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December 10, 2012

OHN's 12 health IT best practices, part 8: Education
In Oregon Health Networks continuing series, Scott Zacks looks at the shift toward patient-centered care, understanding that IT alone will not get us there, and shares some next steps.
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November 28, 2012

Dual Eligibles Best Practices Summit
Join us for Healthcare Education Associates’ Dual Eligibles Best Practices Summit, taking place January 21-22, 2013 in Marina Del Rey, California. Don’t miss this great opportunity to gain invaluable insights and network with health plan executives, state representatives and leaders from community-based organizations!
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October 08, 2012

Medicare Part D Boot Camp
Get a handle on the complex and vexing issues in managing your Part D benefit at Healthcare Education Associates’ Medicare Part D Boot Camp, taking place December 12 in Miami, Florida.
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October 08, 2012

CMS Star Ratings Master Class
Discover practical takeaways that will move your Star Ratings needle at Healthcare Education Associates’ CMS Star Ratings Master Class, taking place December 10-11 in Miami, Florida. PLUS: Attend The Medicare Part D Boot Camp right after the Star Ratings Master Class. Attend either event or stay for both and maximize your learning experience!
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August 29, 2012

Health Insurance Exchanges Summit
Join us November 29-30 in Las Vegas for Healthcare Education Associates’ Health Insurance Exchanges Summit. This conference will deliver real, actionable takeaways for effective exchange implementation. PLUS: attend the special 3-hour post-conference workshop: “Effective Risk Adjustment on the Exchanges”.
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August 09, 2012

HIMSS Oregon to celebrate National Health IT Week
IN line with the nation wide theme of 'One Voice, One Vision: Transforming Health and Care' the HIMSS Oregon chapter will focus on the state's own Coordinated Care Organizations.
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July 31, 2012

HHS seeks new apps to help consumers determine, reduce heart risk

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced a new challenge to create a mobile app to help consumers reduce their risk for heart disease by controlling their blood pressure and managing their cholesterol. 

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June 04, 2012

Tapping big data for early identification of preventable conditions
In the final episode of his six-part series on bolstering public health with big data, Roger Foster looks toward big data's promise of preventing health conditions, and outlines some of the challenges, notably the need for data scientists.
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May 29, 2012

How the big data tools ACA, HITECH enable will improve care
In part 5 of our ongoing series about big data and public health, Roger Foster discusses the ways the healthcare industry can reap better provider performance, reduced errors, and care coordination from big data.
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May 22, 2012

Reducing healthcare administrative inefficiencies with big data
In part 4 of his ongoing series, Roger Foster presents 3 tactics for leveraging big data to cut the administrative inefficiencies estimated to cost the U.S. healthcare industry as much as $150 billion every year.
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May 15, 2012

The next wave of growth from managed care organizations will come from dual-eligibles
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, the leading provider of managed care market intelligence, finds that the next wave of growth for health plans will come from states looking to them for experience with coordinated care for high-cost dual eligibles, according to the recently published National MCO Analyzer: Medicaid report. Dual-eligibles are high-cost patients who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare benefits. The report finds that, 38 states are currently preparing dual-eligible coordination programs to begin in late 2012 or early 2013. Other states may follow suit.
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May 14, 2012

Top 9 fraud and abuse areas big data tools can target
Federal agencies have made considerable progress rooting out fraud and abuse of the healthcare system, yet much work remains. Roger Foster looks at how CMS can use big data tools to fight fraud and abuse at all levels.
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May 07, 2012

Big data and public health, part 2: Reducing unwarranted services
Roger Foster continues his look at how government and private health agencies can harness big data to the betterment of public health. In this article, Foster delves into ways that data analytics can both enhance patient care and cut costs.
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April 18, 2012

Hospitals and Health Systems fear that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will reduce organization revenue

HighRoads, the industry leader in SaaS-enabled (software as a service) health care compliance and benefits management, and Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. (SullivanCotter), a nationally-recognized compensation and human resource management consulting firm, find that 55 percent of hospitals and health systems fear a drop in revenue as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with 12 percent anticipating an increase in revenue. Perhaps more telltale of the volatile nature the industry faces is that 28 percent have reported that they don’t yet know the impact that ACA will have on revenues.
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April 03, 2012

How to harness big data for improving public health
A tidal wave of health data is flooding government agencies. Here are 5 ways to use big data to reduce redundancies and unnecessary expenses while achieving better care outcomes that bolster population health.
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March 20, 2012

Capitol Hill briefing: New report to focus on unmet primary health care needs in America

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) will release a new report about the unmet primary health care needs of millions of Americans at a Capitol Hill briefing on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 10:30 a.m.
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November 22, 2011

Why the 3-month HIPAA 5010 enforcement delay is benign
A look at who might really be affected by CMS decision to not enforce HIPAA compliance for 90 days beyond the deadline, with the four scenarios to consider starting on January 1, 2012.
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November 21, 2011

IDC Health Insights' IDC MarketScape examines 8 leading vendors of EMR/EHR technology

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September 26, 2011

EMR implementation: Efficiency vs. incentives
Government incentives have made EMR implementation a hot topic for many medical practitioners. Everyone loves getting money back from the government, but don’t let the incentive money push you into a decision you will regret.
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June 16, 2011

HHS announces initiative to stimulate adoption of EHRs in minority communities
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health and Quest Diagnostics, based in Madison, N.J., announced on Wednesday a program through which Quest Diagnostics will donate electronic health record (EHR) software and services to physicians in small practices serving minority populations in Houston, Texas.
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