#HFMA2017ANI Highlights
Another successful HFMA ANI conference in Orlando this week. This year the theme was Collaborating for the Future. With four days of a full agenda and packed exhibit hall, here is what they were tweeting about.
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MIPS: Misinformation and Information Gaps
By Anshu Jindal – The onset of MACRA in 2017 marks the big shift to value-based-care. It is a big and bold step towards providing best possible quality at the lowest possible cost. An initiative of such proportion inherently has a lot of moving parts.
Talent Tuesday: Now Hiring!
Welcome to Talent Tuesday. Check back each week as we highlight job opportunities and tips from the healthcare IT recruitment specialists at Pivot Point Consulting. Today’s opportunity is an Epic HIM/ Cadence Analyst.
Health IT Appointments and Hires
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments include Health Catalyst, EHNAC, Amendola Communications, and PointClear Solutions.
Smile! Privacy Policy Snapshot – Model Privacy Notice
By David Harlow – In thinking about patient privacy, many folks assume that HIPAA is the first and last word on the subject. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Protected health information under HIPAA (PHI) is also protected by a variety of other federal and state regulatory schemes.
Coming to ONC – One Informaticist’s Journey
By Don Rucker MD – These are exciting times for the software industry, with extraordinary new products and services on devices from phones and tablets to their backend enterprise servers. We need this dynamism in software development to provide increased interoperability and usability to patients and clinicians.
Special Session of ABCs of MIPS on CMS Proposed Rule
Join us for this special session of the ABCs of MIPS to review the newly released CMS 2018 Quality Payment Program proposed rule. Register now for this June 27th event.
CMS Proposes Quality Payment Program Updates to Increase Flexibility and Reduce Burdens
CMS issued a proposed rule that would make changes in the second year of the Quality Payment Program as required by MACRA. CMS’s goal is to simplify the program, especially for small, independent, and rural practices, while ensuring fiscal sustainability and high-quality care within Medicare.
Annual IHIT Report: The Voice of Healthcare IT in Georgia
By Cynthia Porter – Each year, the Institute for Health Information Technology™ (IHIT) conducts an industry survey to document the latest healthcare IT issues that are impacting our citizens, care providers and businesses. Check out this Georgia report.