According to HealthIT.gov, “an estimated 26% of Americans age 18 and older are living with a mental health disorder in any given year, and 46% will have a mental health disorder over the course of their lifetime. In addition, an estimated 8% of Americans are in need of drug or alcohol abuse treatment.” Mental health and drug […]
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In our blog “Can Electronic Health Records help Public Health win the war against TB?” we talked about how EHRs can help fight the battle against TB. Well, the federal government is taking a stronger stance on it as well! Recently, the white house issued a National Action Plan for Combating Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis. This […]
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Adding a new technology to any workplace can be a disruption to the workflow process, a test to the staff and, therefore, a great challenge to management. This holds very true when implementing a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution for local health departments and other healthcare agencies. Without across-the-board buy-in from both clerical and […]
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By now most people are familiar with the term HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). It has been around since 1996, and even more enforced since 2001 with the onset of the Privacy Rule. It has become a critical factor in protecting patients’ health information. There are thousands of breaches filed every year, […]
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Seven new core quality measure sets to be used as a basis for quality-based payments. This was recently announced by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and its member plans’ Chief Medical Officers, leaders from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Quality Forum (NQF), as well as national physician organizations, employers, consumers, […]
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