Sometimes I wonder if we value our physicians, or if we think of them as just another problem? As I take a closer look inside the healthcare industry, it seems to me that the number of people with clipboards has grown outrageously – people who have a lot of control over physicians’ lives and are Read more…
Are there enough physicians around?
The goal of the Affordable Care Act is to provide affordable and quality healthcare coverage to more people. But do we have enough physicians to address their health concerns? This debate continues with very little conclusive evidence to prove one case or the other. Those who see a shortage of physicians attribute it to America’s aging population Read more…
How to ensure cloud data security?
The benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are still being debated. The roll-out of the ACA website, Healthcare.gov, and its subsequent problems provide sufficient evidence for enterprises to consider moving to the cloud in order to ensure data security. However, the Healthcare.gov debacle proves that enterprises cannot move their sensitive data to the cloud Read more…
Lessons to learn from Target data breach
Recently, the second biggest retail company in the United States revealed that data of up to 110 million customers, had been compromised by hackers. Theoretically speaking, it equates to 34% of the US population, and is a breach of massive proportions –unparalleled in history. What can the healthcare industry learn from this? Although, chances are Read more…
Succeeding with the ACO model
There is a common misconception about all value-based care delivery models being unique. If this was the case, the lessons learned from the models would not be replicable. While the starting point for many value-based care delivery models may be unique, they are conceptually quite similar to each other. The underlying feature in all of Read more…
Switching your EHR? Make sure you remember two things – Cost and Usability
The Electronic Health Records (EHR) satisfaction rate is falling at an alarming pace. As a result, it is no surprise that practices are looking to replace their current systems. If an EHR – a tool to manage and organize information – doesn’t do its job properly, it’s time to get a new one. However, the Read more…
New year, new stage of Meaningful Use
You heard it right. January 1, 2014 marked the beginning of the first period for providers to attest under Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program. 2014 is an important year for the healthcare industry, as ICD-10 will kick into action in less than 8 months’ time from now. Therefore, attest for Stage 2 as soon Read more…
Achieve Success in Meaningful Use Stage 2 and Beyond
If you are looking to succeed at Meaningful Use Stage 2, you need to think beyond it. This means that you need to seek processes and technology that help you exceed the current requirements. Aside from complying with the latest healthcare regulations and best practices, you can plug into the modern connected healthcare delivery network, Read more…
The Meaningful Use muse: All about conformity
Meeting the Meaningful Use requirements is certainly not for the feeble. They require constant compliance with core and menu objectives on part of the physicians in order to be able to attest for incentive payments. Up until now, many health IT vendors have been able to certify their products under Stage 1 of the Program. Read more…
EHR design matters
Patient safety should never be overlooked in health information management systems although making systems intuitive and enabling them to present relevant information are equally important for physician satisfaction. Some EHR vendors’ products are affecting patient safety, workflows and user satisfaction. One of the most important factors affecting patient safety is medication list. A good EHR Read more…