Study: Hospital M&A doesn’t improve patient care
The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed a decline in patient experience after hospitals had merged.
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CMS debuts AI competition focused on health outcomes and quality of care
CMS has partnered with the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to award up to $1.65 million to selected participants.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Catholic Health Initiatives VP on how data and analytics can impact patient care
In a phone interview, Jim Reichert, CHI's vice president of clinical analytics, discussed how the system measures quality, safety and patient experience metrics across its facilities.
Stop talking about ‘quality’ healthcare if you don’t deliver it
Having insurance only means that someone else will pick up part of the tab, not that the care would be of high quality. And the U.S. certainly has had nothing close to the greatest healthcare in the world, just the most expensive.
Trump picks David Shulkin, an Obama appointee, to run VA
In naming a new secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, President-elect Donald Trump has done something he had previously avoided while filling out his Cabinet: choose an insider. The pick also is notable because Shulkin is an Obama administration appointee.
Children’s National looks to commercialize innovations from Bear Institute
With the help of electronic health records vendor Cerner, Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Health System is preparing to commercialize some of its projects from the Bear Institute.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Does Your Technology Improve Patient Care & Outcomes?
The 2015 Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) outlines plans to overhaul reimbursements to physicians, based in part on their ability to provide quality care and to improve patient experience and outcomes. One of the main goals the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has for MACRA is for individual healthcare providers to use technology […]
American Diabetes Association acquires quality improvement organization
The ADA has worked with iMD for five years to develop Diabetes INSIDE, a quality improvement initiative that works with healthcare systems, educators and patients to improve health outcomes for diabetics.
Study: Telemedicine sucks as much as in-person care
Telemedicine proponents have argued for years that virtual care is at least as effective as in-person care delivered in a traditional clinical setting. Based on new research, they may be more right than they had thought.
Here’s your MACRA primer (and don’t worry, it doesn’t ‘kill’ Meaningful Use)
The best way to view MACRA is as an evolution - not an end to - Meaningful Use.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
While you were eating, CMS updated Medicare quality strategy
Right on cue, an HHS agency dropped some news just as everyone was taking off for a long weekend. This time, the CMS waited until just before Thanksgiving to update its strategy for moving away from fee-for-service payments.
Poor quality, not bundled payments, is the real problem
It doesn't get more ignorant than this headline that appeared on the KevinMD blog Wednesday: "Bundled payments means the death of quality medical care."
Why today’s performance measures damage quality of care
People are manipulating the stats or just don't know what they're talking about.
JAMA seeks evidence of healthcare innovation
The staid Journal of the American Medical Association is getting into the field of healthcare innovation. JAMA won't be bankrolling startups or conducting medical research, but rather will spend 2016 highlighting innovations specifically in healthcare delivery.
Physician executives: ACA, accountable care more good than bad
Monday, the American Association of Physician Leadership and the Navigant Consulting's Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis released the first of three parts of a report on attitudes of physician leadership, focusing on healthcare reform. Most said that fee-for-service is dying and value-based payment will be the future,