[02/01/13]
Posted on February 1, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
Under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative, organizations will enter into payment arrangements that include financial and performance accountability for episodes of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hopes these models may lead to higher quality and more coordinated care at a lower cost to Medicare. READ MORE
Tags: 2%, acute, bufford, care, cms, hospital, implementation, improvement, initiative, jent, long term care, model, payment, phase, post, quality, selby, snf
[10/17/12]
Posted on October 17, 2012 in Health Information Technology
Written by: Michael T. Batt
As reported by the Post-Tribune, Methodist Hospitals has settled a dispute with Medical Information Technology (MEDITECH), FTI Cambio and HealthNET related to the failed implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) sytem. If you are experiencing challenges with an EHR implementation, please see our prior post 4 Action Items When Facing an EHR Software Implementation Failure or... READ MORE
Tags: ehr, EHRs, failure, implementation, IT, Meaningful Use
[07/17/12]
Posted on July 17, 2012 in Health Information Technology
Written by: Michael T. Batt
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementations are complex and challenging. Even after substantial preparation, due diligence and physician commitment, implementations do fail. If you are struggling with an EHR implementation, here are four action items to help you navigate the storm: READ MORE
Tags: ehr, EHRs, failure, health it, HIT, implementation, installation