Government & Policy
The accountable care organization model will force physician practices and small providers to consolidate with larger organizations – and that will only inhibit patient's choices, according to John Graham of the Pacific Research Institute.
Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator and director for the Center of Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says doctors see the inefficiencies in healthcare today and are eager to try accountable care organizations.
Forrester and IDC cloud computing analysts see the momentum continuing, regardless of who replaces Vivek Kundra as the Federal CIO.
Four congressmen introduce legislation to ensure that multi-campus hospital systems are treated fairly under federal rules.
Legislation was introduced this week by four congressmen seeking to ensure that multi-campus hospitals receive their health IT incentives fairly.
The federal Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model that was announced last May is asking too much of providers, too soon, according to Brian Yeaman, chief medical information officer of Oklahoma-based Normal Regional Health System.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a proposed rule detailing how states can create and operate their health insurance marketplaces, where consumers and small businesses can compare and shop for health plans starting in 2014.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a proposed rule that describes standards, structure and operations for setting up a health insurance exchange marketplace in 2014.
Information technology will be an important focus for the state of Georgia and a leading driver of its economic recovery, said Governor Nathan Deal on Monday.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's imminent replacement will be undertaking, datacenter consolidation based on an ambitious blueprint that may or may not be desirable – or even achievable – by federal agencies charged with constructing the transformation.