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Editor's Picks
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CIOs' Hopes Sag for EHR Early Funding
Healthcare CIOs remain optimistic about getting federal EHR stimulus funding, but a growing number acknowledge that federal reimbursement will come later than they'd originally predicted, a quarterly survey by the College of Health Information Management Executives shows.
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CHIME Weighs In on ONC Federal HIT Strategic Plan
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has asked the Office of the National Coordinator to allow sufficient time to encourage the adoption of electronic health records systems and supporting technologies by providers.
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Physician Engagement Vital to EMR Implementation
Implementing an electronic medical records system requires more than funding and strong information technology resources. Hospital leaders need to engage physicians in the transition. Without doctors, the road to EMR will be torturous.
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Rounds: Patient-Centered Accountable Care
Patient-centered healthcare IS accountable care—accountable for quality, for value, and for patient satisfaction. Join us on April 27 live from Griffin Hospital and Planetree, recognized pioneers in patient-centered care, with more actionable strategies from invited thought leaders at Sharp Memorial and the Maine Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot.
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Webcast: Ratchet Up Physician Referrals: Proven Methods & Measures
At the heart of successful physician referral programs are relationships that result in buy-in, engagement, and alignment. How do you build those? And, how do you use data to prove your program's success to the C-suite? Join HealthLeaders Media on May 18 for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A and case studies, for lessons and insights from marketing leaders with successful referral programs.
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Webcast: Achieving Ambulatory Surgery Center Success in the Reform Era
Reform, reimbursement, and reintegration—a triple threat to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) or new opportunities for ROI? Join HealthLeaders Media for on May 11 a 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A, to learn how to increase the financial return of ASC operations from leaders with proven ambulatory care ROI.
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Tech Headlines
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Rural surgeons to get community website
InformationWeek, April 19, 2011
Patient data access will kickstart PCAST exchange vision
Government Health IT, April 19, 2011
OR bill would allow healthcare 'exchanges'
Statesman Journal, April 19, 2011
CMS: Let the meaningful use attestation begin
Government Health IT News, April 18, 2011
Opinion: EHRs face human hurdles more than technological ones
Scientific American, April 18, 2011
Panel wrangles with timing, ACO effect on MU
Government Health IT, April 15, 2011
7 Ways Hospitals Can Trim Costs
HealthLeaders Media, April 12, 2011
Hospitals That Take Plastic Must Comply with PCI
HealthLeaders Media, April 19, 2011
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Webcasts/Rounds
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April 27: Rounds: Patient-Centered Accountable Care
May 11: Webcast: Achieving Ambulatory Surgery Center Success in the Reform Era
May 18: Webcast: Ratchet Up Physician Referrals: Proven Methods & Measures
May 18: Rounds: Neurological Service Line Growth: Telestroke & Brain Tumor Innovations
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In an ACO, Who's Accountable?
It can be the hospital, but health plans, physician practices and medical service organizations can also serve as the "accountable" party. [Read More]
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IT Forum
Medical Device Makers: Stop Griping and Embrace Healthcare Reform: During the national healthcare reform debate, many in the medical device industry strenuously objected to contributing their "fair share" to reform through a new tax on their devices. While other healthcare stakeholders accepted the notion of shared sacrifice and agreed to give up collective hundreds of billions of dollars, device companies warned that a new tax would force them to pass on the additional cost to hospitals and patients. And the protests haven't stopped. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Building Blocks of the Patient Experience
The healthcare system is on the cusp of accepting the positive influence of patient experience on quality, says Steve Ronstrom, president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System Division and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. In a recent interview, the lead advisor for the HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Patient Experience: Help Wanted, explains how basics such as infrastructure and technology combined with the people skills of empathy and caring can improve outcomes. [Listen Now][Sponsored by Medseek] |
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