Electronic Health Records (EHRs) - Meaningful Use
While leading research, data and consulting firms each have their unique insights about what’s in store for health care this year, some key themes have emerged, many of which center around consumer empowerment. Here’s a sampling of what caught our eye.
Less than 1% of the net electronic health record incentive payments Medicare paid to acute-care hospitals between Jan. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2017 did not meet federal requirements.
Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for the 2018 reporting period can apply through Dec. 2 for a hardship exception to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment.
Innovation isn’t always about building a new product. Huge opportunities exist in making a good product better or optimizing its capabilities and performance and helping others in the field do the same.
Health care organizations are making greater use of digital systems like electronic health records, telehealth and artificial intelligence, but most don’t regularly share data outside their organizations, creating barriers to high-quality care and impeding innovation. That’s one key takeaway from…
Northwestern Medicine — Chicago, Ill.
Using the EHR to Drive Value
Northwestern Medicine created multi-disciplinary teams to maximize the EHR’s capabilities and improve care across the system. These Health System Clinical Collaboratives have resulted in systemwide improvements related to the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today requested new and innovative ideas for reducing administrative burdens for health care providers and patients as part of its Patients over Paperwork initiative.
The AHA today shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a number of actions that the agency could take as part of its calendar year 2020 physician fee schedule proposed rule that would reduce the burden of clinical documentation.
AHA recommends CMS actions to reduce burden of clinical documentation.
Digital innovation may be a necessity for health care organizations, but it’s coming at a steep price. Modern Healthcare’s most recent Power Panel survey of top CEOs found that more than a third of the 26 responding CEOs said their organizations spent between $5 million and $19.9 million on digital…