Smart phones made news recently when RIM, the Canadian company that makes the Blackberry, hired a new CEO and RIM’s stock price promptly dropped. In The Harvard Business Review this month, James … [Read more...]
2012 eRx Penalty: How to Avoid the Naughty List
As the first month of the New Year draws to a close, I thought I would remind everyone about a topic that for some has become a bit of a sore spot. 2012 represents the first year CMS will impose a … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use & Nephrology: Year 1 Results
Last week, on Friday the 13th no less, CMS posted the latest figures related to the EHR Incentive Program. On a monthly basis CMS posts a report detailing registration and attestation numbers for … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Meaningful Use in 2012
The year is less than two weeks old and one question we have heard quite frequently is, How do we prepare for meaningful use in 2012? The answer is one that I grew tired of hearing during my days in … [Read more...]
What to Watch in 2012
Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2012! Last week I reviewed some of the pertinent health IT developments that occurred in 2011. Today let’s look at a few trends deserving attention in … [Read more...]
2011 in Review
As 2011 draws to a close I thought we’d look back over the past year and highlight some of the important events related to the intersection of nephrology and health IT. We have reviewed many of these … [Read more...]
CMS QIP. . . P4P Arrives in Nephrology
Over the past year I have often written about the CMS incentive programs that impact nephrologists. Meaningful use, PQRS and eRx are frequent topics of this blog. Each of these programs uses a “carrot … [Read more...]
Transition Close to Home
Today I thought I would take a break from the usual path and provide you with perspective about a different topic. An important transition is taking place. A transition that is close to home. Today … [Read more...]
