Tom Sullivan
With Bitcoin allowing attackers to stay anonymous, and a bulls-eye painted over the industry, time to get prepared is running out, group says.
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a value management system to bridge the gap between fee-for-service and value-based care.
But HIMSS Analytics director Brendan FitzGerald says you do need a core set of tech tools to get the job done.
Keeping physicians engaged is important, but health systems need their technology teams involved from the start, execs say at Pop Health Forum.
Instead, it’s the financial implications, IT infrastructure, provider readiness and cultural readiness that can make or break population health, healthcare leaders say at the Pop Health Forum.
Focus on analytics, data and maintaining patient access, speakers at the Pop Health Forum in Boston say.
The consulting firm found 6 therapeutic areas for which digital investments can have a major impact.
American Medical Association and many other groups also suggested that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Seema Verma loosen PQRS and value-based payment requirements.
The IT consultancy also said IoT will skyrocket to $1.3 trillion and predicted that wearables are poised to pick up steam again.
The Health and Human Services head contended Americans want the administration to grant more control over Medicaid to states and drive down costs so people can afford the coverage they want.