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NewsConsensus report uniting ACOs and medical homes has health IT implications
A new consensus report on how to reform the healthcare delivery system has some important implications for health IT. The report, entitled Better to Best: Value Driving Elements of the Patient Read more...
U.S. continues to trail other countries in physician IT adoption
The Commonwealth Fund's annual survey of international health policy is out, and, to nobody's surprise, primary-care physicians in the U.S. and Canada continue to trail their counterparts in Europe Read more...
Medicare/Medicaid health data sharing network proposed
In a recent letter to Congress, a group of health policy experts urged the creation of a network to share information on Medicare and Medicaid patients to improve treatment received. In particular, Read more...
Study: IT spending should be central to healthcare reform
When vendors or politicians say that health IT can cure most healthcare system ills, it's easy to feel skeptical. But when an independent foundation reaches a similar conclusion, it could be time to Read more...
Study: Health IT use lowers costs, improves outcomes
When clinicians use health IT systems, good things happen, according to the results of a new study. The study, which was funded by the Commonwealth Fund and published in the Archives of Internal Read more...
Report: NYC IT investments reap progress
An investment of about $100 million over 10 years in IT systems at New York City's public hospitals and clinics has improved levels of quality care and their former systems, according to a new report Read more...
Study: Majority of patients want EMRs
A new study from the Commonwealth Fund suggests that the majority of patients would like to see doctors move to electronic medical records, with many suggesting that EMRs would help to improve care Read more...
Study: U.S. behind other countries in EMR use
A new study suggests that the U.S. isn't just adopting EMRs slowly, we're doing it more slowly than other countries. The study, by the Commonwealth Fund, concluded that at current adoption rates, it Read more...
Report: HIEs/RHIOs are states' top HIT priorities
States consider health information exchanges and RHIOs (pick your acronym) to be their top e-health priorities, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. When surveyed in 2007, 25 of 41 of states Read more...
Study: HIT can build patient-centered care
Healthcare IT can do much to help provider organizations do more to build care around patients, at least if it's adopted systematically and thoughtfully, according to a new study done by the Read more...
| Press ReleasesSecond National Accountable Care Congress & Webcast in L.A. Nov. 1-3Sponsored by Integrated Healthcare Association and California Association of Physician Groups OAKLAND, Calif. & SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading healthcare experts from across the Read more >> CEAL and UNC Promote Excellence in Person-Centered Care Domains of PracticeFALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL), a unique collaborative of national provider, consumer, and advocacy organizations, and the University of Read more >> Free Training Aimed at Reducing Health Disparities and Empowering Members Offered at no Additional Cost by Blue Cross and Blue SCommunity health workers training course available at www.fairhealthtogether.comATLANTA, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) is offering a web-based course Read more >> George C. Halvorson of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Joins NCQA Board of DirectorsWASHINGTON & OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce its newest Board of Directors member - George C. Halvorson, chairman and Read more >> Priority Health Welcomes Genesys Health SystemFARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Priority Health is proud to announce the expansion of its provider relationship with Genesys Health System, a Flint-based delivery system serving patients Read more >> |
