EHRs may present barriers to health equity research for deaf patients

November 9, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAmerican Sign Language, ASL, deaf, deaf patients, deafness, EHRs, equity, health inequity, healthcare communication, SDOH, social determinants of health

A perspective paper published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association outlined barriers to health equity research serving deaf and hard-of-hearing patients, and how EHRs may be making such barriers worse.   Although EHR systems can be useful when it comes to identifying health inequities, researchers noted that they may also be interfering…

Lack of Healthcare Interoperability Hinders Electronic ACO Reporting

September 16, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACO reporting, clinical quality measures, CMS, eCQM, eCQMs, EHRs, electronic clinical quality measures, fee schedule, Interoperability, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MSSP, Physician Fee Schedule, quality of care, reporting

CMS is looking to modernize the ACO reporting process by mandating the use of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). However, accountable care organizations (ACOs) are concerned that the lack of healthcare interoperability will make electronic ACO reporting near impossible. “CMS must avoid making eCQMs mandatory until standard data fields exist across EHRs, and true interoperability…

Medicare ACOs Facing Multiple Changes and Challenges

July 6, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACOs, Alternative Payment Model Performance Pathway, APMs, CMS, data collection, EHRs, Medicare, Medicare ACOs, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MedPAC, MSSP, Nextgen, rural glitch

Doctors in accountable care organizations (ACOs), and those thinking of starting or joining one, have had their hands full keeping up with changes in the way Medicare is administering them. ACOs are groups of doctors, hospitals, and/or other healthcare providers that work together with a goal of providing better care at lower cost. As part…

The Interoperability Effect: Driving Value-Based Care and Financial Health

June 18, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, Data, data systems, EHRs, financial health, Interoperability, technology, technology integration, technology interoperability, technology strategies, value-based care, vbc

To say that hospitals and health systems have had to do more with less in the past 18 months is the understatement of a lifetime. These organizations have faced more than their fair share of unexpected challenges – from spiking patient demand, increasing costs and lost revenue, to overworked staff, a downturn in elective procedures…

The Real Registry Advantage For ACOs Reporting Via APP: 5 Myths Debunked

June 2, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAlternate Payment Model Performance Pathway, APP, eCQMs, EHR reporting, EHRs, MIPS, QRDA, Quality Reporting

The clock is winding down on the CMS Web Interface, and the reality of mandatory quality reporting via the Alternate Payment Model Performance Pathway (APP) for ACOs in 2022 is setting in. In order for ACOs to develop and execute their APP quality reporting plan in time to avoid catastrophe, it’s imperative to begin evaluating…

Social Determinants of Health: Technology, examples and healthcare trends in 2021

April 16, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCareMore Health System, Cityblock Health, COVID-19, digital health, EHRs, Fitbit, Google, Healthcare Natural Language API, Lyft, NEMT, SDOH, Social Determinants of Health Report, Uber, Unite Us, vbc

The coronavirus pandemic afflicted the US healthcare industry at a time when it was already experiencing rising rates of chronic disease, doctor burnout, and staff shortages—but it especially took a toll on some of the most vulnerable, at- risk communities across the country. Widening health disparities are leading healthcare payers and providers to broaden the…

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