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.

Hospitals in New York are currently working together to eliminate medical errors and improve clinical outcomes with new cutting-edge technology in place.

We believe a new report featuring recommendations by Gartner analyst Barry Runyon calls on healthcare provider CIOs to evaluate identity biometrics to help their organizations reduce patient identification errors. Runyon points to biometrics as a key tool in combatting patient misidentification and minimizing problems that can lead to preventable medical errors, increased costs, and operational inefficiencies.

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