Health IT Standards Committee: Passing the Baton
By John Halamka – After 10 years of work, I passed the baton of leadership for US standards harmonization efforts to Arien Malec and Lisa Gallagher. Here’s a brief synopsis of the journey.
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Seeking 100% Accuracy
By Sarianne Gruber – The prize is $1 million dollars. The challenge is a 100% accurate universal Patient ID. Designed as a crowd sourcing competition, innovators from around the world are invited to submit a solution. CHIME, a professional organization for Chief Information Officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders, held a press conference to officially launch the competition.
Your Rights to Access and Transmit Your Health Information
By Karen B. DeSalvo & Lucia Savage – In order to effectively manage their health, individuals need to be able to access and use their health information when, where, and how they want, including sending it to the people and tools helping them become or stay healthy.
Encouraging Investment in Medicaid Information Technology
By Andy Slavitt – Over the last two plus years, more than 13.5 million new people gained the security of Medicaid or CHIP coverage, solidifying its role as the foundation of the nation’s health system providing insurance to almost 72 million people nationally.
HL7 C-CDA Rendering Tool Challenge
HL7 and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are holding a challenge to encourage the development of HL7 tools. Will your team be the one to develop the solution and take home the prize?
New Hospitals and Health Care Providers Join Successful, Cutting-Edge Federal Initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 121 new participants in Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) initiatives designed to improve the care patients receive in the health care system and lower costs. With this announcement, ACOs now represent 49 states and the District of Columbia.
New PwC Report looks at Medical Cost Trends for 2016 and the next Decade
In its latest report, Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2016, PwC projects spending growth in the $2.9 trillion US health economy to slow this year, but will still likely outpace overall economic inflation.
What Do Healthcare and Stock-Car Racing Have in Common?
By Dr. David Butler – When you think about the future of healthcare, you may not picture roaring engines and screaming crowds. How can a sport that involves stock-car sprints around an oval track have anything in common with how we deliver healthcare in the United States?
Looking Ahead in 2016
By Matt Patterson MD – With a new year just getting started, most realists recognize that for all intents and purposes ACA is here to stay. No matter what discourse has transpired or how the next presidential election turns out, we are down a path of value-based care with no turning back.