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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. Collecting a receipt seems like some of the retired meaningful use measures — if virtually everyone’s doing it, why bother measuring any more?)

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. Collecting a receipt seems like some of the retired meaningful use measures — if virtually everyone’s doing it, why bother measuring any more?)

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Unifying the Healthcare Assembly Line

Mobile Health Matters

Instead, value-based care lays the foundation for a future where all industry stakeholders must collaborate in a new way, putting meaning and action behind the abundance of patient data. The Aftermath of the EMR Gold Rush.

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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS

CMS.gov

CMS has worked with partners and representatives from industry to identify and finalize a set of unified quality measures which meet the requirements of multiple programs, such as the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Physician Value-Based Modifier, in addition to meeting EHR Incentive Programs requirements.

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Building the Future through CMS eHealth

CMS.gov

Accountable Care Organizations and Patient Centered Medical Homes are introducing new ways for us to provide better care not only for individuals but for entire populations. Yet each of these initiatives introduces new challenges for all of us. CMS Launches eHealth.

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