By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director, North Texas Regional Extension Center Last month, I discussed more about how the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for physicians, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBPM) and meaningful use (MU) will become integrated into a single program. The MIPS program is part of the Medicare Access […]
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Physician Data Analytics and Your EHR – Impact of MACRA, MIPS, and SGRs (Part 2 of 3)
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director, North Texas Regional Extension Center Last month, I introduced the concept of how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is migrating from fee for service (FFS) to value-based, Alternative Payment Models (APMs), and the basic construct of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) […]
Physician Data Analytics and Your EHR – Impact of MACRA, MIPS, and SGRs (Part 1 of 3)
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director, North Texas Regional Extension Center Last month, I briefly touched on some data quality issues that must be addressed to improve overall use of an EHR in a physician practice. Improving data quality will significantly enhance daily practice operations and long-term data analytics and population health management (PHM). Over […]
Physician Data Analytics – Impact of Data Quality – Part 2
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director, North Texas Regional Extension Center Last month, I briefly touched on some quality issues related to use of an electronic health record (EHR). Over the past year, I have participated in a work group, called the ONC-HIMSS Patient Matching Community of Practice, co-led by the Office of the National […]
Physician Data Analytics – Impact of Data Quality – Part 1
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director of NTREC Last month, I discussed five steps for a practice to migrate toward population health. One area that has a major impact on both practice operations and future analytics is data quality. Over the past year, I have participated in a work group called the ONC-HIMSS Patient Matching […]
Foundation releases 2014-2015 Annual Review
The DFW Hospital Council Foundation released its 2014-2015 Annual Review today to the public. This year’s edition details where each Foundation department has been and where they are “growing.” To read, please click the graphic below. You can also read the issue here.
Physician Data Analytics – Impact on Revenue
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director of the North Texas Regional Extension Center Over the last several months, I discussed some basic rules of the road for improving use of your electronic health record (EHR) and how your EHR could support a clinical research project. So, how does your EHR relate to physician analytics, and […]
Physician Data Analytics – Use in a Hypertension and Diabetes Case Study
Blog by Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director, North Texas Regional Extension Center Over the last two months, I discussed some basic “rules of the road” for improving use of your electronic health record (EHR). This month I would like to describe how an EHR, along with a data analytics tool, could be used to support […]
Physician Data Analytics – Improving Your EHR for Patient Care and Population Health (Part 1)
Blog by Richard Howe, PhD Last month, I discussed the return on investment (ROI) of using physician data analytics for population health. This month I want to cover some of the basic things you can do to enhance your electronic health record (EHR) for population health. The idea is to setup and use your EHR […]
Physician Data Analytics – Return on Investment
Last month, I discussed some ideas of how physician analytics can impact your future in 2015. This month I would like to discuss the return on investment of using physician data analytics for population health. What is the payoff time period? A recent poll by KPMG (In Healthcare Informatics, 01/15/15) revealed the following response to […]