By Brad Josephson – It’s no secret that for healthcare providers, maintaining consistency is everything; consistency in the quality of patient care, consistency in management style, and consistency in setting and achieving long-term financial goals.
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HHS Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan named three members to the Health IT Advisory Committee. The committee, created by the 21st Century Cures Act, is charged with making recommendations to the ONC relating to the implementation of national and local health IT infrastructure.
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news from Teladoc, Medici, Foley and Lardner LLP, AHIMA, American Telemedicine Association, HealthTech, CMS and more.
By Shanoor Seervai & David Blumenthal MD – Debate continues about how best to reform the U.S. health care system, including over the roles that federal and state governments and private insurance markets should play in providing coverage. As policymakers explore options to expand on recent coverage gains under the ACA, they might benefit from familiarity with historical precedents.
In his address at the American Medical Association Interim Meeting, AMA CEO James L. Madara, M.D., outlined the challenges and opportunities present in health data today and the revolutionary opportunity to improve patient care.
By Sarianne Gruber – The Castleton Group is an organization made up of healthcare and information technology experts, with an overarching goal to deploy solutions that will benefit hospitals and long-term care facilities.
By Nick Vennaro – A customer-first, omnichannel experience is reigning supreme across industries. We’ve seen it hold traction for years in telecom, media and entertainment (TME) and oft discussed, but omnichannel has been more slowly applied to other areas, such as healthcare.
By Patty Wight – Just hours after Maine voters became the first in the nation to use the ballot box to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he wouldn’t implement it unless the Legislature funds the state’s share of an expansion.
By Rose Higgins – No matter where your organization stands on its journey toward value-based payment and care delivery, most will struggle to make a variety of critical, strategic decisions in order to determine the right methods needed to improve outcomes and prove value.