healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
As health systems move toward accountable care models, the challenges involved in effectively managing post-acute care are becoming more clear, according to a new KLAS report — Post-Acute Care Perception 2013: High Hopes and Big Plans. The study found that although many organizations view post-acute care as a critical component of improving health outcomes and [...]
CHIME is urging HHS to extend the concept of certification to the health information exchange marketplace to advance interoperability and improve data flow. In comments submitted Thursday in response to a request for information (RFI) from CMS and ONC, CHIME pushed for a strategy that enables local flexibility, while leading stakeholders in the development of [...]
About Centura
Getting Stage 6 recognition across the organization
Building from the ground-up
Straddling between two payment worlds
Colorado’s health neighborhoods initiative
Working with CORHIO & Colorado Telehealth Network
Vendor-neutral image archiving
Business and clinical intelligence — walk first, then run
Setting expectations
ACO/HIE work, reading the tea leaves
Moving from fee for service to pay for performance while staying solvent
Going from CTO to CIO
Wrapping up 2012
Stage 2 – “A second crack at defining MU”
CHIME’s two-pronged approach to educating Congress
The value of CIO input
Spotlighting health IT success stories—“The industry is clamoring for best practices”
How payment reform is driving HIT adoption
Garnering CHIME Innovator of the Year honors
What does being innovative mean?
Focus on telehealth — “How do we get these sub-specialists in front of the kids who can’t walk in here”
Improving access to care while cutting costs
The importance of a clear organizational vision
The problem with HIEs
Industry trends — “I think you’re going to see a lot of continued acquisition and rip and replace of systems”
Thoughts on telemedicine
“Most of my time is spent on regulatory compliance”
Having a full plate with MU, RAC audits, eRx
“Integration is the only way to survive”
About University of Iowa Healthcare
The benefits of a closed medical staff
Centralizing core services
Preventing the one-off departmental buy
Warning vendors of “negative consequences”
The pressures on employed docs
 |
|---|