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Major changes to the outpatient and office evaluation and management (E/M) codes are slated to go into effect on January 1, 2021. (1) These changes have been long awaited and [...]

Dr. Ji Hong was trying her best to do two things at once: Quiz a patient about her cold symptoms, and type the information as quickly as possible into a [...]

With patient engagement as a cornerstone of its care strategy, an ACO can make significant strides toward achieving the Triple Aim of improving population health, enhancing the individual experience of [...]

Throughout the London Underground, you can see the admonition to 'mind the gap,' a phrase introduced in the late 1960s to remind riders of the space between the curved platforms [...]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * In its examinations of the returns of small business taxpayers, the IRS is increasingly requesting electronic files of accounting programs such as QuickBooks and Peachtree. While taxpayers [...]

Objective. To describe measurement challenges and strategies in identifying and analyzing health disparities and inequities. Methods. We discuss the limitations of existing data sources for measuring health disparities and inequities, describe current strategies to address those limitations, and explore the potential of emerging strategies. Principal Findings. Larger national sample sizes are necessary to identify disparities for major population subgroups. Collecting self-reported race and granular ethnicity data may reduce some measurement errors, but it raises other methodological questions. The assessment of health inequities presents particular challenges, requiring analysis of the interactive effects of multiple determinants of health. Indirect estimation and modeling methods are likely to be important tools for estimating health disparities and inequities for the foreseeable future. Conclusions. Interdisciplinary training and collaborative research models will be essential for future disparities research. Evaluation of evolving methodologies for assessing health disparities should be a priority for health services researchers in the next decade. Key Words. Disparity, inequity, measurement, surveys, indirect estimation, OVERVIEW Disparities in health status, health care access, and health care outcomes among subgroups of the population emerged as a major public policy concern 25 years ago. The 1985 Report [...]

For decades, data has been collected and information reported from health records. Typically, the data have been manually abstracted from the patient record by a health information management (HIM) or [...]

INTRODUCTION In the back of the local CVS drug store, behind aisles stocked with shampoo, painkillers, soda, and holiday decorations, sits a clinic examination room. The exam room is located [...]

The truth of this observation was brought home to us recently during the consummation of a merger between health systems. One system's leadership team thought the new relationship would bring [...]

This article presents insights into the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by small physician practices participating in a CMS pay-for-performance demonstration. Site visits to four States reveal slow movement toward improved EHR use. Factors facilitating use of EHRs include customization of EHR products and being owned by a larger organization. Factors limiting use of EHRs include system limitations, cost, and lack of strong incentives to improve. Practices in one State were moving more vigorously toward improved EHR use than those in the other States. Many practices also increased use of medical assistants after implementing EHRs., INTRODUCTION As part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act involves a major national commitment to implementing health [...]

This article summarizes those provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that create new incentive payments and penalties under Medicare and Medicaid to encourage the adoption [...]

Litigation is changing, and the result is a radical transformation in how a health care organization prepares for the discovery process. E-discovery--the process of identifying, securing, and providing electronically stored [...]

National shared electronic health records have been in the making for almost a decade with progress stow and implementation piecemeal. With the new federal government signalling commitment to a national, [...]

In another era, as employers drifted toward litigation, hard copy was run up the masts and largely defined the course of litigation. Today, electronically stored information (ESI) increasingly tips the [...]

ICD-10 has been delayed again. We were convinced that the momentum and money supporting the change were too much to stop the train. The old truism, 'follow the money' is [...]

Byline: Iris Ouyang A bipartisan duo of lawmakers announced Monday they are forming the Congressional Blockchain Caucus in an effort to educate policymakers on digital currency and related issues. Rep. [...]