By Kate Goodrich, MD – I am pleased to announce that the CMS is notifying eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and/or the Medicare EHR Incentive Programs of a deadline extension.
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By Irv Lichtenwald – As 2017 begins, around 81 percent of Americans live in urban areas, up from 79 percent in 2000. At the same time, urban and suburban areas where vacant land exists (so, not you, San Francisco) have been expanding, redefining what used to be rural.
By Matt Fisher – The OCR did not wait long into 2017 to issue its first settlement for a HIPAA related breach. The honor for Presence Health came only nine days into the year.
By Susan Biddle – A hot topic in healthcare IT discussions these days is the inevitable move of secure data to the cloud, and for good reason. Providing medical care has truly become a consumer market for hospitals and other healthcare institutions.
By John Halamka MD – As I’ve listened to the confirmation hearings for cabinet nominees, I’ve realized that no one with healthcare IT expertise has yet been identified by the transition team.
By Andy Bindman MD – AHRQ is embarking on a journey to use research to support the transformation of health care organizations into learning health care systems. I’m convinced there is great potential for AHRQ.
By Abhinav Shashank – Physicians have been instrumental to the healthcare industry; and from their perspective, healthcare is changing rapidly. With several new legislations and continued technological developments might have confused providers.
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
Before the year gets away from us we wanted to take one last look back at 2016. What stood out and made healthcare and health IT highlights for the year? Here are some thoughts and musings from around the industry.