The shift in healthcare from the current fee-for-service (FFS) model to value-based care (VBC) has been unfolding over the past decade. Rather than reimburse providers per service rendered, VBC payment models reimburse providers for the overall value of the care they...
Health information exchanges (HIEs) serve a critical function in health data networks to support interoperable access and delivery of clinical information. I recently led a virtual panel with three senior HIE leaders from across the U.S. for the Journal of AHIMA to...
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) perform a critical function in the U.S. healthcare ecosystem by providing care to medically underserved communities and offering a affordable care for the uninsured or underinsured. One subset of FQHCs are community health...
Unfortunately, natural and man-made disasters are events that Americans have become accustomed to seeing in the news. From wildfires in the West to hurricanes in the East, these catastrophes are staple topics in the news cycle. These events trigger critical questions....
Admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) feeds generate data about a patient’s healthcare encounter when they are admitted, discharged, and/or transferred from one care setting to another care setting or back home. This information can be automatically sent to the...
The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard defines how healthcare data can be exchanged across various IT systems. Created and maintained by Health Level 7 (HL7), the FHIR standard uses an Application Programming Interface (API) and common web...
In February 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) introduced the ACO REACH Model to promote greater health equity among the beneficiaries receiving care through accountable care organizations (ACOs). In this article, we define...
