Tweet HealthTECH Live: HealthTECH Live is a news aggregator focused specifically on news relating to health reform and health technology. The site is regularly updated with news around the Web that is of interest to anyone in healthcare or anyone involved in marketing or PR for healthcare. The site is divided into a few basic [...]
Tweet Jon Mayhew’s company provided the memorable t-shirts for all the attendees at the 2011 Healthcare Summit at Jackson Hole. We had a chance to meet and discuss his unique slice in the healthcare industry dealing with Social Security and disability. Dodge: Can you describe your business to our readers? Mayhew: I run a government [...]
Tweet Alan Zloto, D.O. is the owner of a private internal medicine practice in Tampa, FL. In the following entry, he weighs in on how healthcare reform is impacting physician practices. What impact have recent healthcare reform initiatives, such as the HITECH Act, had on your organization? We’ve had to convert all files to paperless [...]
Tweet I was fortunate to spend some time with Ric Speaker at the 2011 Healthcare Summit at Jackson Hole. Many of our readers know Ric from his early days at IDX and VERSYSS, and more recently from his eight year stint at Precision.BI. Ric retired last year, lives in Utah, teaches classes at UCLA, and [...]
Tweet Ted Wojno, MD is director of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery at the Emory Clinic. In the following entry, he weighs in on how healthcare reform is impacting the physician. 1. What impact have recent healthcare reform initiatives, such as the HITECH act, had on your organization? In keeping with the HITECH Act, Emory Healthcare (Atlanta, Ga.) has adopted [...]
Tweet As the healthcare industry discussions continue surrounding the definition of meaningful use for electronic health records (EHRs), others have been seeking to define meaningful use as it relates to more appealing concepts. Photo credited to Neil Versel’s blog with the original source as Pat Wise of HIMSS.
Tweet Looking to get more out of Twitter? Avid users and newcomers alike can easily expand their industry knowledge, stay on top of the latest trends and monitor best practices − all by following the right mix of associations, pundits and experts. Here’s a brief guide to get you started: Healthcare Information and Management Systems [...]
Tweet Mark Hagland is a nationally recognized health care journalist, public speaker, and author. More information about him and about his work can be found at www.markhagland.org. In the following entry, he shares a few thoughts about the health care reform that is already happening in America. With all the heat surrounding the national health [...]
Tweet No matter what side of the healthcare debate you’re on, keeping up to date on the constant activity surrounding the proposed reform is an overwhelming task. With a topic as complex and significant as this one, even healthcare professionals are challenged to effectively navigate this sea of media coverage and stay abreast of the [...]
Tweet Woodcock and Associates is a leading consulting organization working in the medical practice operations and revenue cycle management areas. Today Elizabeth W. Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC, writes on the potential of Medicare cuts in 2010. With payments to physicians treating Medicare beneficiaries scheduled to plunge by 20.6 percent starting January 1, 2010, and a [...]