Happy New Year!
Wishing you a safe and happy New Year. Here are a couple of playlists from Healthcare NOW Radio highlight top episode of the year. Thanks for reading and listening in 2021.
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Three Steps to Effectively Manage Your Patient Population
By Tim Gronniger – By the end of the decade, all Medicare beneficiaries are expected to be in accountable care or other total cost of care arrangements, per a CMS Innovation Center whitepaper published earlier this year. The days of traditional fee-for-service – in which providers are paid by volume of services – are coming to an end.
The HIE Santa Clause is Coming to Town: How to Outlast the HIE Burgermeister Meisterburger in 2021
By Buff Colchagoff – Reflecting on the past couple of years and the road ahead for HIEs, I’m reminded of the 1970s Christmas classic claymation story, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” You may ask, “what can HIEs learn from a sappy, simplistic kids movie?” Put in the right light, there’s actually plenty of wisdom to be found.
Improving Public Health Outcomes with Immunization Information System Solutions
By Gary Wheeler – Immunization information registries have long played a role in public health programs and initiatives; however, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that brought them back into the spotlight.
HIPAA Compliance and an Integrated Design for Continuity of Care
By Lawrence Byrd – The way the world seeks – and provides – medical care has forever changed. The healthcare journey no longer begins and ends in the waiting room. For many, it now starts at home, whether you’re in the same town as your healthcare provider or halfway around the world.
What The NSA Updates Mean for Healthcare Facilities
By Devin Partida – In January 2022, a new law implementing additional protections against surprise medical bills will go into effect. The “No Surprises Act” (or NSA) was passed by Congress in 2020 as part of the year-end omnibus spending bill and may have serious implications for healthcare providers.
How Mobile Telehealth Will Help With Vaccine Administration
By Dan Matthews – The spread of misinformation is one of the primary reasons for the lack of trust in vaccines. With new technologies, telehealth services have made healthcare services more accessible, including access to vaccines and reliable information.
Improving Value in Health Care Organizations
By Devin Partida – People have ongoing conversations about improving value within health care organizations. But what that means differs across the respective groups. Patients might link high-quality care to value, while providers may view value as synonymous with productivity.
The Dangers of Power Outages at Health Care Facilities
By Devin Partida – Emergency preparedness is crucial for health care facilities. Disruptions that mean little more than monetary loss for some businesses can be a matter of life or death in hospitals. Power outages are a prime example of these risks.