By Matthew Fusan – May 2018 marked the tenth anniversary of American Ninja Warrior, the series that tapped into the intensity of the American competitive spirit and inspired a whole new growth segment in the fitness industry. MIPS is CMS’ American Ninja Warrior, inspiring the movement in healthcare from volume to value.
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By David Sawin – Missed appointments are one of those not-so-obvious ways hospitals are losing money each year. The reported cost is an astonishing $150 billion dollars per year in missed revenue.
By Marvin Luz – The consumerization of healthcare is dramatically changing the equation for providers. Competitive pressure is forcing providers to invest in new technologies and processes designed to improve the patient experience, all while they’re seeking ways to grow revenue.
New Harlow on Healthcare episode NOW on Demand. Host David Harlow talks with Micky Tripathi, president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company, and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology.
By Tom Lee – Incentive focused programs such as PQRS and Meaningful Use created opportunities for providers to benefit financially from submitting quality data and attesting to meaningful EHR use, respectively.
By Matt Fisher – The excuses for health information not freely flowing are numerous, but very often come back to alleged privacy concerns under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its associated regulations, or “HIPAA” as it is more often referred to.
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH – Amidst the aggressive assault on the ACA via an unrelenting but unsuccessful ‘repeal and replace‘ agenda, much conversation and debate in the health reform theater since Donald Trump was elected…
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of August that we think deserve sharing again.
By Robert F. Bacon – The provider community has been begging for documentation reform for over 20 years, and there is no question that simplifying the complex requirements of clinical documentation is necessary.