Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

At the micro-level, the lack of data interoperability means that patient data cannot be easily shared between the hospital that the patient visited and the family physician that regularly takes care of them…or between the nursing home and the urgent care clinic. Access to care. Care affordability. Food insecurity.

Interoperability 101

Interoperability Health Data Public Health EHR 101

Chilmark Research

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

“The care continuum has an endpoint. Press coverage of IOM’s report on end-of-life care was a little more subdued than it should have been. End-of-life planning should be part and parcel of a variety of care processes. After Surgery, Surprise $117,000 Medical Bill From Doctor He Didn’t Know. Sadly, it is not.

eHealth 60

eHealth Private practice EHR Medical Billing 60

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The EHR Association called for greater flexibility in the data completeness threshold and additional criteria to enhance patient matching accuracy, while MGMA called for a positive update to the Medicare conversion factor amid high inflation. News Comments rolled in on the proposed Calendar Year 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.

Nursing 95

Nursing EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care 95

Chilmark Research

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Scripps Translational Science Institute found that in a randomized control trial (RCT) comparing chronic care using connected devices against standard disease management models, the devices had no discernible impact on healthcare utilization, and little impact on health self-management. We’ll offer another explanation.

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Connected Health EMR Leadership Digital Health 60