Bill Siwicki
With many specialists becoming de facto primary care physicians, experts say they should emulate payers' pop health management techniques to control costs.
Arkansas physician says he would be struggling to keep up with the rapid payment model changes without the ACO affiliation.
Aetna and Apple are in discussions about the smartwatch, which is evolving toward monitoring chronic diseases, according to one media outlet.
Policies pick up support as cyber threats increase in frequency and hospitals face stiff fines tied to data breaches.
The agency, seeking to ease EHR reporting burdens, will also allow both 2015 and 2014-certified EHRs for 2018.
Office of the Inspector General will review accuracy of payments to Medicare hospitals between 2011 and 2016, as well as telemedicine payments.
The new software, now part of the health system's $764 Epic EHR rollout, is expected to capture $142 million in added revenue annually.
Leapfrog Group says 30 percent of hospitals fully meet the four criteria for bar code medication administration, though 74 percent meet the group's two CPOE criteria.
There were 39 breach incidents in March, affecting 1,519,521 patient records, Protenus says in a new report.
Deploy detection tool, use threat intelligence services and train your employees now to stay ahead, Beazley report says.