By Anshu Jindal – This past Easter, as I watched a fellow shopper carefully picking out a basket and the Easter eggs to fill it with, I wished it was that simple for MIPS eligible clinicians to decide which quality measures to pick and which submission method to use. But it’s not.
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By John Strosnider – You have just finished training a group of new hires and the training was a resounding success. It must have been! The trainees were engaged throughout class. They asked relevant questions. They all passed the proficiency on the first try. They left smiling and thanking you profusely.
By Susan Lucci – In the wake of the WannaCry attack, we learned that ransomware attacks are not limited to a particular target. At the time, some 52% of business organizations were still running Windows XP1 even though support and patch updates ended three years ago.
By Thomas Borzilleri – In the crowded EHR market, many vendors are looking to stand out—by offering ever-better customer service, or by adding capabilities to help providers better meet the goals of the Triple Aim. One area in which EHRs can do more is aiding providers in tackling medication adherence.
Don’t miss these upcoming ONC Health IT events. July 26: ONC Advancing Interoperability for Social Determinants of Health and July 31: Proposed Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework Open for Public Comment Ending.
The Quality Payment Program improves Medicare by helping you focus on care quality and the one thing that matters most — making patients healthier. Know where you stand.
By Grant Elliott – An atmosphere of vigilance and cybersecurity as a cultural norm within an organization is essential. Otherwise, we face a situation where cybercriminals continually re-write the rules. That’s unacceptable.
Critical Condition: Business Continuity Planning in an Always-On, Cloud Connected, Patient Centric World – Wednesday July 26th at 2pm ET for this panel discussion on preparing for and responding to IT system failure in an increasingly complex, vulnerable and clearly unpredictable cloud-connected world.
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.