DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE ARTICLES

• Cloud Procurement Saves Healthcare Group $5.5 Million

  Avalon Health Care Group reduced costs and gained budget visibility by deploying an automated procurement solution.

FROM THE EDITOR

• The Problem With Consumerism In Healthcare

  Many industry leaders championed a free market approach to healthcare during the 12^th Annual World Health Care Congress last week. Here are a few key reasons why I don’t think this model is “the fix” our industry so desperately needs.

• Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?

  2/13/2015

  According to a recent Medscape survey, 46% of physicians say they are burned out. How much is the drive towards health IT adoption contributing to this epidemic?

• The ONC’s Olive Branch

  2/4/2015

  Just when the Meaningful Use program was on life support, the ONC makes two key announcements that seem to have healthcare leaders rallying around the program (and the organization) once again.

• The Future Of Healthcare Depends On Price Transparency

  1/28/2015

  A new Harris Poll suggests cost fears keep many people from visiting the doctor even if they are insured. This telling data is yet another illustration of the need for price transparency in healthcare.

FEATURED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT ARTICLES

• 3 Steps To Leveraging Analytics For Revenue Cycle Improvements

  Now more than ever, healthcare organizations are realizing the benefits of implementing a robust BI and data analytics program. To start, with revenue cycle optimization, analytics can increase and accelerate revenue, as well as eliminate revenue cycle inefficiencies. A strong BI program can also contribute to an organization’s quest to prepare for value-based reimbursement; however, before realizing any of these benefits, organizations must develop a plan specific to its needs and positioned to attain near- and long-term results. By Jeff Wood, vice president of product management, Navicure

• Reducing Diagnostic Errors Through Clinical Decision Support

  Physicians have long approached diagnoses as a mixture of art and science. CDS is a means to bolster the science portion by providing a broader clinical view of the patient, including clinical details from ambulatory EMRs and the systems of labs, radiology departments, and more combined with evidence-based best practices. CDS systems operate mainly in the background of an EMR, monitoring clinical documentation as it is being entered, and issue alerts when information, often not available at the point of care, suggests a different course of action. In certain instances, these alerts can mean the difference between a timely and accurate diagnosis and a potentially dangerous diagnostic error. By Nancy Zimmerman RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer for medCPU

• Risky Business: Why Providers Need A (Real) Security Risk Analysis
• How Private Capital Is Accelerating Interoperability
• Get It Right The First Time: Cleaning Up Claims Improves Profit And Service
• Charting The Course Toward Value-Based Care With A Healthcare Data Lake

MULTIMEDIA

• Elsevier Discusses Differences Between Online and Published Information At HIMSS15

  In this podcast, Dr. Peter Edelstein, CMIO and CMO, Elsevier and Sterling Lanier, CEO, Tonic Health explains Elsevier’s HIMSS goals and its role in online information and traditional published information.

• The Role Of The Cloud In Providing Enterprise-Wide Visibility Reviewed At HIMSS15

  In this podcast, Barry P. Chaiken, MD, MPH, Infor CMIO and former HIMSS Chair details the key technology applications Infor has it developed for the healthcare industry, as well as how healthcare operational and administrative systems have had to evolve to help providers manage the unprecedented changes they face today.

• MD Anderson Cancer Center Gains Freedom By Outsourcing Release Of Information

  Ikae Barnett, who serves as the liaison between HIM/Legal/Risk/Compliance at MD Anderson Cancer Center and focuses on regulatory compliance, privacy, and general process improvement attended AHIMA to speak on behalf of HealthPort. Barnett shared the benefits of the relationship, including how HealthPort has helped MD Anderson release information, freeing its staff for other tasks.

• Cloud-Based Coding Workflow Allows For Quicker Access And Processing Of Patient Encounters

  Chris Spring, VP, solutions management for M*Modal was on hand to talk about tech enabling customers to help solve problems in coding, specifically the fast, secure transfer or records through the cloud. Basically, taking your records and - in a secure way - dropping them into a workflow system so M*Modal workers can immediately work on and return them in a timely manner.