By Rob Anthony & Avinash Shanbhag – Beginning August 29, 2022, health IT developers participating in ONC’s Health IT Certification Program can voluntarily incorporate new versions of standards approved by the national coordinator into their Certified Health IT Modules.
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Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. In this episode Dan speaks with Hal Katz, an industry leader in health care law, to discuss how providers can successfully navigate value-based contracting with payers in a mutually beneficial way.
By Diana Bauza – The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model is a pilot program designed to replace the current Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model. A model to promote greater health equity among the ACO beneficiaries.
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Robert Fenton, the CEO and founder of Qualio. Robert is a pharmacist by training. He was born and raised in Ireland and worked with a range of pharmaceutical companies working in quality and drug development roles.
By Alex Kontur & Stephen Konya – The HL7® Fast Heathcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR ®) at Scale Taskforce (FAST) initiative has officially left the nest and taken flight! In 2017, ONC spearheaded the FHIR at Scale Taskforce, a public-private partnership with industry stakeholders, to accelerate the scalability of FHIR across the industry.
By Joni Orand – For quality professionals, job number one is jump starting healthcare quality initiatives that took a back seat during the height of COVID-19. As hospital staff were stretched thin and supply chains were disrupted CMS even temporarily suspended quality reporting requirements for Medicare quality programs in 2020.
New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Matt Titus, Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at epocrates, an athenahealth company. Matt talks more about designing technology to fit how clinicians operate.
By Art Gross – In 2007 the Guide to Medical Privacy Law was published. It indicated that on multiple occasions hospitals, EMT services, schools, and other public agencies were incorrectly withholding news out of a fear of violating HIPAA policy. Often, there isn’t a clear understanding as to what constitutes exceptions to HIPAA and who can say what.
Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. In this episode Dan speaks with revenue cycle leaders Cecilia Gonzalez and Rachel Greenspan to discuss ways to identify areas of opportunity and increase the revenue cycle performance.