Making Clinical Trials Less of a Tribulation
The shift to electronic medical records makes it easier to recruit patients for clinical trials—and keep them.
Groups Look to Use EHR Data to Help Docs Identify ‘Quality Gaps’
Data from electronic health records will be used in a new quality-improvement program launched by three major health and disease research organizations to help physicians use evidence-based guidelines in patient care.
Dr. Murray Feingold: Man vs. Machine in the Doctor’s Office
The menage a trois in the examining room—doctor, patient and computer—has resulted in mixed reviews. How the physician uses the computer determines whether technology is helpful or an intrusion.
Medicare Previews EHR Incentives Attestation System
Healthcare providers and hospitals are being prepped to apply for Medicare meaningful use funds starting April 18. What this means for applicants.
Health Information: It’s Time for More Meaningful Use
Many factors are in place to help us take advantage of rapidly advancing information technology to understand the health care landscape and to identify opportunities to improve, says the President of the NY State Health Foundation. Two key ingredients, however, are still missing.
New ACO Rules Outline Gains And Risks For Doctors, Hospitals
Doctors and hospitals that join together under a new model of care could pocket as much as 60 percent of the money they save Medicare but could also face hefty penalties if they fell short under rules proposed Thursday by the Obama administration.
Kidney Care Partners’ Statement on the Proposed Rule for Accountable Care Organizations
Kidney Care Partners urges CMS to extend the promise of ACOs to the end-stage renal disease population by incentivizing and enhancing care coordination, thereby improving patient outcomes and reducing the overall cost of care.
The Consequences of a Donor Kidney Market
With a waiting list for a kidney at almost 83,000 Americans, the push to offer cash and other incentives grows. Two experts offer their opposing views on a donor kidney market.
Could HIV-Infected Organs Save Lives?
Johns Hopkins researchers argue for reversing ban on transplanting infected organs and making them available to HIV-infected patients.
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