Health Information Technology: On the Cusp of Healthcare Transformation
November 26th 2013Nearly every Institute of Medicine report or blueribbon panel tasked with developing ideas for fixing our healthcare delivery system points to the same solution: greater use of health information technology (HIT).
Employing Health Information Technology in the Real World to Transform Delivery
November 26th 2013Organizations pursuing change need the infrastructure and tools to effect it. Health information technology is critical to delivery reform but its development will require support and time.
The Data Revolution Comes to Healthcare
November 26th 2013The American Journal of Managed Care was founded in 1995, during the last period of serious reexamination of how healthcare is paid for and how it's delivered. Nearly 20 years later, after the retreat of the first managed care revolution, per capita healthcare costs have more than doubled, and there is again a strong movement toward payment and delivery system reform.
Small Practices' Experience With EHR, Quality Measurement, and Incentives
November 21st 2013A study to assess clinician attitudes and experiences after participating in a New York City cardiovascular disease focused quality recognition and financial incentive program using health information technology.
Older Adult Consumers' Attitudes and Preferences on Electronic Patient-Physician Messaging
November 21st 2013A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess whether adding a peer testimonial to a mailing increases conversion rates from brand name prescription medications to lower-cost equivalents.