Imprivata recently attended the annual Cerner Health Conference (CHC), the three-day, global platform to encourage innovation and positive change in the healthcare industry. Over 15,000 healthcare IT professionals attended CHC 17, representing 825 global healthcare organizations. At this year’s conference, Imprivata was the recipient of Cerner’s Partner of the Year Award, the most prestigious award given at the annual conference.
The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) recently announced the winners of the 2017 STAR Awards at the Technology Services World conference. Now in its 27th year, the STAR Awards have become one of the highest honors in the technology services industry, publically acknowledging companies for their commitment to innovation and excellence.
In New Medicare Card is just like other big changes CMS has made, right?, the scale of the change presented by MACRA’s New Medicare Card initiative was compared to other recent changes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented. These included the introduction of the Medicare Part D program, and the rollout of the Medicaid expansion and The Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2014.
Over the last decade, there has been increasing adoption of electronic health records (EHR) due to the digitization across healthcare organizations. However, every technology implementation comes with opportunities for mistakes, such as outdated IT systems and poorly designed user interfaces, which can lead to EHR deployment failures. Studies show that 75% of physicians, providers, and practice administrators haven’t seen a return on their EHR investment. It’s evident that hospitals are implementing EHR systems, but to be successful, they need a smooth transition.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)’s attempt to move the Medicare program away from payments based on volume of services delivered and towards payments based on the quality and efficiency of services delivered has led to significant anxiety across the provider community, since the volume-based reimbursement system in the United States is deeply entrenched. It forms the basis of healthcare payments across almost every type of payer and provider.
As the number of cyberattacks and data breaches continue to rise in healthcare, organizations and their patients’ health information (PHI) are increasingly targeted.