by Jack Hueter | Dec 20, 2017 | Health IT, Uncategorized
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported that Steve Shulkin, Veterans Affairs Secretary, wants to expand the use of private sector providers in veterans’ healthcare. Shulkin said that he’d like to increase competition between the VA’s health system and...
by Jack Hueter | Dec 15, 2017 | Electronic Health Records, Health IT
My last article reviewed MACRA for 2017/2018. According to the article in HFMA by Julian Harris, there are some activities that can help build a successful MACRA program no matter where a physician organization is on its MACRA journey. Following are ideas on some...
by Jack Hueter | Dec 15, 2017 | Health IT, MACRA, MIPS
I recently read an excellent article in HFMA by Julian Harris, MD, MBA, and president of CareAllies. entitled “Crafting a comprehensive MACRA strategy- In a time of change in health care, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is one thing...
by Jack Hueter | Nov 30, 2017 | Electronic Health Records, Events, Health IT
The Alliance for Health Policy** hosted a summit in Washington D.C. in early November to discuss the future of healthcare delivery and the role that the healthcare workforce will play in that delivery. The panel of experts discussed that healthcare is at a crossroads...
by Jack Hueter | Nov 29, 2017 | Health IT
I recently wrote an article about blockchain and since then I was interested to read a Black Book report showing that interest in blockchain is growing exponentially in healthcare. In fact, 88 percent of payers are considering implementing blockchain according to the...
