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NewsHealth IT helps CA medical groups improve care
Let's see if this news boosts group practice IT adoption. A new performance report from a large California trade group says the more groups participating in its Pay for Performance initiative Read more...
Case study: EMR paid for itself in 16 months
Sure, this study might be worth taking with a grain of salt, as the vendor behind the project profiled is taking a large hand in promoting the case. But it's still worthy to note that the University Read more...
The chicken and the egg
So, it seems that health plans aren't as stoked about physician IT adoption as you might think (see article, below), ranking it low in importance when setting up pay-for-performance measurements. While I'm sure … Read more...Health IT not playing key role in P4PIn theory, payers include smart use of technology in their standards for handing out pay-for-performance bonuses. In reality, however, they aren't paying that much attention to IT adoption, according to a new study by analyst firm Health Industry Insights. The study, which surveyed 57 U.S. health plans with P4P programs planned or underway, found that when provided with a list of seven factors needed for P4P success, payers ranked physician IT adoption near the bottom, at … Read more...NH governor backs e-prescribingWorking with a coalition of doctors, pharmacists, hospital heads and insurance execs, New Hampshire governor John Lynch has announced an effort intended to bring all of the state's doctors e-prescribing capabilities by October of next year. Lynch is emphasizing the safety and cost benefits of e-prescribing, which Institute of Medicine research has shown to reduce prescribing errors. … Read more... | Press ReleasesKaiser Permanente Physicians Win Top Performer Awards from IHAPASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Physicians from the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) have been named top performers by the non-profit Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) Read more >> |
