A Look Back on Health IT in 2017
By Mobile Health Matters – 2017 was a roller-coaster ride for healthcare, marked by exciting innovation, damaging cyberattacks, periods of lulls and disruptive change.
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Cindy Friend, Caradigm and Population Health
By David Harlow – I spoke recently with Cindy Friend, who is Vice President of Clinical Population Health Solutions & Transformation at Caradigm – a GE Healthcare company.
Paying for a HIPAA Breach: Cyber Insurance Covering
By Matt Fisher – A $2.3 million HIPAA settlement by 21st Century Oncology from mid-December 2017 seemed to mostly fly under the radar. A combination of events seems to have helped push the low profile.
Dr. Rob Lamberts, Direct Primary Care, and the Future of Healthcare on Harlow on Healthcare
By David Harlow – I spoke recently with Dr. Rob Lamberts about EHRs and direct primary care. I first met Doc Rob through our involvement in the late lamented Grand Rounds. Listen on demand.
Reflections on the 2017 Quality Payment Performance Year
By Matthew Fusan – With the first year of the QPP having officially concluded, our team has spent time reflecting on 2017, including what we have learned and the impact the QPP has had on the healthcare community. Here are our top 3 reflections on 2017.
If We Keep Saying It Is Good Will That Make It Good
By William Hyman – Many initiatives, especially ones that are made mandatory, follow a similar pattern of hype. In our arena we see this in the adoption of EMRs. the establishment of HIEs, and the incorporation of AI.
Interoperability: There is FHIR at the End of the Tunnel
By Dr. Pawan Jindal – Over the last decade, billions of American tax payer dollars have been spent to achieve “interoperability” in healthcare. Has it worked? The answer depends on who you ask. However, everyone agrees that we have a long way to go.
Texting Patient Information – The Latest from CMS
By David Harlow, JD MPH – CMS has a communications problem. Together with the Joint Commission, CMS issued joint guidance on the use of SMS messaging for clinical communications just over a year ago.
Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
By Genevieve Morris – The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law in December 2016, calls on the ONC to work with federal partners, including the NIST, and the healthcare and health IT industries to provide interoperability for all.