Government & Policy
As the popular federal health IT leader prepares to leave his post, accountable care is making progress, but the ONC is also facing a challenging balancing act between supporting clinicians and regulating them.
The NFL team will display advertisements on its Gameday show, Facebook page, and Web site promoting the health insurance marketplace.
Should ACO patients receive better care than those under the fee-for-service model? Even if that expense falls on the provider? CMIO John Frownfelter, MD, discusses the big data approach UnityPoint is taking to answer those questions.
With all the hype surrounding big data, pinning down its ideal usage is important for planning the development and expanding uses. What goal should the healthcare industry have in mind as it explores the possibilities for improved care and lowered costs that big data presents?
It's only a matter of time until the herd of vendors is culled by federal regulations and market forces. Unless, of course, a garage developer scoops them all by creating the ultimate EHR.
In our ongoing series leading up to the October 1, 2014 health insurance exchange deadline, Pulse8 CEO John Criswell shares 9 things payers can do right now as they prepare provider networks, systems and infrastructure for commercial risk adjustment relative to the HIXs.
A new poll by the American College of Physician Executives was prompted by a federal court judge's decision to overturn a longstanding injunction that prevented CMS from releasing information about payments to individual physicians.
Testing is concluded and the Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care EMR 2.2.0.0 will bring new parts, including a medical reference application and an updated GUI.
UK Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt kicked off his keynote address at Health Datapalooza IV by saluting the United States' decision to provide universal health coverage to its citizens.
With a $93 million federal loan, the cooperative Meritus Health Partners will appear alongside large national insurers on the federally-run insurance marketplace website.