Government & Policy

The government has found a new high-tech way to crack down on fraud in the Medicare program – predictive modeling. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said last week the initiative would start on July 1.

Once electronic health records become nearly ubiquitous, the information within them will enable new applications and services geared toward better population health management, says National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD.

Northrop Grumman will develop predictive modeling technology similar to what credit card companies use to stop fraud and abuse before Medicare claims are paid, CMS’ Berwick says.

ONC tool works with provider’s EHR using structured data from continuity of care standard formats to generate clinical quality measure report for meaningful use.

The man with the cloud-first plan for consolidating federal datacenters is leaving his post.

Innovative tools and data that federal health agencies have released to the public can help healthcare providers meet meaningful use of electronic health records, says Todd Park, chief technology officer for the Department of Heath and Human Services. Speaking to an audience at the Government Health IT Conference on June 15, Park offered several examples.

Vivek Kundra, the U.S. Chief Information Officer for the past two and a half years, will be stepping down from his role to serve a joint fellowship at Harvard University this fall.

Entwined in a blame game, few health entities have their HIPAA 5010 conversion underway, despite the looming deadline.

Despite the growing number of EHRs, classic causes of market failure persist.

Despite disappointments, the cloud model promises "hope beyond the hype."