Sometimes, the job of an analyst can be so frustrating. A core part of the Chilmark Research charter is to educate healthcare stakeholders on critical trends in the marketplace that will lead to better, more successful adoption of IT and subsequently improve the health of the nation (if not the world). There are a couple [...]
Archive for the ‘policy’ Category
How Not to Create an HIE
Posted in Cloud Computing, HealthVault, HIE, HIT, policy, tagged Carespark, consumer engagement, NH-HIO on August 10, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Looking at Healthcare Through Payer Lenses: Part Two
Posted in ACO, consumer health, PHR, policy, tagged Affordable Care Act, AHIP, AHIP Institute, healthcare reform, HIX, payers, PCMH on June 22, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Payers, as with the rest of the healthcare industry, have a lot on their plate right now. Healthcare reform, via the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues its march forward despite legal and political uncertainty. Struggling to define the payer role in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), understanding the impact of Health Insurance Exchanges (HIXs) on their [...]
Looking at Healthcare Through Payer Lenses: Part One
Posted in ACO, CMS, consumer health, HIT, policy, tagged Affordable Care Act, AHIP, health insurance exchange, HIX, payers on June 19, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Attending the annual health insurers confab (AHIP Institute) last week gave one some insight as to the challenges this part of the healthcare industry is facing. There were plenty of sessions on addressing data analytics for everything from population health management to fraud, a number of other sessions on consumer engagement, disease management, health & [...]
Rational Thought Infects HITECH
Posted in ACO, EHR, EMR, policy, tagged HITECH Act, meaningful use on May 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Couple of weeks back the HIT Policy Committee began to seriously consider what a delay of Stage Two meaningful use (MU) might look like. This push for a delay is being driven in large part by EHR vendors. The problem is one of timing. While Stage Two rules are to be released on June 8, [...]
Windy City, Turbulent Times
Posted in ACO, consumer health, EHR, HIE, HIT, Microsoft, policy, RHIO on April 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Special Note: When this post first went up an image of a tornado was used as a metaphor for the very turbulent times that the healthcare sector is currently experiencing. Little did we know that this week would see the most devastating tornados the Southern US has seen in three decades with hundreds of lives [...]
Fostering Innovation in Healthcare IT
Posted in ACO, consumer health, EHR, EMR, mHealth, policy, tagged innovation on April 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
As in most sectors, innovation in healthcare IT (HIT) is by and large incremental. A tweak here and added feature there to some existing application, e.g., what we are seeing today from EHR vendors as they strive to meet meaningful use criteria. Occasionally, we may see a vendor develop something new and novel – one [...]
Is Partnership for Patients Just Deja Vu?
Posted in CMS, consumer health, policy, tagged Partnership for Patients on April 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
On Tuesday, to a tremendous amount of fanfare, HHS announced it will invest $1B in the Partnership for Patients. The press release is certainly buzzword compliant having all the wonderful terms that will endear others to join. And join they have, coming from all corners including employers such as GE, Honeywell and Walmart to small [...]
Robust Processes Supported by Health IT Core to ACO Success
Posted in ACO, Analytics, CMS, consumer health, EHR, EMR, HIE, mHealth, PCMH, policy, standards, telehealth, telemedicine, tagged Accountable Care Organization, Medicare on April 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
On March 31st, the HHS’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) dropped its neutron bomb (proposed Accountable Care Organization (ACO) rules, caution PDF) on the healthcare industry. Much like the neutron bomb, the proposed rules will leave buildings standing, but any healthcare organization (HCO) planning to become a successful ACO will need to decimate [...]
Remember: Technology is but a Tool
Posted in EHR, EMR, policy, Security, standards, tagged HITECH Act, meaningful use, ONC on March 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, Chilmark Research participated in the CRG conference, Driving Change Through Managed Care IT from Provider Payments to Quality, which was held in New York City. Despite having a title that no one will be able to remember, the overall theme of the event and presentations therein gave one a bird’s eye view into what [...]
Learning from Mistakes: The Minnesota Story
Posted in CMS, EHR, HIE, HIT, policy on March 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Chilmark rarely references other reports and articles as the foundation for a post on this site. Once in a great while we come across a story that is just too good to pass over. Reporter Michael Krigsman, who writes the IT Failures column for ZDnet has just published such a story. The story gives a [...]
