January 4, 2010
January 1, 2000. A new decade began and we all breathed a sigh of relief as the lights stayed on and computers kept humming along. Years of hard work culminated in a relatively uneventful New Year’s Day in 2000. However, complacency was not an option, and attention shifted to Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs) which had to be in place by August of 2000. November saw the launching of the Leapfrog Group and the first signs that clinical systems and quality would be a growing area of focus for IT. The publication of the final HIPAA Privacy Rule in December was a nice way to end the year.
November 4, 2009
In the first part of this series (over a month ago), I examined the environment driving stimulus and some of the timing challenges that I saw in
November 2, 2009
Well over 500 members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) met for their Fall Forum last week. An attendance
October 6, 2009
(From Part 1 – Oct 3rd) It’s the week after National HIT Week in Washington DC, and I’ve been trying to process and reconcile a lot of what I
October 2, 2009
It’s the week after National HIT Week in Washington DC, and I’ve been trying to process and reconcile a lot of what I heard there and what I’ve been
September 25, 2009
This week was National Health IT Week. And there were many events in the nation’s capital to educate our representatives on the benefits of
September 11, 2009
The week of September 21st is National Health IT Week. There will be many events in our nation’s capital to educate representatives on the benefits
September 3, 2009
A good friend of mine has a favorite saying which states “given enough, time, money and resources, anything is possible”.
August 6, 2009
One of the themes of the meaningful use definition is the drive to provide the patient more access to, or control over, their health information. The 2011 objectives call for the ability for both hospitals and physicians (eligible providers) to provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information, while the 2013 objectives take it a step further requiring access for all patients to a personal health record (PHR) populated in real time with health data.
July 15, 2009
The Stimulus Bill and the billions of dollars it directs have hospitals and physicians scrambling to qualify as ‘meaningful users’ in order to collect significant incentive payments.
