The conversion to ICD-10, which was earmarked for postponement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in an announcement in February, is now slated for a 1-year postponement. It was originally supposed to go into effect October 1, 2013 – this postponement will...

We are in the early phases of an unprecedented tidal wave of change in the healthcare delivery system. The prior method of delivering care, characterized by a vast cottage industry of small, independent practices functioning in a fee-for-service environment, is being replaced by coordinated delivery...

In order for health care to be effective, it is important for all of us (as patients) to engage with the healthcare delivery system in an active way. This can be a challenge if that delivery system doesn’t work well, is not focused on the...

Traditional healthcare relationships are changing, as is the nature of the health IT that supports them. The “doctor-patient relationship” has been about sick-care, and trying to intervene early in a disease process (or even do something pre-emptively for those at risk of developing a disease)...

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...