EHRs More Reliable than Medicaid Claims on Care Quality, Study Says
A new study shows that electronic health records can provide new opportunities for obtaining more comprehensive data regarding quality of health services patients receive than relying solely on Medicaid claims data.
Health Reform, Meaningful Use Drive Demand for BI
Business intelligence (BI) is becoming more essential for healthcare providers as they make critical decisions about accountable care organizations and how best to meet meaningful use requirements.
Calling All Nephrologists! If You Care About Anemia, You Have Until August 30th
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed changes in the Quality Incentive Program (QIP) for 2013. The changes specifically involve anemia.
Doctors Hone Message on Kidney Disease
What kidney patients do, and don’t do, can make a huge difference in the quality and length of their lives. A Vanderbilt study highlights the need for providers to ensure that communication is not only delivered but understood by all parties involved.
Consultant Shares Keys to Achieving Stage 1 Meaningful Use
A health information technology consultant discusses success measures and offers advice for those still looking to achieve meaningful use.
ONC’s Meaningful Use Director Josh Seidman: MU Less About Technology, More About Patient Care
Rather than get caught up in the wave of technology requirements, hospitals and physicians can achieve meaningful use if they keep the main theme in mind: improved patient care for the 21st century.
ACOs Can Pay Off with Time, Pilot Project Indicates
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) can be financially rewarding for participating physician groups, but it may take longer than expected, if the results of the physician group practice (PGP) demonstration apply.
Three-Quarters of Those Who Have Lost Jobs and Health Insurance Are Skipping Needed Health Care
Report finds unemployed have few insurance options; health reform will protect nearly all from also becoming uninsured starting in 2014.
Affordable Care Act Initiative to Lower Costs, Help Doctors and Hospitals Coordinate Care
The Bundled Payments initiative is being launched by the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which was created by the Affordable Care Act to carry out the critical task of finding new and better ways to provide and pay for health care to a growing population of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
High-Tech Solutions Add to Success of Checklists in Cutting Bloodstream Infections
There are more than 75,000 bloodstream infections a year among hospital and dialysis patients. Following infection-control precautions to the letter can be challenging, but the CDC says impregnated sponge dressings and catheters help.
Metabolic Syndrome May Cause Kidney Disease
Researchers now believe people with metabolic abnormalities are at increased risk of developing kidney disease.
Dialysis Patients Unprepared for Disasters
A new study shows that most dialysis patients are not prepared to effectively handle man-made or natural disasters and that dialysis centers and medical organizations should work harder to educate and help dialysis patients prepare themselves for a potential disaster.
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