Lessons on Reinvention From HFMA ANI in Las Vegas
By Dan Ward – With HIMSS having been in Las Vegas only four months prior, many HFMA attendees could be forgiven for believing it was déjà vu all over again.
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The Healthcare Ecosystem and Need for EHR Interoperability
Imagine a world where all patient health information is stored in one central place, allowing physicians to share information seamlessly across different platforms. The global healthcare ecosystem is ever-changing…
Friday’s Featured Resources
We are highlighting some of our educational white papers this week. These selected papers are focused on revenue cycle management and health information data and analytics.
LTC Medicine and the CMS Draft 2017 Fee Schedule
By Rod Baird – CMS Draft 2017 Physician Fee Schedule reaffirms that LTC Medicine remains misunderstood by regulators and the AMA.
ONC Announces Blockchain Challenge Winners
ONC announced the winners of the Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research Challenge. A Blockchain—most commonly associated with digital currency—is a data structure that can be timed-stamped and signed using a private key to prevent tampering.
Should Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?
By Jay Hancock – Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict “ruthless,” “brutal” and “relentless” pressure on prices charged by suppliers, business writers frequently report.
The 21st Century Revenue Cycle Leader: 3 Key Factors for Success in the Evolving Healthcare Environment
By Steven M. Wagner, PhD, MPA – Healthcare leaders need to look at the bigger picture of healthcare reform rather than narrowly focusing on its separate components.
The Draft 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory for Public Comment
By Steven Posnack & Chris Muir – The ONC published the draft 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) for public comment. The ISA is a coordinated catalog of standards and implementation specifications.
CMS Advancing Care Coordination Webinar
CMS published four new payment models and refinements to a current model through a notice of proposed rulemaking to further advance care coordination for Medicare FFS beneficiaries, which will begin 7/1/17.