This Week in #HealthIT
The week of October 26, 2015. Our highlights include news, conferences, and most popular guest post from our sites. Happy Halloween!
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HFMA Revenue Cycle Conference – MAP Event
The HFMA MAP Event took place in Ft. Lauderdale and included the Women’s Leadership Conference – “here”. Check out these highlights like Revenue Cycle’s top 10 issues including telemedicine, need for evidence-based best practices, and shifting from volume to value.
The Exponential Future of Patient Engagement
By Frank Fortner – In October of 2014, I attended the CHIME fall conference and had the privilege of listening to Dr. Peter Diamandis. He brings an optimistic message about the value created through the exponential growth of certain technologies — that starts after they become “digitized,” yielding exponential leaps forward rather than small, linear steps.
AMA and MedStar Health Partner to Drive Improvements in EHR Usability
The AMA and MedStar Health’s National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare have developed a comparative EHR User-Centered Design Evaluation Framework that shows a lack of focus among regulators and industry on user-centered design and usability testing.
A Huge Week for Health IT/Informatics
By Bill Hersh – The week of October 1st was a busy week in the health IT/informatics world, as the US government released a flurry of rules and documents around health IT. As I tell my students, it is great to be living in this ever-changing part of the history of our field.
CMS Issues Updates on EHR Incentive Questions
From time to time more guidance or rule changes occur to necessitate updated answers in the CMS FAQ database. Here are some of the latest updates to questions in the EHR Incentive Program category.
This Week in #HealthIT
This weeks highlights from our Storify. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ONC survey on EHRs, our top guest posts, and World Congress 13th Annual Health Information Technology Summit.
CHIME’s New Vision Statement Reflects Evolving Role of the CIO
Healthcare is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. Payment models are shifting away from volume to a focus on value. Providers more engaged in population health management. Consumers are becoming more active in their care choices, and more.
HIE Rundown 10-22-15
Health information exchange is happening all around. This week’s HIE rundown includes: Mobile Heartbeat partners with CDW, three health information organizations join PA Patient & Provider Network, & NATE transfers Provider Trust Bundle to CAHIE.