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 | Nov 18, 2017 | Health IT, Uncategorized
Understanding cybersecurity is critical in healthcare. According to Becker’s Health IT, the Emergency Care Research Institute (non-profit research group) ranked Ransomware as the No. 1 health technology hazard for 2018 – it even beat out infections caused by...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is difficult to find consistent percentages when researching physician EHR adoption rates. Many EHR vendors have their own statistics and they vary by study. According to Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, since 2008, office-based...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
A growing number of physician practices are using electronic health record (EHR) systems, mostly because of federal legislation and incentives around Meaningful Use as well as MIPS/MACRA. In fact, MIPS compliance is measured by a “MIPS Composite Performance Score”,...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
KPMG and The American Medical Association recently surveyed 1,000 practicing physicians and found that there is a high rate of physician confusion surrounding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and its Quality Payment Program (QPP). About...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 6, 2017 | Clinical Integrated Network, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Patient Engagement, Uncategorized
A clinically integrated network is a network of providers, facilities and ancillary services who collaborate to improve and maintain the health of the people in their communities. Many healthcare networks are reorganizing into clinically integrated networks in order...
