Practice Insights: Dr. Dennis Fong By Outside Dr. Fong’s front office, a vibrant pink sign reads, “We Keep Our Patients Healthier! Our Patients go into Hospital 25% Less Than the Average in This Area.” In a ... July 11th Share
Healthcare costs will grow in 2018 according to new report By Dante Capozzola The state of healthcare is in flux, as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is potentially being replaced and reimbursement is moving away from fee-for-service to value-based payments. Even the ... July 10th Share
ONC seeks input on interoperability progress By Dante Capozzola For independent physicians, interoperability is a hot button issue, as improved access to a patient’s full longitudinal profile is essential to providing personalized, high quality care. ... July 10th Share
Organizations encourage HHS Secretary to adopt equitable incentives for Medicare Advantage advanced APMs under MACRA By Sam Peirce As of now, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that MACRA will include traditional Medicare, but not Medicare Advantage as part of its APM track. However, ... July 7th Share
ONC chief discusses focus on interoperability By Nick Dealtry The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) has emphasized the need to adopt the usage of electronic health records (EHR) for many years. In 2009, ... July 7th Share
Prominent CIO predicts EHRs are headed in a more patient-centric direction By Tyler Comstock Healthcare is all about the patients. Electronic health records (EHRs) are designed to maintain those patients’ medical data in a seamless, secure environment. EHRs are also intended to ... July 7th Share