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• Taking Steps Toward Technology-Supported Population Health Management

  11/17/2016

  Right now, there are multiple forces driving physicians toward population health management. For one thing, chronic disease — both the prevalence of chronic illness and the cost of treating it — is giving clinicians reasons to divert attention away from episodic care and focus more on managing the ongoing health of patients. In addition, evolving payment models are beginning to reward healthcare providers for quality and efficiency — and that is financially motivating doctors to zero in on population health.

• EHR Systems Have 3 Major Hurdles To Overcome Before They Can Truly Improve Patient Care

  3/13/2019

  The vast majority of healthcare facilities have now adopted some form of electronic health records (EHRs), but the transition has been a challenge for many providers. A recent survey by Stanford Medicine has revealed what many doctors already know: that a majority of them are unhappy with their current EHR systems. In fact, more than half of respondents said their current EHR systems need a “complete overhaul.”

• 10 Things To Watch For In Healthcare In 2018

  1/1/2018

  With 2017 in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look at how healthcare will evolve in 2018. The last year has been an eventful one; from the uproar in regulations to potential mega-mergers. Needless to say, it’s a time of transition, and healthcare is in a very fluid state — evolving and expanding. There are certainly going to be new ways to keep healthcare providers and health IT pros stay engaged and excited, and here are our top 10 picks.

• How UC Is Helping ACOs Integrate Comms For Better Care

  5/29/2018

  Today’s healthcare system is marked by transformation — whether it’s new models of care stemming from changes in our nation’s administration or innovative digital technologies evolving in response to shifting patient expectations. Over the last five to seven years, one of the most influential changes has been the creation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that seek to treat populations of patients in a holistic manner with seamlessly coordinated care from all aspects of the healthcare system. One of the goals of ACOs is to achieve the “triple aim” of healthcare — defined by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as the simultaneous pursuit of improving patient care as well as the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of healthcare.

• HIPAA 2015: Will You Be Ready?

  2/4/2015

  The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is getting serious, and so should you. It’s time to move beyond just having a binder full of policies sitting on a shelf. You must educate your workforce so that each and every member, from top to bottom, understands the practical, day-to-day application of your security policies and can demonstrate compliance. The OCR has the ability to level fines, which start at a minimum of $10,000 (it goes up from there, based on severity), for what has been called “willful neglect of compliance.” By Jim Tufts, Health IT Consultant, ICE Technologies, Inc.

• 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