One of my favorite things about the yearly HIMSS conference are the discussions that occur around new ways the healthcare technology community is dealing with the issues that arise as a result of increased innovation. With medical identity theft looming, issues of the transmission of personal healthcare information over the Internet or the desire to […]
Regulatory Compliance
ACO: “If you build it, they will come”. Really? Not without a Payor Marketing Plan.
There is an ACO belief out there that “if you build it, they will come.” This belief is all based on honorable intentions for the patient and our communities. I just want to know what marketing plan and mobile application was used to contact all the baseball fans to go to Iowa in the movie […]
Don’t Get Lost with HIPAA 5010 – Try Translation!
HIPAA 4010 to 5010 translation is the “fix” for the time crunch for many healthcare payers or providers facing with missing the 5010 testing deadlines in January 1, 2011.
Let’s work on the demise of the healthcare clipboard!
The solution is a Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) which is an initiative that aligns the areas of technology, interoperability, standards utilization, harmonization, and business information systems necessary to make the elimination of the healthcare clipboard possible.
ICD-10 Assessment and Roadmap for Health Plans
It seems that there isn’t enough time to get everything done that is currently required by HIPAA, ARRA, and state and regional priorities – not to mention the consumer driven strategies that you were *hoping* to deploy to differentiate your business and gain competitive advantage. Although large and numerous projects are required, it is nearly […]
Is your EHR due for its check up??
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) continue at the center of the National debate on improving quality of care and stemming the tide of rising healthcare costs. Providers are heavily invested in EHRs and their investments continue to rise dramatically. However, inspite of the huge investments being made, organizations do not seek regular check ups and ‘second’ […]
Why the Meaningful Use criteria won’t increase provider adoption levels…
Ultimately we all expect that healthcare IT will improve the quality of care and lower costs. I was *hoping* that the Meaningful Use (MU) criteria would help get us there by solving the biggest issue that we have today – low levels of provider adoption of EHR. I was *hoping* that the MU criteria, combined […]
Question: What Drives HIE participation?
In February 2009, the federal government passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) providing much needed support to an industry that has struggled in a financially challenging landscape. The federal government is projected to spend at least $300 million in support of health information exchange (HIE) activities in 2009 and 2010. While it is […]
Three keys to HIE Sustainability
Billions of dollars are being granted, gifted, and invested in Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) across the country. A previous Commonwealth Study that appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine estimated $178 billion will be needed to create regional and national networks. With all that said, very few Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) have achieved a business/operating […]
EHR – Why less is often more…
Having devoted 10 years of my life to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) space, I have seen many EHR product vendors come full circle backwards. And in my opinion this is great for Health Information Exchange (HIE), hospitals, provider groups and patients. Early EHR (EMR, CPR…) development focused on delivery of complex products that were […]