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Document sharing among organizations has the potential to help improve care quality – but only if it includes more than just discrete diagnoses and lab results, which only provide part of the care picture, says Anupam Goel.
Seeking to provide a range of perspectives to help the government address health IT needs, GAO has appointed several notable health IT leaders to its first Advisory Committee, including CIO Denni McColm.
The realignment of incentives has enabled the industry to stop focusing on episodic care and start looking at patient care in a much more holistic way, and that’s a huge step forward, says Tina Esposito.
If organizations – particularly ACOs – really want to understand what data clinicians need to provide the best care, they need to go to the source, says Tina Esposito of Advocate Health Care.
How can physician executives present an innovation to senior leaders in a way that demonstrates it can justify the costs involved? By answering these critical questions, says Anupam Goel, MD.
How can physician leaders most effectively examine whether an innovation is worthwhile? By putting it through the same criteria as a clinical trial, says Anupam Goel, MD. And that starts with determining its safety.
With studies showing that EMRs can negatively impact physician satisfaction, Anupam Goel offers practical advice on how hospital leaders, vendors, and clinicians can work to prevent burnout.
A standardized care pathway can lead to improved care coordination. But in order to make this a reality, health systems need a shared governance model that incorporates input from multiple parties, says Anupam Goel.
As it becomes increasingly critical for patients to manage their health outside of the hospital, clinicians must adapt to the ever-changing world of apps and patient-generated data, says Anupam Goel, MD.
