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 […]
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Healthcare Summit scheduled for Nov. 5
A special educational event “It’s Time: Meaningful Use Healthcare Summit” will take place Nov. 5, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Konica Minolta offices, 14800 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75254. Hosted jointly by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), All Covered, the North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) and Konica […]
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): […]
Stage 2 – What should I do?
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use Stage 2 will start in 2014, it may not fully apply to every Medicare/Medicaid provider right away. Sooner or later, though, Stage 2 will affect you. So, what should you do? Everyone attesting to Meaningful Use gets two years measured under Stage 1. When […]
Physician Data Analytics – Where Do I Start?
Last month, I presented an idea and a scenario on how physician data analytics can be a key to a new payment model. But then comes the next question – “Where do I start?” Recently, there has been “talk” about data analytics in the healthcare industry. Even in the hospital arena, a recent healthsystemCIO.com Snap […]
Physician Data Analytics – Key to a New Payment Model
Physician data analytics is thought of by many physicians as something that I may do “sometime” in the future. We hear comments like “it is too hard,” “too complex,” or “this will take away time from my patients.” Even though these thoughts are valid, it is easier than one may expect to get into data […]
Meaningful Use Stage 2 is coming…or is it?
While it’s true Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 requirements are scheduled to take effect in 2014, they may not apply to you as a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program participant. Here’s why… If by 2014 you will be in the third year of MU attestation, you are […]
Physician Data Analytics: The KIS Principle
In my previous blog, I discussed the value of physician data analytics. As noted, data analytics will be essential to effectively operate a physician practice group and provide the most efficient and effective patient care. As the North Texas Regional Extension Center is in the process of launching a physician data analytics service, I felt […]