Stage 3 meaningful use: What’s next?
The future of Meaningful Use: what will MU Stage 3 look like?
Some providers ‘are really jaded and don’t believe anyone will listen to them’
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Providers Seek EHR Population Health, Patient Engagement Tools
Healthcare providers are searching for tools to improve patient engagement and facilitate population health management goals.
Healthcare Strategist Predicts that Skyrocketing Costs of Cancer Care May Soon Exceed the Value of New Medical Laboratory Tests and Therapeutic Drugs for Cancer Read more: Healthcare Strategist Predicts that Skyrocketing Costs of Cancer Care May Soon Exceed the Value of New Medical Laboratory Tests and Therapeutic Drugs for Cancer | Dark Daily http://www.darkdaily.com/healthcare-strategist-predicts-that-skyrocketing-costs-of-cancer-care-may-soon-exceed-the-value-of-new-medical-laboratory-tests-and-therapeutic-drugs-for-cancer
What trends are shaping the future of cancer care management? The new CMS Oncology Care Model—which incorporates “appropriate aligned financial incentives to improve care coordination, appropriateness of care and access to care for beneficiaries undergoing chemotherapy”—is but one example of the pace of change.
Studying health care reform abroad: Lessons in chronic disease management
The Center for Health Policy convened a roundtable at the 6th National Accountable Care Organization Summit to discuss accountable care models that address the needs of chronically ill patients, such as those with diabetes or cancer. Many opportunities have been identified worldwide to improve chronic disease care through steps such as better care coordination, more convenient sites of service, remote monitoring, and team-based approaches.
Cancer survivors need better support in B.C.
The BC Cancer agency has partnered with Simon Fraser University to create a new survivorship research position to help BC cancer survivors live healthier lives.
EHR integration: Keeping patients at the center of care
“Patient engagement and overall patient experience are becoming key parts of the care delivery equation, as focus continues to shift towards better coordinated care efforts.” Learn more about the role of patient engagement in this article from Healthcare IT News.
ACOs Increasingly Assuming Population Health Management Duties
“The tenants of accountable care are starting to move the needle on population health management in a measurable way.” An opinion piece in the American Journal of Managed Care discusses how ACOs are improving health while increasingly assuming population health management duties.
How EHR Technology Will Evolve to Support Healthcare Reform
EHR technology is in the midst of an evolution from basic documentation tool to population health management and patient engagement platform.
Developing as a navigator: From novice to expert
The life and times of an oncology patient navigator: “From logistics, to education, to counseling and transition to post-treatment care, the nurse navigator role has evolved from a mere amenity to a crucial component of cancer care, continuously assisting patients, families, and health care providers across the care continuum.”
Population Health Management Starts with Flagging High Costs
How do you build an effective population health management initiative? A new white paper from the Health Care Transformation Task Force offers some guidance.