Getting Hands-On With Handoffs
By Jeremy Guttman – Problems with handoffs are a big deal in clinical practice. Defective handoffs lead to patient harm, treatment delays, inappropriate treatment, and longer stays in the hospital.
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Reflection on CDI
By Glenn Krauss – National ACDIS CDI week is an ideal time to reflect on the accomplishments and trajectory of our profession. Also an opportunity to formulate a strategy to continue development and expand the ability to be a driving force in the transition to the fee-for-value model.
Telemedicine: Opportunity Waiting
By Matt Fisher – The technology behind and supporting telemedicine has come a long way in a short period of time. To some degree, the development reflects general technology.
Nanticoke is on the ‘cusp of something great’ with CommonWell
By Charles Palmer – When Cerner Chairman and CEO Neal Patterson challenged health care providers to help advance interoperability by joining CommonWell during his keynote speech at Cerner Health Conference 2014, Nanticoke took it to heart.
More Hospitals than Ever Making Information Available Electronically to Patients
By Talisha Searcy & Lana Moriarty – To help individuals manage their health, the EHR Incentive Programs called on providers to enable patients to electronically view, download, and transmit their health information.
Machine Learning and CDS Transparency
By William A. Hyman – One of the many questions in the design and use of Clinical Decision Support software is whether or not the user can recreate the logic used by the system in reaching its conclusions and recommendations–or alerts, or suggestions.
Last Minute Steps You Can Take to Prepare for the End of the ICD-10 Grace Period
By Toshya Griffin – Although the ICD-10 transition officially went into effect last year on October 1st, 2015, a grace period was put into place by CMS. October 1, 2016, will mark the end of a one-year grace period.
Health Information Exchange and Meaningful Use
By Jim Tate – It used to be called the “Summary of Care” but now we know it as “Health Information Exchange”. It is perhaps the most misunderstood of the Meaningful Use measures for everyone from solo docs to large health systems.
Looking Back and Forward
By Patrick Conway MD – Looking back on Promising Progress in Round One State Innovation Model, Looking Forward to the Future of State Based Innovation. The SIM Initiative began in April 2013, and has supported over 38 states, territories and DC.