There have been a number of research studies published that question the value of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), particularly as it pertains to improving quality of care and ultimately outcomes. Chilmark has always viewed these reports with a certain amount of skepticism. Simple logic leads us to conclude that a properly installed (including attention to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘P4P’
EHRs Deliver the Goods, or at Least the Quality
Posted in ACO, EHR, EMR, HIT, policy, tagged ACO, diabetes, NEJM, P4P, PCMH, quality on September 1, 2011 | 8 Comments »
EmTech Session on EMRs
Posted in consumer health, EMR, Google, Microsoft, PHR, tagged adoption, Amalga, Azyxxi, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, eClinicalWorks, HHS, HIT, MedStar, P4P, quality on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you have read previous posts this week, you know that I was attending MIT’s EmTech conference. Event is a focused on technology and innovation of all stripes bringing together some pretty big names to discuss where we are today and where we are headed. For the first day, I had one continuous and long [...]
The Rebranding of P4P
Posted in consumer health, Google, Microsoft, tagged P4P, quality on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last year I attended the Healthcare Quality and P4P (Pay for Performance) conference put on by the World Health Congress. This was my first healthcare conference and it provided me a great opportunity to gain a better understanding of the healthcare market and critical issues therein. Well, its been a year now and once again [...]
Solving HIT Adoption Conundrum? Simple – “Show Me the Money”
Posted in EHR, EMR, PHR, policy, telehealth, tagged adoption, CMS, e-Consults, incentives, P4P, SafeMed on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a bit of a Catch-22 going on with regards to the future of PHR adoption by consumers, which I have discussed before. Simply, without broader adoption of EMR solutions by physicians, PHR adoption will go nowhere. And the number one reason doctors have been reluctant to adopt EMRs is quite simple, most EMR [...]
P4P, Change & Vested Interests
Posted in consumer health, EMR, Google, PHR, tagged BCBS Massachusetts, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, P4P, SafeMed on June 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Matthew Holt provides some interesting, and spot-on commentary regarding last weekend’s article in the New York Times on the misuse of technology. The technology in this case is the use of 64 slice CT scans for cardiology, a technology that is widely used, but rarely needed. Very serendipitous timing of the article as just last [...]
Medicare Lays Out P4P Plans
Posted in P4P, policy, telehealth, tagged Medicare, P4P, telehealth on November 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, Medicare released its 104 page proposal for moving to a partial pay for performance (P4P) model. The Wall Street Journal Health Blog has a direct link to the proposal in their posting. As the WSJ points out, what is unique here is that Medicare is proposing to withhold a certain percentage of reimbursement across [...]
P4P, Transparency and the NY Attorney General
Posted in P4P, policy, tagged healthcare, P4P, payers on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this summer, the New York Attorney General took on the major healthcare insurers, Aetna, Cigna, United Health and WellPoint’s Empire BC/BS by putting them on notice that the Attorney General’s office was investigating how these companies were rating healthcare providers. Apparently, while these insurers were out their promoting cost and quality transparency, the foundation [...]
AHRQ’s Conference – Interesting Yet Puzzling
Posted in EHR, EMR, HIE, HL 7, P4P, PHR, RHIO, tagged AHRQ, EHR, EMR, HL7, P4P, PHR, RHIO on September 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Down in Washington DC for the next couple of days attending the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) conference. This is their first major conference bringing together a multitude of researchers, all having received funding from AHRQ. Conference, which was free, was completely booked about a month prior to the event. Estimate about 500 [...]
athenahealth Makes a Splash
Posted in EHR, EMR, P4P, SaaS, tagged athenahealth, EHR, EMR, IPO, P4P, SaaS on September 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On Sept 20th, athenahealth (ATHN) went public on the NASDAQ becoming the most successful IPO to date in 2007. Coming out at $18/share, the share price soared to over $38/share, a 115% gain. Since then, the price has settled down (probably some profit taking by early purchasers) and is now trading at ~$33/share. Still a [...]
