Archive for the Week of May 11, 2017
Archive for the Week of May 11, 2017
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of May 11, 2017.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of May 11, 2017.
You can browse this week's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
EHR is Still a Top Buying Priority for Physicians
A recent survey of healthcare executives shows that inpatient and outpatient EHR technology are top of mind for provider buying priorities for health IT purchases, trailing only telemedicine. A third of 248 respondents to a Research Data survey listed telemedicine (33%), inpatient EHR (32%), and outpatient EHR (32%) solutions as their current top health IT buying priorities. The three technologies were well ahead of MACRA implementation and patient engagement, both reported by 20 percent of healthcare executives, as health IT purchasing priorities. The greatest number of respondents — ranging from healthcare CEOs, CIOs, and CFOs to IT, medical, and nursing directors — working in standalone hospitals (47%) and integrated delivery …
4 Initiatives Advancing Healthcare Interoperability in 2017
Healthcare interoperability has been a priority for vendors and providers since the advent of health data exchange. Timely access to accurate health information regardless of health IT system or location improves provider communication and patient care delivery across the care continuum. This year, healthcare organizations, health IT developers, and federal agencies alike have made a concerted effort to push the industry closer to its goal of true interoperability. The following are four recent initiatives and forthcoming projects aimed at transforming interoperability in healthcare in 2017… Continue reading this article
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