September 9, 2012 Mark Hagland
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In Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has implemented and grown a patient-centered medical home initiative that is already the largest in the country, with over 3,000 physicians involved. What David Share, M.D. and his colleagues are learning has strong implications for PCMH development nationwide.
September 7, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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Organizations across the country are seeing the benefits of investing in patient education systems as a way to get their patient more engaged and informed. Leading institutions like UPMC and Cadence Health are realizing that a patient that has more information is unlikely to have a negative outcome.
September 6, 2012 Mark Hagland
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A committee impaneled by the Institute of Medicine has produced a report aimed at pushing the healthcare industry towards continuous performance improvement and continuous learning. And Paul Tang, M.D., speaks with HCI’s Mark Hagland about the implications for today’s healthcare leaders.
September 5, 2012 Jason D. Fortin
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On June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The law includes, among many other things, mandatory federal programs that require increased accountability from hospitals for the cost and quality of care that is delivered. With payment reform initiatives from States and commercial payers also already well underway, the Court's ruling only accelerates the need for robust HIE and analytics capabilities.
September 4, 2012 Mark Hagland
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Jane Metzger, research principal in the Global Institute for Emerging Healthcare Practices at CSC, has authored a report that looks at the current push to reduce avoidable readmissions, in the broader context of continuity of care efforts in patient care organizations
August 14, 2012 Mark Hagland
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An initiative led by a group of healthcare leaders in Michigan illustrates what’s possible when the smartest kinds of utilization management, physician education, clinical decision support, and utilization analytics elements are brought together in the same program.
July 7, 2012 Mark Hagland
blog
A new research study confirms dramatic variations in access to and quality of preventive and primary care across the U.S. Could clinical IT be used to help improve the situation nationwide?
June 28, 2012 Mark Hagland and Gabriel Perna
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At the annual AMDIS Physician Symposium, the annual gathering of CMIOs and other medical informaticist executives, sponsored by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS), held in Ojai, Calif., reactions to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were varied. For the most part, industry leaders were pleased with the result and are ready to continue moving forward on health reform.
June 28, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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Across the nation, reactions continue to pour in after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, by a 5-4 margin, to uphold the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature domestic act. Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs at the Premier Health Alliance, in exclusive interview with HCI, gave his approval over the decision and says it will continue the progress of health reform.
June 7, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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A recent report on the growing demand for health informatics workers in the U.S. says there is a changing landscape of skills and backgrounds when it comes to jobs in the field. More employers are looking for people with clinical backgrounds who can analyze data to improve clinical outcomes.
May 25, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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In an effort to improve evidence-based medicine practices, leaders at Eisenhower Medical Center, a 524-bed, community hospital, implemented a quality dashboard monitor solution. In the monitor’s initial run, it was successful in improving metrics related to ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP) and stroke management care.
May 17, 2012
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According to a survey conducted by Fitch Ratings, a New York City-based global rating agency, the majority of nonprofit hospitals expect capital spending to either increase, and most of them are going to spend their money on IT. The survey said factors influencing capital plans, such as potential decreases in reimbursement levels, shifting clinical practice patterns from inpatient settings to outpatient settings, and the possible implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), have lead to this increase in IT expenditures.
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