership between accountable care organizations (ACOs) and payers is the linchpin for successfully using the ACO model to better coordinate care, improve population health and reduce care costs. That’s one of the main takeaways of “Transforming Payer Arrangements to Align with New Care Models,” a webinar hosted last week by the Charlotte, N.C.-based…
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Patient safety the focus of EHRA vendor code of conduct
After months of speculation, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association has released its EHR Developer Code of Conduct to promote a “transparent set of principles” governing the EHR vendor industry. read more …read more Source: Patient safety the focus of EHRA vendor code of conduct