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Value-Based Care to Require New EHR Selection Tools, Resources

April 19, 2016 - The implementation of value-based care models, notably MACRA, in coming months will bring with it increased demand for certified EHR technology (CEHRT), but a lack of reliable information to compare health IT products and services could undermine the EHR selection process. That's the conclusion the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ultimately draws in...

Team-Based Model Key to Achieving the Quadruple Aim at Reliant

October 06, 2017 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

The key to success in value-based care is sharing the workload, claims the head of Reliant Medical Group and featured keynote of the second annual Value-Based Care Summit in Boston. “One of the things we know need to solve for and...

5 Strategies Driving SHIN-NY Roadmap for Health Data Exchange

October 04, 2017 by Kate Monica

The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) and the New York State Department of Health released a health data exchange roadmap outlining the projected evolution for the Statewide Health Information Network for New-York (SHIN-NY) under value-based...

NQF Promotes Use of Quality Measures to Improve Health Equity

September 28, 2017 by Kate Monica

The National Quality Forum (NQF) released a roadmap outlining ways to use quality measures to improve health equity nationwide. “The health equity roadmap gives the nation a blueprint to eliminate healthcare disparities,” said NQF...

Why Are Physicians Hesitant to Invest in Value-Based Care?

September 26, 2017 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Federal quality reporting programs aim to improve the patient experience and health of populations and reduce the cost of care, goals their participants are clearly in favor. However, the latter take umbrage with the expense required of physicians,...

Keys to Successful EHR Selection in a Value-Based Care System

September 01, 2017 by Kate Monica

While most providers understand the goals of the value-based care system, many still approach EHR selection through a volume-based lens. According to a post by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka, MD, health IT vendors...

EHR Use Cases, Not Certification, Should Drive EHR Selection

July 11, 2017 by Kate Monica

EHR certification is useful in signaling when certain technology meets industry standards in a test environment. In particular, 2015 edition ONC health IT certification informs providers when a certain technology can be used to earn payments...

CMS Releases Proposed Quality Payment Program Rule Summary

July 10, 2017 by Kate Monica

CMS recently released an extensive 26-page summary of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule detailing the most significant potential changes providers can expect should the rule go into effect. QPP was designed primarily to improve...

Value-Based Care Fueling Provider Demands on Health IT Companies

June 27, 2017 by Kate Monica

Expectations for health IT companies are rising as a result of the transition to value-based care. Providers are increasingly experiencing pressure to improve information exchange at their practices and demanding clean, comprehensive, and actionable...

Health IT Tools, Capabilities Required for Value-Based Care

June 27, 2017 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

A successful transition to value-based care will require effective partnerships between healthcare providers and health IT developers as well as among providers themselves to ensure that current and future EHR and health IT infrastructure lead...

MIPS Measures Could Add to Inequity in Quality Improvements

May 15, 2017 by Kate Monica

A new study by Eggleton et al. finds gaps in Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures may worsen disparities between the quality of certain aspects of healthcare including patient access, experience, and interpersonal care. While...

Family Physicians to Benefit from Clinical Quality Data Tool

May 10, 2017 by Kate Monica

The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) announced the development of new quality improvement tools for meeting federal regulations and reporting requirements in an article published in its eponymous journal. ABFM developed the revised Performance...

New Policy Should Accomodate Physician EHR Documentation Demands

April 06, 2017 by Kate Monica

A recent study of physician EHR documentation activities under fee-for-service reimbursement shows that physicians spent less time with patients than anticipated by federal incentive payment programs. Tai-Seale et al. analyzed EHR data and found...

AMIA Details Value-Based Care Health IT Infrastructure Needs

April 06, 2017 by Kate Monica

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has made 17 policy recommendations for promoting the development and adoption of health IT infrastructure capable of supporting the transition to value-based care in a new paper. The recommendations...

Healthcare APIs Necessary for Improving Data Interoperability

March 22, 2017 by Kate Monica

A new report by Chilmark Research on solutions for improving health data interoperability highlights the importance of open healthcare APIs. The report states dramatic health IT improvements are needed to assess and manage risks across populations...

ACO End-to-End Solutions Go Beyond EHR, Pop Health Technology

March 06, 2017 by Kate Monica

The lack of standardization in implementing accountable care organizations (ACOs) has created a demand for solution vendors capable of assisting healthcare organizations in seamlessly adopting these value-based care models. A recent report from...

Ohio Hospital Improves Patient Outcomes Using EHR Technology

February 20, 2017 by Kate Monica

A successful initiative at the Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center found quality improvement methods — including the development of EHR registries and tools — improves clinical, functional, and patient-reported outcomes for...

Value-based Care to Test Small, Rural Provider HIT in 2017

February 08, 2017 by Joncé Smith

While healthcare providers are reaping major benefits from technology such as EHR systems, the new year is also bringing significant attention to the technology-related challenges faced by smaller, rural and often more isolated, healthcare providers...

HIEs Fail to Meet Needs of Population Health Management

January 30, 2017 by Kate Monica

Population health management (PHM) is one of the most rapidly expanding areas in healthcare IT according to a recent Black Book report. Despite the growing relevance of this fast-growing aspect of the healthcare industry, a majority of hospitals...

Healthcare Organizations Call for Value-based Care Policy

January 26, 2017 by Kate Monica

Leading healthcare organizations from the public and private sector penned a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in an effort to maintain federal support for value-based care and MACRA implementation. Among some notable...

AMGA Pushes Congress Toward Accelerating Value-Based Care

January 25, 2017 by Kate Monica

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) has written House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to ensure that the transition to value-based care remains a focal point for the 115th Congress and that medical groups have the assistance they need to success...

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