EHR


EHRs are used in both inpatient and ambulatory settings to document care and share information across departments. Topics include: vendor selection, system deployment, and workflow analysis. On the inpatient side, best-of-breed versus single source is a perennial debate as CIOs automate the widely diverse departments under their purview, such as the surgical suite, radiology and intensive care. On the ambulatory side, group practices wrestle with physician productivity issues and creating interfaces to outside service partners such as labs.


Why ACOs Will Be Different

Gary Baldwin | May 15
Two presenters at the Health 2.0 conference in Boston assert that, unlike the managed care payment models of the past, accountable care organizations have a much better chance of success.
Revenue Cycle & Payments
Revenue Cycle Management
Disease Management
Chronic Care
Health Info Exchange
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Policy & Regulation

The Fallacy of Zero Tolerance … in Hiring

Jim Gibson | May 15
As search consultants, we are usually viewed as trusted advisors and extensions of the management team. So, knowing when to push back on a client, and when to just defer to the client’s opinion and judgment, is one of the trickier parts of our job. It’s a good example of when it’s more art than science.
Vendor News
Hospitals
Group Practices
Payers
Consumer Health

AMA: Postpone ICD-10 At Least Two Years

Joseph Goedert | May 14
The ICD-10 compliance date should, at minimum, be pushed back two years to Oct. 1, 2015, the American Medical Association contends in a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Comments (1)
Coding
Electronic Data Interchange
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Policy & Regulation
Revenue Cycle Management

AHIMA Summit Focuses on Long-Term Care

Joseph Goedert | May 14
The American Health Information Management Association will host the 2012 Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Health IT Summit, June 18-19 in Baltimore.
Document Management
Chronic Care
Policy & Regulation
Group Practices
Hospitals

Association for HIT Leaders Comments on ICD-10

Joseph Goedert | May 14
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, in a comment letter, expresses support for the government’s decision to delay ICD-10 implementation to October 2014.
Coding
Decision Support
Group Practices
Hospitals
Revenue Cycle & Payments
Revenue Cycle Management
Policy & Regulation
Payers

HIT Policy Committee Seeks Consumer Advocate

Joseph Goedert | May 14
A consumer advocate position is open on the HIT Policy Committee, comprising stakeholders who advise federal officials on the nation’s strategy for widespread use of health information technology.
Data Security
Group Practices
Hospitals
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation
Health Info Exchange

ONC Seeks Input on NwHIN Governance

Joseph Goedert | May 11
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has issued a request for information on establishing a governance mechanism for the emerging Nationwide Health Information Network.
Health Info Exchange
Chronic Care
Disease Management
Data Security
Decision Support
Web Technology
Group Practices
Payers
Hospitals
Policy & Regulation

ONC Makes Programs Data Available Via Dashboard

Joseph Goedert | May 10
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has introduced on its Web site a dashboard of summary information on all of the office’s programs.
Web Technology
Policy & Regulation
Stimulus

Rep. Ellmers to CMS: Exempt Small Practice and Elderly Docs from Meaningful Use

Joseph Goedert | May 10
Hundreds of public comments on the proposed Stage 2 electronic health records meaningful use rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services now are online at regulations.gov, by entering CMS-2012-0022 in the search box.
Comments (1)
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation

AHIMA Comments on Rule to Delay ICD-10

Joseph Goedert | May 09
The American Health Information Management association, in a comment letter on the April 17 proposed rule to delay ICD-10 implementation by one year, seeks guarantees that there will not be further deadline extensions.
Coding
Revenue Cycle Management
Policy & Regulation
Group Practices
Document Management
Hospitals

Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: Allscripts, Rapid Insight, PracticeMax & EHR Doctors

Joseph Goedert | May 09
An acquisition, new analytics software, a Texas-sized health information exchange agreement and a little self-preservation highlight recent health information technology vendor news:
Group Practices
Practice Management
Revenue Cycle Management
Vendor News
Health Info Exchange

Coalition to CMS: Increase Stage 2 Focus on Data Exchange

Joseph Goedert | May 09
A coalition of stakeholders is asking federal officials to take bold steps to increase health information exchange under the Stage 2 meaningful use program.
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation

HIMSS: Limit Clinical Quality Measures in Stage 2

Joseph Goedert | May 09
The release date for clinical quality measure specifications under the proposed Stage 2 meaningful use criteria does not provide enough lead time for review, development and certification efforts by vendors, and implementation by providers, according to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation

Stage 2 Crunch Time Comes for CMS

Joseph Goedert | May 09
Industry stakeholders have filed comment letters on the proposed Stage 2 electronic health records meaningful use criteria, and now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will start to digest it all.
Hospitals
Group Practices
Payers
Policy & Regulation
Stimulus

RWJ Foundation: Don’t Skimp Stage 2 Criteria for Patient Engagement

Joseph Goedert | May 08
There is much in the proposed Stage 2 meaningful use criteria that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation likes. But when it comes to patient engagement, the health care philanthropy and research firm wants the criteria enhanced.
Consumer Health
Group Practices
Hospitals
Payers
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation
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