Day 4: Calling Attention to Us
On Day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we are calling attention to our four flagship network sites. See what we covered in 2017 and what’s to come in 2018.
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Day 3: The Ghosts of HIE Past, Present, and Future
Day 3: The era of health data exchange is going through transformation that is similar to Charles Dickens’ holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.” We have been faced with three ghosts of Christmas health data exchange that can show us the past, present, and future … and we should listen closely as Ebenezer Scrooge did in this timeless tale.
Day 2: Two Trendy Techy Doves
On day two of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we looked for great gadgets and gear every nurse or doctor should have. Whether you need something for a friend or family member in the profession or you want something that will make your employees’ jobs easier, we have researched and found some excellent options.
CMS Releases its Measures Under Consideration List for 2018 Pre-Rulemaking
By Kate Goodrich MD – Medicare and other payers are rapidly moving toward a healthcare system that rewards high quality care while spending more wisely. Foundational to the success of these efforts is having quality measures that are meaningful to patients, consumers, and providers alike.
MIPS: The Day of Reckoning – Chapter 2 – The Fine Print
By Jim Tate – Last week I published a post entitled MIPS: The Day of Reckoning. That screed covered my thoughts on the predictability and inevitability of the impact of the first MIPS scores being publicly released in 2018. I will not bore you with how important those scores are.
I Spy, A HIPAA Breach?: Video Recording in Healthcare
By Matt Fisher – Video recording has been as simple as turning on a smartphone and videos appear on the internet all of the time. Police body cameras are another growing area where a video is taken every day and in all sorts of locations.
End of an Era For Academic Informatics: Demise of the Home-Grown EHR
By William Hersh MD – The news that Vanderbilt University Medical Center, home to one of the most esteemed academic informatics programs in the country, is replacing its collection of home-grown and commercial EHR systems with Epic shows that the era of the home-grown academic EHR is coming to a close.
Fun With Patient Notifications
By William Hyman – Now I’m being a patient. I visit my provider at a major medical center. I subsequently get a text message advising me to check my patient portal for updated information with a link that didn’t work. The portal is an AllScripts product which is also the EMR being used by my provider.
7 Tips for Secure BYOD in Healthcare
By Win Reis – If endpoint security – especially for smartphones – wasn’t a top-of-mind issue for healthcare IT leaders before, it certainly is now. I’ve spoken with numerous customers who struggle with it and are asking for guidance.