by Tristan Dooley | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog
Share this article! CMS has proposed adding three measures to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program for Fiscal Year 2023 to address health equity. Two of the measures focus on screening and identifying individual social needs that impact health, in an...
by Tristan Dooley | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog, EHR, Outpatient
Share this article! EHRs cause a lot of stress for primary care clinicians. One reason for this stress is the sheer amount of time that these clinicians spend on their EHRs. A study of family medicine physicians using Epic EHRs found that physicians spent over 2.5...
by Tristan Dooley | May 27, 2022 | Blog, Outpatient, Value Based Care
Share this article! Anne is a 67-year-old patient with diabetes. A couple weeks ago she had hip replacement surgery and then was transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) to start her rehab. The initial rehab went well, and she was sent home a few days ago....
by Tristan Dooley | May 23, 2022 | Blog, Burnout
Share this article! This Sharp Conversation was with Lee Buttz, MD, MBA, the Chief Medical Officer at Tandigm Health. In this video, Dr. Buttz discusses a wide range of topics, including his start in Army Medicine, reducing the administrative burden, the role tech...
by Tristan Dooley | May 17, 2022 | Blog, Data Visualization, Health Tech
Share this article! We have all this data, but what do we do with it? Interoperability is, and has been, a buzzword since EHRs became more common in clinical settings. Interoperability is important for providing the best care not only for individuals, but it also has...
by Tristan Dooley | May 5, 2022 | Blog, Burnout
Share this article! Nurses are quitting in droves. According to research by McKinsey in November 2021, 32% of RNs in the US said they may leave their current direct patient care role. Of those looking to leave, only 29% plan to stay in a direct care role, which may...
