Mary Mosquera
Beacon on rugged Big Island connects patients with care coordinators and brings clinicians and community groups together to collaborate.
The Ryan budget plan, combined with spending cuts, repeal of health reform law and Medicaid expansion, would mean more uninsured, analysts say.
ONC wants to standardize data access so it can be automated and go from machine to machine, Fridsma said.
In a pilot program, nurse care managers take the time that physicians don't have to understand what patients with chronic and multiple conditions need. The model could very well be a blueprint for others to follow.
Many states are using the health reform law as a tool they didn't have before to drive care delivery and payment changes. Here's a look at how two such states are proceeding.
More than 98 percent of Massachusetts residents have health insurance, more than anywhere else in U.S., thanks to former Governor Mitt Romney's health reform law.
Inland and Rhode Island HIEs overcome hurdles of sharing with disparate EHRs, customization, and various data sets to supply patient analytics.
Meaningful use stage 2 proposed rule eased some burdens for physicians and rightfully focused on exchange, Waldren says.
Debate over Michigan state healthcare issues mirrors national discussion on role of the government in health care.
HHS sends millions to 10 states to establish health insurances exchanges and says state legislative authority unnecessary to request funds.