Meaningful Use Stage 2: Relevance to the EP March 15, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: Electronic Health Records, Healthcare reform, Practice management
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My eyes all but glazed over during a comprehensive read of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program – Stage 2 Proposed Rule. It outlines updated objectives and measures that EPs and other health care providers will need to meet in order to be deemed “meaningful users,” so that they continue to earn toward the $44,000 mark in financial incentives.
As usual, the regulation was long…and complicated. Nonetheless, I have deciphered some good news from the rule that I am excited to share! Ok, so perhaps “excited” is a stronger than necessary reference. (more…)
Five Reasons Why Physicians Will Love mHealth January 18, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, Education, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: Electronic Health Records, Healthcare reform, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health technology, Practice management, Remote monitoring
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1. Mobile health technology will increase patient engagement. Most patients do not take the responsibility they should for their own health. They are likely preoccupied with all the stresses of everyday life and might therefore take the ‘I feel good, so I must be’ approach. They possibly mutter these words after wiping their faces, hurriedly walking out of McDonald’s for lunch. Or is it because of mistrust of their physician who they get to see for a big 15 minutes that the electronic record time slot permits? Or that they are caregivers to others and sacrifice their own well-being for that higher purpose? (more…)
Business Models of Mobile mHealth January 12, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, Education, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: CMS, Electronic medical records, Healthcare reform, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health technology, Practice management, Remote monitoring
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PriceWaterhouse Coopers’ Health Research Institute released a comprehensive report (free registration required) describing business models and opportunities for the mobile health industry.
In the operational/business model, providers see mHealth as more efficient and beneficial to the patient. According to the study, one-third of physicians make decisions based on incomplete information and mHealth can result in better care by providing more robust and timely information from the patient or device. (more…)
Your Integration Can Mean My Disintegration October 4, 2011
Posted by Sanjay Deshpande, MD, FHRS in Health Policy.Tags: Electronic medical records, Health information technology, Healthcare reform, Integrated Delivery Systems
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As a sub-specialist, I am painfully reminded on a daily basis that healthcare for many patients is fragmented. The historical source of fragmentation appears to be the free choice that patients had in selecting their few available physicians and hospitals, based on perceptions of quality, geographic proximity, and short-term relationships with insurance plans. (more…)
The Aging, Sacred Cow August 18, 2011
Posted by Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC in Health Policy.Tags: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, CMS, Healthcare, Healthcare economics, Healthcare reform
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With Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of our nation’s creditworthiness, Congress’ new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction will be under significant pressure to cut the deficit not by $1.5 trillion but at least $4 trillion to prevent another downgrade.
As our country attempts to uncouple our economic growth from decades of dependence on credit markets and public debt, massive cuts in both discretionary and nondiscretionary spending will be expected. This will include health care expenditures. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently reported that, the Affordable Care Act notwithstanding, total healthcare expenditures will nearly double by 2020 ($2.6 to $4.6 trillion dollars), accounting for 20% of the country’s GDP. (more…)
The Changing Global Landscape for Medical Health Care: Part IV March 15, 2011
Posted by Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC in Health Policy, Scientific Sessions.Tags: Healthcare reform, Medical Innovation, Research & Development
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Part IV: The World is Armed as it was Never Armed Before
Over the coming decades, there will be a paradigm shift in how medicine is practiced. Techniques in both genetic and stem cell therapies will provide the foundation for this transformed landscape.
As an increasing number of developed countries continue to reform their healthcare systems, one thing appears likely: The sources for funding innovative therapies will come from multiple sources throughout the globe, relying less on U.S. funding alone…the race has begun. (more…)
Health Care Quality Improvement: How Can It Be Achieved? February 21, 2011
Posted by Joshua M. Cooper, MD, FACC in Health Policy.Tags: Healthcare reform, Quality & outcomes
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Improvement in the quality of health care delivery will not only improve patient well-being, but it should also result in a major reduction in costs. Imagine the savings that would come from fewer repeated procedures, fewer complications, fewer duplicate imaging studies, better patient evaluation, and better outcomes. But how can health care quality be skillfully evaluated, given the great spectrum of specialties and expanding medical knowledge? (more…)
The Changing Global Landscape for Health Care, Part III: The New Old World November 12, 2010
Posted by Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC in Health Policy.Tags: Healthcare economics, Healthcare reform, Research & Development
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“Nothing that results from human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. And those who are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of others.” -Christopher Columbus
There was a time when the New World didn’t exist. Columbus changed that on October 12, 1492 when he landed on Guanahani Island. His courageous pursuit transformed Spain from a realm to an empire. He sought to sail to Asia to pioneer a new westward route by sea – at a time when many thought that the ocean was impassable. (more…)
The Changing Global Landscape for Health Care, Part II: Regulation in the Developed Countries October 30, 2010
Posted by Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC in Health Policy.Tags: Healthcare reform, Research & Development
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The End of the Cottage Industry in US Medicine. Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2011 for acute-care and long-term care hospitals which would decrease average inpatient payments by 0.4 percent compared with the fiscal year of 2010. Such reductions in reimbursements will necessarily have an impact on hospital operating margins. (more…)
The Changing Global Landscape for Health Care, Part I: The Developed Countries October 22, 2010
Posted by Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC in Health Policy.Tags: Healthcare reform, Research & Development
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Medical innovation in the mature economies of North America and Europe has largely been linked with enormous research and development (R&D) spending, requiring collaborative efforts between medical service providers, universities and industry. (more…)
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