24 June 2019 The ONC's proposed rule on information blocking is a significant step toward the open and appropriate flow of electronic health information.
17 December 2018 The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act is a significant step in combating the opioid crisis. Here are six ways it will impact and provide opportunities for the health care IT industry.
12 November 2018 The state of the Affordable Care Act, and the decisions of state and federal elected officials, play an important role in the current and future regulatory path for rural health.
18 October 2018 As the concept of CEHRT expands, health care providers and clinicians need to ensure compliance for their organizations.
9 October 2018 On Tuesday, Cerner CEO Brent Shafer used his keynote speech to announce our latest effort in combating the opioid crisis, the Solutions Gallery opened its doors to clients, partners and associates; and a full slate of sessions covered the most current issues in health care.
17 September 2018 Phishing attacks, malware and ransomware are at the top of Becker’s list of cybersecurity threats to health care organizations. Breaches are achieved through a brute force approach, where a bad actor repeatedly tries to guess a user name and password, or through human error, for instance with an email recipient clicking on an attachment.
2 July 2018 As the patient record becomes a commodity, it’s the analytics, the data warehouses and the connections that are going to define the winners in the future. Only a few HIT providers in today’s landscape are well-positioned to deliver this functionality to the providers who desperately need it.
28 June 2018 There are many options to consider as health IT policy levers can be any form of incentive, penalty or mandate used to effectuate change in support of health IT adoption, use or interoperability.
6 June 2018 Is Meaningful Use over? This question comes up a lot. We’ve got a simple answer: No, it’s not – but the name is.
27 February 2018 In this episode of The Cerner Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. David McCallie, Cerner’s senior vice president of medical Informatics. He discusses some of the details surrounding TECFA and USCDI and gives his thoughts on what’s next on the path toward interoperability.
19 February 2018 We’re accustomed to fierce competition as a core principle during the development of a new product or solution. This principle, however, must be abandoned when it comes time to develop the framework for advanced interoperability.
7 February 2018 As the Trump administration closes out its first full year in office and moves into a new year, we’re taking a look at the many updates to U.S. health care policy.
23 January 2018 In this episode of The Cerner Podcast, Meg Marshall helps us understand these moving pieces and what they mean for the health care industry.
17 January 2018 On Jan. 5, 2018, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) released two draft documents that promise profound impact on the activities and priorities of Health Information Networks (HINs), provider organizations that participate in them and the vendors that work with both to provide health IT (HIT) services.
18 December 2017 When was the last time there were people dancing at work? I remember seeing some sweet dance moves in 2014 when Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was going to push the transition from International Classification of Diseases ninth revision (ICD-9) to ICD 10th revision (ICD-10) for the billing of diagnosis and procedures for one more year.
4 December 2017 At the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Annual Meeting, Dr. Don Rucker, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, highlighted the importance of the 21st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act) in improving interoperability.
28 November 2017 At the state level, there’s a lot of talk around health care reform and what it means for Medicaid, as well as some discussion around how Medicaid ties into population health management and social determinants of health.
22 November 2017 From Thursday, November 30 through December 1, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will hold its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. One of the hottest topics will be the upcoming release of the draft of Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) that will lay the groundwork for nationwide interoperability between networks.
14 November 2017 In this episode of The Cerner Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Donald Rucker, the national coordinator for Health Information Technology. The ONC is considered the beating heart of American health care policy, and one of its primary platforms is the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care.
13 November 2017 Today, more than 50 percent of physicians experience burnout. By these numbers, we can consider this an epidemic. There are several causes of physician burnout, which makes this a difficult issue to address.
28 September 2017 In this blog, we unpack the continuous Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Read on!
19 September 2017 In this episode of The Cerner Podcast, we discuss how health care is evolving. Listen here.
11 September 2017 As health care organizations move toward value-based care programs, there are three things to keep in mind. Read them here.
23 August 2017 We explore the landscape of MU in 2018 and 2019, including requirements, what to expect and how to prepare. Read more here.
15 August 2017 In this episode of The Cerner Podcast, we discuss meaningful use stage 3 and attestation. Listen here.
11 August 2017 These five blogs dive into this crisis and what the health care industry can do about it. Check out the list.
29 June 2017 With the passage of MACRA, learn how alternative payment models are propelling health care towards value-based care.
28 June 2017 These 18 "MACRAnyms" will help you navigate frequently used terms surrounding MACRA and value-based care programs.
27 June 2017 In this episode of The Cerner Podcast, we discuss how you can prepare for Meaningful Use stage 3. Listen here.
24 May 2017 In order to help curb drug abuse, almost all states have created prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) that collect, monitor and analyze electronically transmitted prescribing and dispensing data. Some state legislators, which includes some Missouri lawmakers, refuse to support PDMPs due to privacy concerns.
