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It is hard not to cheer for the ideals of the CommonWell Health Alliance. For over 15 years, KLAS has interviewed thousands of providers who have bemoaned the lack of data integration and sharing in healthcare. With the combined resources of six firms, is CommonWell the first step toward true data integration? While it is [...]
You baseball fans know very well what October means for the sport: the MLB playoffs, or head-to-head series composed of best-of-five or best-of-seven game scenarios. Having grown up just outside of Baltimore, I’m ecstatic to see the Orioles make it into the playoffs and host their first playoff game in 15 years. While each game [...]
Don’t you hate those burns you get when your water skis catch on fire? Starting October 2014, no longer will your doctor have to enter some ambiguous billing code to your insurance company when you’re treated for them. No, he or she will be able to enter in V91.07XA: “Burn due to water skis on [...]
The HIT world is moving at a ferocious pace with constant change, including Allscripts board battles, ICD-10 dates, McKesson’s Better Health 2020 announcement, MU checks, consolidation, investment firms buying up HIT companies, and payers that play both friend and foe. Over the last few months, I have gone on a dizzying tour of many key [...]
Turning a corner should be a simple thing. However, while watching “Cars” with my kids the other day, I was reminded that it’s not always that simple. In the movie, Doc Hudson instructs Lightning McQueen to turn his wheels into the skid to maintain better control when traveling at high speeds on a dirt road. [...]
I enjoyed wandering the halls at HIMSS this year. Much like Las Vegas, the booths are majestic, the signage is overwhelming, and it feels like a fantasy world. On the last day, I had a strange thought: “What if every booth only messaged the true, unembellished reality of the company? What would the new taglines [...]
When was the last time you were wowed by your mechanic, or computer tech, or tax specialist? I personally can’t remember ever being blown away by the quality of a radiator flush (but if you have, please submit the contact information for your mechanic below!). I would guess that more often than not, our expectations [...]
I have to admit that hanging out with 500 of the best and brightest CIOs in the industry at the CHIME conference this week makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. Everywhere I turned there were great ideas about how the most challenging issues get solved, and speakers that turned everything I [...]
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