By Renee Freyer – Like any large program, MIPS evokes a range of opinions and perceptions, even misconceptions. MIPS was designed to use both a carrot and stick approach to encourage medical practices to provide higher quality care at a lower price.
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By Amol Dalvi – Faced with skyrocketing labor costs, escalating cyber threats, and growing demands for digital services, healthcare CIOs are navigating a perfect storm of pressures. The challenge? Deliver better care, more efficiently, with fewer resources. But within that challenge lies opportunity.
By Devin Partida – The role of the chief information officer (CIO) has evolved rapidly alongside the digital transformation of health care. It expanded beyond leading the IT department and now fully reflects its C-suite status, overseeing all aspects of technology and data strategy within the industry.
By Mike Coen – Over the past decade, health systems have invested heavily in digital tools and analytics to enhance visibility and decision-making. Yet, for all the dashboards and real-time data, one fundamental hurdle remains: transforming insight into actions.
By Zac Amos – Online training isn’t just a pandemic-era fix — it’s a long-term necessity in modern health care. For hospitals and medical organizations juggling compliance, skills development and patient care, delivering effective virtual training has become mission critical. Here’s how to do it right.
By Todd Doze – Passed into law this July, the bill brings with it $930 billion in Medicaid cuts that are expected to cause nearly 12 million Americans to lose health insurance coverage, tightened Medicaid eligibility rules, and funding reallocations that will significantly alter how care is paid for and who gets covered.
By Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser – As the ASTP blog indicates, the interoperability landscape has certainly shifted from when the Direct Project was introduced back in 2009/2010. At the time, there were significant government efforts for two interoperable exchange modalities, one for “push,” and one for “query.” Today, both of these modalities continue to grow.
By Dalton Han – AI is often viewed through a lens of fear and misunderstanding. Popular culture has long painted AI as a dangerous force, much like the films The Terminator and Ex Machina, portrayed machines as sentient beings poised to overtake humanity. But in reality, AI is neither sentient nor inherently dangerous.
By Victoria Mendonca MS MBA & Shane Bell – If you’ve spent any time around clinicians, you’ve probably heard names like CHA₂DS₂-VASc or HAS-BLED thrown around. These are not secret codes but examples of clinical calculators—tools that help healthcare professionals evaluate risks, guide diagnostic decisions, and determine appropriate treatments.