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July 20, 2012
On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new opportunity available to help states develop and test improvements to their health systems that would bolster care quality and reduce expenditures.
July 19, 2012
As part of the continuing effort to provide world-class health care closer to where more Veterans live, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs today announced plans to open 13 new community-based outpatient clinics in nine states.
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July 19, 2012
Most office-based physicians who have adopted electronic health records are satisfied with the systems they have chosen and have noted improved patient care, according to a survey by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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July 19, 2012
A Medicare website that compares hospitals, and another that that provides comparisons for nursing home options, have been revamped to provide more and better information.
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July 19, 2012
A House Appropriations subcommittee voted Wednesday to go ahead with a controversial bill that would cut $1.3 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) while also eliminating all funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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July 18, 2012
U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday published its 2012 list of the Most Connected Hospitals. The list includes 156 U.S. hospitals nationwide, ranked according to their advancement in electronic medical record (EMR) adoption.
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July 18, 2012
The Community Oncology Alliance has released 16 quality measures for treating cancer. Officials from COA, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering and preserving community cancer care, said that, with the measures, its Oncology Medical Home Steering Committee had reached "a significant benchmark."
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July 17, 2012
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has recognized 60 primary care practices with the title of "Distinction" for their commitment to engaging patients.
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July 17, 2012
A bipartisan group of more than a dozen House members have sponsored a bill, the Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act, that would enable providers affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver telemedicine services across state lines.
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July 13, 2012
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced guidance last week for reporting laboratory results using Direct Project specifications.
July 13, 2012
With the goal of strengthening its technology investment to transform healthcare, benefits and other services for America's veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has renewed its commitment to Microsoft Corp., entering into a five-year Enterprise Agreement, which will provide the flexibility to best suit users' needs and help optimize the department's technology spend. The comprehensive agreement gives the VA access to all Microsoft's current and emerging technologies, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft System Center 2012, Bing Maps, the full suite of Microsoft Visual Studio developer tools, and numerous other products and services, spanning from the desktop to the datacenter and including mobile devices.
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July 12, 2012
A report published Wednesday by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) takes stock of many popular mobile apps, documenting which of them provide consumers with a privacy policy describing their data collection and usage. FPF also released a guide to best practices for app developers.
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July 12, 2012
President Barack Obama this past week signed the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), which was approved by Congress last month after some wrangling. The law allows the FDA to move ahead with plans to regulate mobile medical apps.
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July 12, 2012
States have until Nov. 16 to give the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a summary blueprint of how they intend to operate their online insurance marketplace, but CMS has already received letters from 12 states declaring their commitment and plans for their exchanges.
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July 11, 2012
A new initiative from the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to bring better care to veterans in remote parts of the country. Specialty Care Access Network-Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (SCAN-ECHO) will deploy video conferencing equipment rural and underserved locations.
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July 10, 2012
The patient liberation movement is imminent. Weary from being tangled and tethered to hospital beds by medical wires, patients are ready for a new tide of patient care.
July 10, 2012
A new report card from healthcare watchdog The Leapfrog Group ranks hospitals for patient safety – A through F. Not everyone makes the grade. Infections, medication and medical errors and injuries are still rampant, according to Leapfrog's survey.
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July 10, 2012
Life is one constant assessment. Analyzing one’s performance in a given category, these assessments can offer quantifiable feedback as to what one can improve upon. A “C” in math? Hold the video games; take the tutor. Four divorces? Perhaps it really is “it’s not you; it’s me.”
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July 10, 2012
Care Continuum Alliance will host the Population Health Innovations Showcase on Wednesday on Capitol Hill, giving policymakers an up-close look at the latest strategies and technologies aimed at population health and chronic disease management.
July 10, 2012
The message was loud and clear at the Third National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Summit in Washington, D.C., June 6-8. If I had to sum it up, it would be that ACOs are not like the old HMOs of the 1980s. They are backed by advanced healthcare IT this time, and an even greater urgency to make adjustments to the healthcare payment model.
