U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.K. Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt signed a bi-lateral agreement this morning for the use and sharing of health IT information and tools. The historic agreement between the U.S. and U.K. strengthens efforts to increase the use of health IT tools […]
Posts Tagged ‘electronic health records’
Physician Data Analytics and 2014 Challenges – Part 1
Last year, I wrote several blogs on physician data analytics – basic framework, questions to ask, why do it, key problems, support for a new payment model, where to start, benefits, relationship to meaningful use (MU), population health, patient health, mobile health, stages of progress and what it can mean for your practice. As 2014 […]
Physician Data Analytics – The Stages of Data Progression
Last month, I discussed how mobile patient monitoring could fit into your physician data analytics program. So, if you were to do this, what are the typical stages in this process? If you have been participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use (MU) incentive program, the overall focus has been […]
NTREC to host two webinars in early 2014
Teaming with the regional extension centers of Texas, the North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) will be hosting two free educational webinars in early 2014. The first webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Titled “Stage 2 Changes – Core, Menu measures and how CQMs will be handled,” the […]
Meaningful Use in 2014
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) HealthIT.gov has an excellent article on Meaningful Use in 2014 by Steven Posnack which I highly recommend. Reference duly noted. Here’s the gist. • Does Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) change in 2014? The year 2014 does mean a slightly restructured MU Stage 1. […]
Physician Data Analytics and Mobile Patient Monitoring
Last month, I discussed population health and how that would relate to your Electronic Health Records (EHR) and data analytics. What about remote monitoring of your patients? Can this really fit into physician data analytics? Obviously, there are many patient data elements you can measure and track while the patient is in your office. What […]
Physician Data Analytics and Patient Health
Last month, I discussed how Meaningful Use (MU), Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), and data analytics go hand in hand. So, how can we use this information to really impact patient health? In a recent article and commentary (MIT Technology Review, Sept. 18, 2013), Esther Dyson discussed how we really need to “fix health behavior.” She […]
Physician Data Analytics and Meaningful Use – Is There Any Relationship?
Last month, I discussed three key benefits of data analytics in a physician practice. So, how does this relate to Meaningful Use (MU)? Over the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been promoting the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by hospitals and physicians, along with the “meaningful use” […]
Meaningful Use – a good idea to wait until next year?
It’s getting late. Healthcare providers must begin Meaningful Use (MU) 90-day reporting for 2013 no later than Oct 3, 2013. By now, you may be considering to wait until next year. Hang on. Is that really the best decision? Please consider the following. For Medicare participants, delaying first-time MU attestation until 2014 reduces total available […]
Physician Data Analytics – What are the benefits?
Last month, I presented four approaches for the data analytics “beginner” to get in the game. Once you begin to use data analytics in your practice, benefits will emerge. Based on using a simple approach to data analytics, there are three ways to benefit from using this data in your practice (Healthcare IT News, 06/07/2013): […]