By Matt Fisher – The clock is ticking down to the end of 2021, which from many perspectives is a year to forget. While attention may begin shifting to the new year, that is not a reason to skip too far ahead and stay in the present. If attention is diverted from the day to day too much, then risk will rise and a complication could occur.
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New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Jeff Goldsmith, president of Health Futures. He joins Dr. Nick on Healthcare Upside Down to talk about the need to “decomplexify” the healthcare administrative process and help providers focus on their relationships with their patients.
By Kathryn Marchesini & Michael Lipinski – ONC’s information blocking regulations apply to interferences with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI) (45 CFR Part 171) and define certain exceptions to the definition of information blocking. Thus, it’s important that those subject to the information blocking regulations –
By Buff Colchagoff – Reflecting on the past couple of years and the road ahead for HIEs, I’m reminded of the 1970s Christmas classic claymation story, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” You may ask, “what can HIEs learn from a sappy, simplistic kids movie?” Put in the right light, there’s actually plenty of wisdom to be found.
Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. In this episode Dan speaks with Phil Hasse to discuss the real-life implications of COVID on medical practices. Hasse shares his insights on how operations have changed drastically since COVID and how hospitals are managing now.
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, and Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research and Medical Director of “Ward 86” HIV Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital.
Now on Demand – In this episode of Tell Me Where IT Hurts, host Dr. Jay Anders speaks with Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health IT at HHS to discuss some of the big challenges in health IT today, including interoperability.
By Gary Wheeler – Immunization information registries have long played a role in public health programs and initiatives; however, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that brought them back into the spotlight.
By Julie Appleby – Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a question you contacted her office with, or asking how you’re responding to a medication change. For that, your doctor got paid about $27 if you are on Medicare — maybe a bit more if you have private insurance.