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HIMSS recently announced the industry’s first international and quality measurement for value with HIMSS Value Score, which is designed to help providers optimize and use IT to improve clinical and financial outcomes, and drive efficiencies in care.
Below is my assessment of the current Meaningful Use program and a proposal to better serve the needs of stakeholders. I’m likely going to violate many rules with this post. First, it’s over 1,500 words, which is not ideal for social media. Second, there are many who will find my conclusions politically unpopular. I’m not […]
KLAS’ Keystone Summit
CEOs from 13 EMR vendors — “They didn’t try to pin anyone to the wall.”
Cultural hurdles
FHIR & CommonWell
athenahealth’s high interoperability marks
The Epic dichotomy
Follow-up plans
State of Meaningful Use
Stage 2 modifications — “The relief I know the industry’s been wanting”
Focus of Stage 3: security, clinical decision support & patient engagement
Potential impact of a 90-day reporting period
CHIME’s Patient ID challenge
Crowdsourcing — “We’ve tried since day 1 for this to be 100 percent transparent.”
Attesting to MU as a new org
Prioritization challenges — “It’s keeping up with the demand.”
Focus on population health & HIEs
Information blocking — “It’s cost-prohibitive”
Pros and cons of being new – “There’s something to be said for tried and true practices.”
Solving the process improvement Rubik’s cube
