August 13, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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A recent conversation with HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland got me thinking about some of the initiatives I’ve seen popping up recently, in which leading healthcare institutions are using their resources to start up centers that aim to solve greater issues in the industry. Johns Hopkins and NYU are two examples of large-scale collaborations that are looking at population health and mobile health, respectively.
July 25, 2012 John DeGaspari
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At the Healthcare Financial Management Association ANI annual conference last month in Las Vegas, I heard a presentation by Randall Gehle, D.O., about his involvement with helping his medical group make the transition to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model. He described the transition process, some of its challenges, and how it has had an impact on his family medicine practice.
July 24, 2012 Mark Hagland
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The early morning hours (local time) of Thursday, June 28 reminded me once again of a few of the many reasons why I love being a journalist. On that morning, shortly after 10 a.m. Eastern time, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated ruling in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.—the ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Barack Obama’s signature domestic legislation, and the focus of debate and the subject of several lawsuits that ultimately coalesced into National Federation.
July 23, 2012 Mark Hagland
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A little-known study published earlier this year in an academic medical journal offers tantalizing clues as to what elements in care delivery can actually lower patient mortality over time. Is it time to work forward to improve care delivery in physician offices?
July 19, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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Edward Rippel, M.D., internist at the Hamden, Conn.-based Quinnipiac Internal Medicine P.C., completed a 12-year journey last year when he became the first solo practitioner in the state of Connecticut to be recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). In this exclusive interview, he explains how he did, the benefits he has seen from his EHR, and why it's necessary for other solo providers to make an investment.
July 17, 2012
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Sixty primary care practices the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) have recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) earned the added title of “distinction” as a result of submitting Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) PCMH Survey results to NCQA. Those who have used CAHPS survey to capture patient and family feedback have demonstrated their commitment to engaging their patients. NCQA says it also facilitates eventually using the results to track improvement and compare performance.
July 3, 2012 John DeGaspari
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At the HFMA conference last week in Las Vegas, Marc Halley, president and CEO of Halley Consulting Group, LLC, Westerville, Ohio, described a perfect storm of unprecedented demand, declining reimbursements, and increasing regulations and costs that will affect healthcare more than anything coming out of Capitol Hill.
June 27, 2012 John DeGaspari
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Provider organizations have the opportunity and responsibility to act today to improve care, according to James G. Lee, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Adventist Healthcare, Rockville, Md. In 2009, the health system started a primary care medical home pilot system for its employees.
May 17, 2012 Susan Heichert, Mary Bear-Dukes, and Dawn Mitchell
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Some hospitals and health systems are looking to extend their own EMR solutions to independent hospitals and clinics. The practice became possible with the relaxation of anti-kickback statutes in 2006, but the sense of urgency has heightened in today’s environment. In fact, some organizations are even implementing new EMR solutions internally while extending the same solution to private practices simultaneously.
April 23, 2012 Mark Hagland
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The patient-centered medical home concept is moving forward nationwide, with countless variations on a general theme, along with some universals. Healthcare and healthcare IT leaders agree: wiring up this home means putting all the strategic, process, and technology pieces together for success.
April 22, 2012 Mark Hagland
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When it comes to care management innovation, clinician and executive leaders at the UPMC health system are moving forward rapidly. Francis X. Solano, M.D., one of the health system’s key physician executives, discusses their PCMH program and its learnings for healthcare IT leaders.
April 4, 2012
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I don’t understand why application vendors place little importance on reporting requirements. I get the fact that customers like to customize their reports, but why not make that an inherent feature? Maybe that is why the market is constantly creating so many 3rd party Business Intelligence (BI) vendors. But what about Clinical Intelligence (CI) requirements?
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