Onboarding a New Release of Information Vendor
By Angela Rose – Stephen Covey will long be remembered as the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The wisdom of those habits is applicable to organizations as well.
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Maintaining Momentum in Care Transformation
By Brian Mack – Our consciousness is rife with stories of leading companies like Blockbuster, Kodak, Blackberry and MySpace, who, for various reasons, were unable to respond in time to changing technology and consumer tastes. They ultimately ceased to exist.
How to Get Better While Being the Same
By William A. Hyman – I listened to an interesting webinar that was promoted here on the ABCs of the QPP: Understanding the Proposed 2019 QPP Rule. One thing that was reinforced to me was that scoring schemes are inherently arbitrary and subject to manipulation.
How to Overcome Hurdles in Emergency Room Billing
By Tyler Williams – Emergency medicine lies it’s focus squarely on one objective – saving lives. This singular focus is crucial to emergency departments, but means secondary details, such as upfront insurance verification, often get overlooked.
A Tip of the Cap to Researchers’ Outstanding Use of AHRQ Data
By Herbert Wong PhD – Once a year, AHRQ and AcademyHealth are pleased to recognize the researchers whose peer-reviewed journal articles make the best use of data from one of AHRQ’s primary data sources—the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
4 Areas to Consider During the Transition to Value-Based Care
By Jon Melling – Healthcare providers have made big investments in enabling technologies that bring data-driven approaches to care delivery. Some of the clinical and financial IT resources that healthcare organizations have made strides with include:
Population Health Management and Virtual Care
By Lee Horner – Population Health Management is the delivery of quality health care to the overall human population. The goal is to improve outcomes, the quality of life, and ultimately prolong life expectancy.
Attack of a Paper Tiger: Ignoring Own Policies Leads to HIPAA Fine
By Matt Fisher – On June 18, 2018, the Office for Civil Rights released a decision and memorandum from an Administrative Law Judge following a dispute over HIPAA fines imposed against The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
A Letter to Doctors from CMS Administrator Seema Verma
By Seema Verma – Dear Doctor, Thank you for the difference you make in your patients’ lives. Many of our nation’s best and brightest students go into medicine – the competition is intense for every spot.