A secret shopper ’s perspectives on the EHR and clinical workflow
As someone who has practiced medicine using both paper and electronic records, and someone who’s been focused on the health tech scene for the past 20 years, you might think I’ve seen it all. Indeed, during my 35 year career in medicine and tech I’ve traveled the world and learned a lot about healthcare, clinical practice and the intersection between medicine and technology. However, there’s nothing like being a secret shopper to get a little reality check on where things stand with electronic health records and clinical workflow.
For the past couple of months, and likely c...
Source: HealthBlog - December 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: hlthblog Tags: Uncategorized AI analytics BI care quality Clinical Workflow Clinicians collaboration communication compliance doctors eHealth EHR electronic medical records EMR Health IT health reform Healthcare healthcare costs hea Source Type: blogs
Addressing Tobacco And Secondhand Smoke Exposure In Maternal And Child Survival Programs
Ending preventable child and maternal deaths (EPCMD) by 2035 is one of US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) three global health priorities, along with creating an AIDS-Free Generation and protecting communities from infectious diseases. In June 2014 USAID launched the report Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths, which provides an evidence-based approach to meeting this goal across USAID’s 24 EPCMD focus countries. One of the key elements of the EPCMD approach is alignment across interventions to meet the needs of affected populations; for this reason, Acting on the Call incorpor...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - November 24, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Karen Wilson, Jonathan Klein, Sally Cowal, Aaron Emmel and Emily Kaiser Tags: Equity and Disparities Featured Global Health Population Health Public Health CDC Children cigarettes Environmental Health second hand smoke tobacco USAID Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Administration Finalizes Regulations Implementing ACA Insurance Reforms
Implementing Health Reform. The Affordable Care Act, adopted in March of 2010, contained a number of insurance reforms that were to be effective six months after the date of its enactment. During May, June, and July of 2010, the departments that share responsibilities to oversee the group health plans and insurers subject to the reforms—Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury—issued interim final (Labor and HHS) or temporary and proposed (Treasury) rules to implement the six months reform. These interim rules governed
grandfathered plans,
preexisting condition exclusions,
internal and external appeals,
resciss...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - November 14, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Timothy Jost Tags: Following the ACA Insurance and Coverage Source Type: blogs
Administration Finalizes Regulations Implementing ACA Insurance Reforms (Updated)
Implementing Health Reform (November 17 update on deductibles). There has been a good deal of coverage recently of the high and ever-growing level of health insurance deductibles; this was the subject of a major article in The New York Times and even of a question at the November 14, 2015, Democratic candidates debate. A November 17, 2015 post by Kevin Counihan, CEO of healthcare.gov, at the CMS Blog adds some perspective to this issue.
First, it is important to remember that for individuals and families with incomes below 250 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) ($50,225 for a family of three), cost sharing, includ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - November 14, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Timothy Jost Tags: Following the ACA Insurance and Coverage Source Type: blogs
An open letter to MPs of Malaysia
13 November 2015 An open letter to the Members of Parliament of Malaysia
We, the undersigned medical professional bodies and non-governmental organisations, would like to register our concern regarding the increasing presence of electronic cigarettes and vaping in our society. We note with dismay the Cabinet’s rejection of the Ministry of Health’s proposal to ban the sales and use of electronic cigarettes.
1. Malaysia proudly signed and ratified the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This is a reflection of the nation’s commitment to protect present and futu...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - November 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: palmdoc Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: blogs
