Category Archives: EMR / EHR

2018 Health Insurance Exchanges Issuer County Map

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2018 Health Insurance Exchanges Issuer County Map The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today posted an update to the Health Insurance Exchanges Issuer County Map. This map is of projected issuer participation on the Health Insurance Exchanges in 2018 based on the known issuer public announcements through July 19, 2017. Participation is expected to fluctuate and does not represent actual Continue reading 2018 Health Insurance Exchanges Issuer County Map→

Ensuring Patient Concerns Don’t Limit Health Data Exchange

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A new op-ed by former National Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, addresses the potential for digital health information exchange to dramatically change healthcare so long as providers address patient health data security and privacy concerns. “Every technological advance brings both benefits and risks, many of which are unanticipated,” Blumenthal writes, “This is especially true of digitizing health information—a process that Continue reading Ensuring Patient Concerns Don’t Limit Health Data Exchange→

AMA Launches Campaign to Put Patients Before Politics

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Reaffirming its Vision for America’s Health System, AMA Launches Grassroots Campaign to Put Patients Before Politics CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) launched a new website today aimed at encouraging physicians and patients to join the AMA’s fight to increase access to affordable, meaningful coverage for everyone in our nation. Patientsbeforepolitics.org is an interactive site that provides physicians and Continue reading AMA Launches Campaign to Put Patients Before Politics→

New Participants Join Several CMS Alternative Payment Models

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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced over 359,000 clinicians are confirmed to participate in four of CMS’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in 2017. Clinicians who participate in APMs are paid for the quality of care they give to their patients. APMs are an important part of the Administration’s effort to build a system that delivers better care Continue reading New Participants Join Several CMS Alternative Payment Models→