Three leading healthcare workgroup organizations have published a data governance map that contains recommendations for those working on interoperability standards. Read more here.
Building Momentum Towards HIT Interoperability
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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Aetna and Humana One Step Closer to Merging….
The shareholders of both Aetna and Humana voted resoundingly to approve the merger. This deal is far from being done as it still has to undergo regulatory scrutiny by the feds. Read more here.
NC Changing Medicaid Methodologies to Get More Predictable Spend Along w/Better Quality of Care
In an ever-changing sign of the times away from fee for service (FFS) payment models, NC has announced its intention to move away from FFS and to a blend of managed care and ACOs to help lawmakers come up with a more predictable way to measure Medicaid expenditures. Will other states follow?
Read more here.
HIT’s Hottest New Position to Fill: CISO. Who Are They and What Is It They Do?
What exactly are CISO’s? Wait-what do these letters stand for? Chief Information Security Officer. Essentially, the leader that is over the entire organization’s information architecture, framework, and ensures all of these are safe from intrusion. it’s no wonder this is a high in demand part of healthcare given the enormous data breaches that seemingly occurs on an all too frequent with real financial penalties as well as other tangible and non-tangible costs.
Read more here.
Will the Traditional Doctor’s Office and Visit be a Thing of the Past?
With the ever-changing landscape of healthcare and changing healthcare needs, has the traditional doctor’s visit become a thing of the past along w/Packard, Atari, and the dinosaur? Here’s an interesting read that dives a bit more into this.
