By Beth Friedman – If you’re a healthcare provider executive and can only attend one conference a year, please consider the AHA Leadership Summit. I hadn’t attended this event for several years but found this month’s Seattle summit to be insightful, educational, and extremely valuable to my healthcare career. Here’s why.
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By Alex Mugge & Kyle Cobb – An interoperable U.S. healthcare system depends on collaboration across diverse groups inside and outside of government, working in a complex environment toward a common goal. The ONC and CMS play different but complementary roles to advance health data interoperability.
By Greg Davis – Network connectivity is a cornerstone of modern health IT infrastructure. As medical providers continue to add connected devices and digital tools to their environment, fast and reliable networks are needed for them to access information quickly so they can spend more time with patients.
By Art Gross – A recent investigation by the OCR alleges that several security guards from Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital impermissibly accessed the medical records of 419 individuals. This incident highlights the importance of maintaining strict protocols and vigilant oversight.
By Megan Reyna MSN RN & Jennifer Gasperini – ACOs will be required to report MIPS CQMs by 2025. CMS stated goal in transitioning to these new reporting approaches is to decrease administrative burden by replacing CMS’ existing manual reporting system, with electronic quality reporting.
By David Burda – Businesses in healthcare run like businesses in any other industry. It’s all about market leverage and who has the upper hand. When you have market leverage and the upper hand, you can charge more for your goods and services without feeling the competitive pressure to improve your goods and services.
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 June that we think deserve sharing again.
By Lynn Carroll – The dramatic loss of revenue by healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic was a sobering reminder that healthcare organizations rely on the traditional FFS revenue model at their own peril. In response, more provider groups are implementing APMs built around financial incentives.
By Adnan Iqbal – Have you searched for something on a company’s website, then given up and called to speak to a customer service representative when you couldn’t find the answers you were looking for? This experience is all too common – especially in healthcare.