By Dr. Kevin Keck – Spurred on by factors such as the growing geriatric population, the increase in the prevalence of chronic disease and advancing big data capabilities, population health is growing a decidedly quick clip.
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By Teresa Zayas Caban, Tracy Okubo, & Kevin Chaney – Earlier this year, the ONC, in partnership with National Institutes of Health, announced the Sync for Genes pilots – an effort to strengthen genomic data sharing that is part of the Precision Medicine Initiative.
By Dr. Pawan Jindal – There are generally two ways to participate in MIPS in 2017: as an Individual or as a Group. Beginning 2018, there will be a third option available to individuals and small groups called the “Virtual Group”. The definition of Virtual Group comes from the definition of ‘virtual’ and ‘group’.
By William Hersh MD – The NLM recently posted a RFI asking for comment on promising directions and opportunities for next-generation data science challenges in health and biomedicine. This blog posting lists the questions posed and my responses to them.
By Crystal Ewing – You may not be able to hear the slow drip, drip, drip of revenue leaking from your ambulatory practice – but chances are, it’s happening. Experts say revenue cycle inefficiencies eat up about 15 cents of every healthcare dollar — a number projected to jump to 33 cents by 2022, due to inefficient payment processing.
By Kimberly Brandt – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is committed to reducing improper payments in all of its programs, as evidenced by improper payment reduction efforts contained in the Fiscal Year 2018 President’s Budget.
By Keith Boone – Can you remember the days when having a phone meant you could only talk to people who used the same phone service as you? Probably not. By the time I was even born, this was already long on its way out.
By John Halamka MD – With the BIDMC-Lahey merger planning and the new cloud hosted Meditech go lives of my day job, plus the usual Fall conference commitments, and my new work with the Gates Foundation, blogging has fallen behind.
By Peyman Zand – The CHIME17 Fall CIO Forum attracted more than 600 CIOs from a variety of organizations across the globe. The topics discussed included interoperability, telemedicine and digital transformation, but a few key themes emerged that will shape future conversations and activities.