Government & Policy
Northrop Grumman will develop predictive modeling technology similar to what credit card companies use to stop fraud and abuse before Medicare claims are paid, CMS’ Berwick says.
ONC tool works with provider’s EHR using structured data from continuity of care standard formats to generate clinical quality measure report for meaningful use.
The man with the cloud-first plan for consolidating federal datacenters is leaving his post.
Innovative tools and data that federal health agencies have released to the public can help healthcare providers meet meaningful use of electronic health records, says Todd Park, chief technology officer for the Department of Heath and Human Services. Speaking to an audience at the Government Health IT Conference on June 15, Park offered several examples.
Vivek Kundra, the U.S. Chief Information Officer for the past two and a half years, will be stepping down from his role to serve a joint fellowship at Harvard University this fall.
Entwined in a blame game, few health entities have their HIPAA 5010 conversion underway, despite the looming deadline.
Despite the growing number of EHRs, classic causes of market failure persist.
Despite disappointments, the cloud model promises "hope beyond the hype."
ONC says it is building a draft governance document to ultimately enable more providers to join the Nationwide Health Information Network.
The opt-in legislation for Maine's health information exchange was met with "clear opposition" by providers throughout the state, but a revised version that is pending the governor's approval would make it a mandate that providers who are participating in the HIE provide their patients with a separate form to opt-out.