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• Case Study: Duplicate Records Compromise EHR Investment

  12/29/2009

  Children’s Medical Center in Dallas made a major financial commitment to an EHR in 2001, but when the data from the old master patient index (MPI) was loaded into the new system, big problems arose. By Just Associates
• The State Of Value-Based Care: Improving Care Quality While Reducing Medical Costs

  8/14/2018

  Results from the third biennial study “Finding the Value: The State of Value-Based Care in 2018” conducted by ORC International show value-based care models are doing what they were designed to do: improve care quality while reducing medical costs. Yet, these results also show payers and providers still have work to do in order to optimize these programs. Included below are the study’s top 10 findings along with related insights on how to push the industry forward.

• Choosing The Right Payment Mix For Your Practice

  12/19/2017

  When it comes to money management, most physicians refrain from hiding their money under a mattress and instead take advantage of various financial options that balance easy availability and long-term return on investment and which streamline their daily routine.

• 10 Security Risk Mitigation Strategies Every Healthcare Executive Should Know

  12/12/2014

  For the last four to five years, we have been blogging about the importance and details of proper security in your healthcare IT environment. We have been “preaching” the message of diligence and attention to detail as it relates to HIPAA and HITECH. Articles have started to shine a light on the realities of security risk in our healthcare IT environments. This is no longer a HIPAA compliance project where we check a few boxes, update a policy book, do some DVD based training, and expect that we have covered ourselves for the next audit. These risks are real and they can be extremely damaging to an organization if not kept in check. By Phil Stravers, CEO, Partner at ICE Technologies, Inc.

• Addressing America's Looming Healthcare Gap Crisis During COVID-19

  10/5/2020

  While putting off care during the initial onset of the coronavirus made sense, continuing to do so will affect long-term outcomes. Here’s how providers can get patients back on track.

• 6 Unexpected Side Effects Of The Growing Telehealth Market

  1/31/2019

  Before the telehealth market took off, people could only speculate about the positive and negative effects it might have on healthcare at large. Now that it's more established, it's possible to dive into some of the positive and negative side effects telehealth caused. Here are six of them.