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Contributing Writer · March 23, 2012
Affordable Care Act Celebrates its Second Anniversary
March 23, 2012, marks the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act – the sweeping law that is/will be impacting health care for years to come. Much of the law focuses on health insurance reform, but some elements of it also impact... Continue
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Contributing Writer · February 7, 2012
mHealth Challenges Around Privacy and HIPAA
Emerging technologies are beginning to blur the traditional, clear distinctions around privacy and health data – this is especially true with mobile health (mHealth) solutions. Those involved in regulatory circles are trying to develop a cohesive framework that will encourage innovation, while at the same... Continue
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Practice Fusion · February 3, 2012
Analyzing race and ethnicity's role in allergies across the U.S.
You may be asking yourself “Why me?” as your allergies start acting up this spring. It might surprise you to know your race and ethnicity is part of the answer. Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 24, 2012
Should there be national patient identifiers?
One of the challenges in connecting the dots in patient identifiers is linking together all the fragments of health data about a given patient that is scattered widely across many different settings of care – is trying to match patient identities. The practice-internal ID number... Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 17, 2012
Closing the Loop in Health Care Coordination
“Closing the loop” is a term that describes a well-functioning coordinated healthcare delivery system. It implies that clinical information flows easily during a medical referral – the referring clinician is able to let the recipient clinician know the pertinent information about the patient being referred,... Continue