by Smitha Gopal | Sep 6, 2017 | Patient Engagement
Health care quality measures have raised concern among doctors – but technology could change that As recently as a decade ago, many doctors didn’t think the quality of their care could be measured. “Any attempt to do so was ‘bean counting’ folly at best or destructive...
by Smitha Gopal | Aug 18, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Nearly half of U.S. doctors are unfamiliar with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, otherwise known as MACRA, according to a new survey by Deloitte. Yet the proposed rule’s shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance will drive health care...
by Smitha Gopal | Dec 10, 2015 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR incentive program may have started out strong, but as we approach Meaningful Use Stage 3, it’s losing steam. While CMS issued a final rule on MU3 requirements in October, physicians’ organizations have called...
by jsopher | Sep 24, 2014 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Technology & the Internet
Interesting new research has shown that in 2014, two-thirds of U.S. doctors own a tablet, smartphone, and a desktop or laptop computer. While it was once thought that tablets would replace smartphones, that has not turned out to be the case. Rather, doctors are using...
