Contracting for success
“Word of mouth is everything in this industry”
The risks and rewards of a fast implementation
Grappling with the HIT talent shortage
A small hospital with all the big hospital requirements
Barbara Riddell, VP/CIO, Atlantic General Hospital, Chapter 1
KLAS Finds Providers Behind the ICD-10 Eight Ball
Less than 10 percent of healthcare providers are over halfway there in terms of being fully prepared for ICD-10, according to the KLAS report, ICD-10: Preparing for October 2013. While providers know a lack of preparation could result in a halt to reimbursements and a revenue cycle disaster when ICD-10 comes, KLAS found that most organizations […]
Allana Cummings, CIO, Northeast Georgia Health System, Chapter 1
Hospitals Relying on ED for MU CPOE
Over 80 percent of providers interviewed for a new KLAS report, EDIS 2011: Delivering on Great Expectations, plan to utilize their EDIS to help them attest for Stage I MU. However, only a third of those say their vendor is ready, noting a variety of functionality gaps, including medication reconciliation, reporting, and CPOE. “Actually being […]
Integrated Vendors ACO Favorites
While there are no one-stop shops for providers’ ACO IT needs, Cerner and Epic currently lead the way in provider confidence as being most “ACO-ready,” according to a new report from KLAS, Accountable Care: Providers Forge the ACO Trail. “Providers describe a variety of planned HIT purchases for their ACO projects, including data warehousing and […]