By Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Twitter: @SeemaCMS Twitter: @CMSgov Between 2013 and 2016, Federal spending on Medicaid grew by over $100 billion. The program is often the first or second largest line item in state budgets. Just recently, CMS’ independent Office of the Actuary released their Medicaid financial report, confirming what we have already known for quite some…

By Kristen Honey, Innovator in Residence, HHS Office of the CTO; Justin Koufopoulos, Presidential Innovation Fellow, GSA; Gil Alterovitz, Presidential Innovation Fellow, GSA Twitter: @HHSIDEALab As part of its innovation efforts around digital health, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) announces a new pilot program modeled after The Opportunity Project (TOP) led by the Census Bureau at U.S. Department…

By Kurt Waltenbaugh, CEO, Carrot Health Twitter: @Carrot_Health Thanks to the digital age and the ever-growing use of consumer data, marketing strategies keep getting smarter and more specific. Companies in every industry, from online retailers to office software suppliers, can zero in on their target audience and customize a message that will resonate with individuals. Technologies that facilitate these types of…

William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Twitter: @williamhersh I first entered the informatics field in the late 1980s, at the tail end of the first era of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine. Initial systems focused on making medical diagnoses using symbolic processing, which was appropriate for a time of relatively little digital data, both for individual…

The alphabet soup of acronyms in the world Artificial Intelligence. What are they? What do they mean? What is the difference between them? This is our ongoing reporting on AI and how it is being integrated into healthcare technology. We are seeking out the thought leaders and innovations that are moving the needle forward using artificial intelligence. Read more posts…

By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate MACRA/MIPS Subject Matter Expert Twitter: @jimtate, eMail: jimtate@emradvocate.com Host of The Tate Chronicles – #TateDispatches Everywhere I look in healthcare technology I’m seeing claims that blockchain technology is the silver bullet. We are being told that distributed ledgers will solve all the pain points found in interoperability and soon data will flow like the mighty Mississippi River. Toss in a few…

“The disruption healthcare needs” Clinical process improvement (CPI) is vital to improving financial performance and patient outcomes, according to a panel of leading healthcare executives interviewed by C-Suite Resources for a report released by LogicStream Health (@Logic_Stream). The report, “The New Healthcare Imperative,” details recommendations from top clinical innovators to overcome the common challenges of eliminating waste and reducing variation…

New PSO offers confidential environment to assess safety concerns, reduce harm risk and improve safety culture free from threat of legal discovery First PSO to incorporate industry-leading analytical technologies for computer-based active monitoring, clinician assessment, intervention, and a track record of successful outcomes’ improvement Health Catalyst (@HealthCatalyst) launched its federally-certified Health Catalyst Patient Safety Organization (HC PSO) that protects all-cause-harm patient…

By Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi Twitter: @SynziCare Twitter: @lee_a_horner August 12-18, 2018 was National Health Center Week. Featuring the theme of “Celebrating Health Centers: Home of America’s Health Care Heroes,” this year’s annual celebration was designed to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers. Community Health Centers are independent, non-profit, non-governmental health care organizations. Their mission is to provide access…