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Anthem Arrogantly Refuses Audit Processes. Twice.

By FRED TROTTER Recently, I took a bunch of heat for writing that Anthem was right not to encrypt. My point was that the application encryption is just one of several security measures that add up to a security posture, and that we needed to wait until...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 10:19 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Fred Trotter, Anthem, OIG, Government Auditing Standards, Wellpoint

Powering Medical Research With Data: The Research Analytics Adoption Model

By HEALTH CATALYST SPONSORED CONTENT Research is a critical part of creating a learning health system that routinely incorporates the latest treatment guidelines into its clinical care. The efficacy of new treatments and guidelines are studied by researchers...

Published Mon, Jul 13 2015 6:30 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Surgical Complication Rates just got Simple: MedicineBall Is the New MoneyBall

By JORDAN SHLAIN, MD In an age where the importance of data, statistics and predictive modeling can win games for baseball teams and make money for high-frequency traders, the last bastion of opacity is in the midst of getting a whopping dose of sunshine...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2015 4:48 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Should the Feds Certify EHR Usability?

By ROBERT ROWLEY, MD In an interesting turn, the Commerce Department’s National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) says it is looking to develop standards for evaluating ease-of-use of health IT systems. This raises some questions about the...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 3:20 AM by The Health Care Blog

Building a Corporate Venture Group That Matters

By BILL TARANTO “Um…Who are you, and why are you in my office?” This was the verbatim greeting we received from respected Sand Hill Road investors when we first introduced Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund (GHI) in 2010. However, since that time we...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2015 4:30 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Liquid Vapor

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE For the uninitiated, every year HIMSS runs this big huge trade show for EHR and HIT vendors, which is to the HIT industry what Oscar night is to Hollywood. No, HIMSS does not award any prizes or trophies, but it occasions the same...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 12:20 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: HIT, Meaningful Use, Margalit Gur-Arie, Front Page, HIMSS 2011

Why Can’t Medicare Be Like Visa?

By HERBERT MATHEWSON, MD Last week I made two purchases on the same day with my Visa card, one for $293 and one for $273, but the two transactions could not have been more different. I spent $293 for three pieces of metal to repair line cutters on the...

Published Mon, May 02 2011 4:14 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Medicare, Herbert Mathewson, The Insider's Guide to Health Care, Visa cards

Flu Report: Providers Prescribing Antivirals at Higher Rate

By IYOUE SUNG Earlier this week, we reported on the current rates of influenza-like illness (ILI), based on data from roughly one million patient visits on the athenahealth network. That report showed a steep increase in ILI rates for the week ending...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2014 12:23 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Data, ILI, athenahealth, Antiviral, Influenza, H3N2

HIT Trends Summary for March 2011

By MICHAEL LAKE This is a summary of the HIT Trends Report for March 2011. You can get the current issue or subscribe here. Government drivers. Federal communications dominated this month’s news. ONC defended its core EHR strategy through a report published...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 1:37 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: EHR, THCB, ONC, HIEs, ACOs, Michael Lake, Tech, HIT trends

Primary Care Workforce Situation: Not Hopeless

By DAVID E. WILLIAMS I sometimes observe that the only sector of the economy as messed up as health care is higher education, where the US has some great institutions but where costs are incredibly high and have been rising relentlessly for long periods...

Published Sat, Mar 26 2011 3:49 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians, David Williams, Primary care physicians

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

By KIMBERLEY MANNING, MD On May 19, 1996, I graduated from medical school. And although I look and seem ridiculously youthful (I know, that’s what you were saying) it’s been–as my patients at Grady like to say–”a mi-nute”...

Published Sun, Mar 27 2011 10:37 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB

Do Asians Have Harder Heads? On Sports Concussions and the Need For a Fairer, Medical Research Funding Policy

By CHUNG, ZINK, BARR At a January event on “The Future of Baseball” organized by the Sports and Society Program at NYU’s School of Professional Studies, Yankees executive Jean Afterman spoke to the superiority of baseball over football by noting that...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2017 6:16 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Challenges in EMR adoption by doctors offices

Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) by physicians – particularly by primary care physicians – has been a challenge, for a number of reasons. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has been charged with encouraging physicians...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 2:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Health 2.0 has something important to tell you

By INDU SUBAIYA and MATTHEW HOLT Important news about my day job at Health 2.0 from my partner Indu Subaiya and me! You can also see the press release here and watch a video discussion with HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber—Matthew Holt Indu and Matthew are...

Published Wed, Apr 19 2017 2:30 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, HIMSS 2011, Indu Subaiya

Can Community Health Organizations Pave the Way for Local Technology Adoption?

By ALEXANDRA CAMESAS It’s 6 AM and Anna’s alarm clock goes off. She has a busy day ahead of her, starting with getting her children to school, heading to her doctor’s appointment and taking on a double shift at her part time job. Anna is on a tight budget...

Published Mon, Mar 06 2017 12:46 PM by THCB

Filed under: Catalyst @ Health 2.0

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Anthem Arrogantly Refuses Audit Processes. Twice.

Powering Medical Research With Data: The Research Analytics Adoption Model

Surgical Complication Rates just got Simple: MedicineBall Is the New MoneyBall

Should the Feds Certify EHR Usability?

Building a Corporate Venture Group That Matters

Liquid Vapor

Why Can’t Medicare Be Like Visa?

Flu Report: Providers Prescribing Antivirals at Higher Rate

HIT Trends Summary for March 2011

Primary Care Workforce Situation: Not Hopeless

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Do Asians Have Harder Heads? On Sports Concussions and the Need For a Fairer, Medical Research Funding Policy

Challenges in EMR adoption by doctors offices

Health 2.0 has something important to tell you

Can Community Health Organizations Pave the Way for Local Technology Adoption?