By Jeremy Guttman – A common misconception is that an electronic health record (EHR) can close referral loops and provide high-performance referral management for primary care practices. However, not long after EHRs were implemented, users quickly realized that EHRs alone are not able to establish a pipeline that allows data to flow between PCPs and specialists from different organizations.
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On July 6, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) proposed rule. This rule includes a number of proposed changes that would affect the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report in June. Active registrants total over a half a million.
By Karen B. DeSalvo MD & Jocelyn Samuels – Many of us now use wearables and other types of health information technology to help us manage our health and the health of our loved ones. These fitness trackers and other technologies are changing the way we interact and control our own health.
From accessing medial records from your iphone, to a wearable, real-time wellness app that can diagnose what stresses you out, here are the latest healthcare apps hitting the internet stores for patients and doctors including apps from Apple, Spire, BBMK Technologies and Royal Solutions Group.
By Andy Slavitt & Patrick Conway – We have historically invested far more in treating sickness than we do in maintaining health. The result of this imbalance is not only poorer health, but more money spent in institutions, hospitals, and nursing homes. The road to a better health care system means correcting this imbalance.
Welcome to Talent Tuesday. Check back each week as we highlight job opportunities and tips from the healthcare IT recruitment specialists at Greythorn. Today’s opportunity is Applications Systems Specialist, EPIC.
Check out the latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry. New board positions at HIMSS and MiHIN, MassChallenge gets a new program director, and BridgeHead Software strengthens its engineering team.
Published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2016, new CMS proposed rule for Medicare reporting programs includes changes to the EHR Incentive Program. Changes cover eligible hospitals, CAHs, and EPs for reporting periods 2016 and beyond. Comment period ends on September 6, 2016.