CMS delivers MACRA final rule for Quality Payment Program
New rule brings flexibility, institutes two payment tracks, and makes 2017 a transition year. Powered by WPeMatico
Vote with Healthcare IT News readers on the hottest technologies for 2017
Healthcare IT News asks HIT professionals to take part in an important new survey that will study the place of EHRs, cybersecurity, population health, Big Data and more in the year ahead. Powered by WPeMatico
Health data breaches in Q3 2016 outpace first two quarters
Some 118 security incidents were either reported to the Department of Health and Human Services or first disclosed in the media in Q3 2016, compared with 89 in Q2 and 63 in Q1, a Protenus report finds. Powered by WPeMatico
NIH invests $70 million in brain research
New National Institutes of Health funding will go toward neural dust, autism, Alzheimer’s, stroke and brain-related conditions. Powered by WPeMatico
Precision Medicine Initiative expands with Geisinger, Partners HealthCare, Henry Ford, many more
The National Institutes invests a new $5.5 million to start recruitment and build the infrastructure. Powered by WPeMatico
States tighten spending to manage Medicaid growth, report says
U.S. States are finding the need to stretch dollars as part of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Such strategies include hiring private managed care companies, shifting long-term care services to community settings and restricting use of expensive prescription drugs. Powered by WPeMatico
WHO: Excise taxes on soda bolster population health and create jobs
The World Health Organization highlighted the upsides of taxing sugary drinks or unhealthy foods and, while healthier populations are an important part, the benefits also include increased government revenue and new jobs. Powered by WPeMatico
Legal records lurking in EHRs add new wrinkle to malpractice lawsuits
Electronic health records platforms are leaving doctors exposed by making it hard to demonstrate what they did and why. Some providers are even settling malpractice suits and not because of guilt. Hospitals cannot ignore the issue anymore. Powered by WPeMatico
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System names Jerry Esker as CEO
Esker’s CEO post becomes official as the system focuses on patient safety, begins to roll out a Cerner EHR. Powered by WPeMatico
KLAS: Interoperability progressing but still challenging between disparate EHRs
The research firm found that no vendor community excels at exchanging records with other vendors and while providers see value in participating in CommonWell and Carequality only a small subset are actively sharing data today. Powered by WPeMatico