Mary Mosquera

Two sides of the innovation play will come together next week near Washington, DC. What new technologies might emerge?

Humetrix expands its mobile health information hub to arm Apple and Android devices with access to various Blue Button accounts and, in so doing, moves patients closer to the center of their own health records.

ChenMed uses dashboards, clinical decision support tools, automated reminders, in-house pharmacy and drug utilization tracking systems as part of every care encounter, Sivak said.

The final rule, released Jan. 17, fills in gaps and finalizes some changes to safeguard the privacy, security, and enforcement of patient information.

Radiologists need to evaluate patients earlier and become critical part of care team in patient-centered medical homes and ACOs.

Deadline delay for health insurance exchange decision may make federal/state partnership model more attractive to states.

Interoperability can be fragile even when developers write good code, so testing early by vendors and other organizations is critical for meaningful use and health information exchange.

Depending on whether Obama or Romney wins the election could signal a burst or lack of activity in producing a health insurance exchange blueprint by Nov. 16.

Uncertainty about Medicaid expansion and financial worries pile on Medicaid directors to transform care and cost -- all against the backdrop of uncertainty in the presidential, state and local elections.

Time is running out for any more health reform benefits to emerge before November -- and the ACA's fate hinges on Election Day's outcome.