By Crystal Ewing – Now that ICD-10 is here, we can finally set aside the lingering debate about whether the change would occur in our lifetimes—or ever. We can begin to see the pay-off of months and years of training and preparation.
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By Thomas A. Mason – Announcement of the names of ten community programs that will support care providers who aren’t able to receive incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs.
By William Hersh – I have noted in the past that I receive a steady stream of email from physicians asking about their eligibility for board certification in the clinical informatics subspecialty. I have created several posts that allow me to point them to a general answer.
By Ken Edwards – Under ICD-10, every claim filed with a payer will contain significant–and significantly more detailed–information about the true health of the patient. In aggregate, claims data will paint a richer, more complete picture of the patient’s story.
By Terry Edwards – According to a recent report, Internet of Things (IoT) deployments in healthcare are predicted to reach $117 billion in the next five years, introducing the industry to a new level of technology that will shift the way patient care is delivered.
By John Halamka MD – All the members of the ONC Federal Advisory Committees met in Washington to review delivery system reform and the Interoperability Roadmap. We began the meeting with a thank you to Jodi Daniel, who will be leaving ONC after 10 years of service.
CMS has announced promising results of the first shared savings performance year for the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative. This model is part of our broader effort at CMS to promote better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.
By Terry Hayes – For years, there have been studies showing that clinicians are decreasing time spent with patients due to competing demands. Nurses say that out of a 12-hour shift, only two hours are spent on direct patient care, and doctors spend only 27.5 percent of their daily working time with their patients.
By Karen B. DeSalvo, Gretchen Wyatt, & Matthew Swain – Most people that use GPS navigation apps aren’t concerned with the backend development, the standards used, or whether the app is interoperable with other data sources – people just want to arrive at their destination quickly and safely.