EHR Usability

CMS Cuts Medicare Pay, AHA Sues HHS on Tracking Technology Policy

November 9, 2023 - In its calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), CMS announced it will slash Medicare payments by 1.25 percent. Primary care and direct patient care providers received an increase in pay while other specialties will take a decrease to maintain budget neutrality. The American Hospitals Association (AHA) took legal...


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Addressing Data Sharing Barriers for Care Coordination from Jail to Community

by Hannah Nelson

Jails can provide opportunities to diagnose and treat individuals for HIV. However, supporting care coordination for formerly incarcerated individuals upon reentry into the community can be difficult...

VA EHR Barraged with Major Incidents, BCBS Closes $2.67B Antitrust Suit

by Hayden Schmidt

A data set released by the VA recorded 498 major incidents and 930 hours of disruptions with the Oracle Cerner EHR implementation since 2020. The latest data is another blow to the VA’s...

Push for Inclusive EHR Data, HHS Funding for Title X Programs

by Hayden Schmidt

Healthcare workers need to be more cognizant of gender and sex identifiers in EHR documentation, according to a recent blog post from Steven Posnack of the ONC. After encouraging clinical trial data...

Healthcare Workers Buy into COVID-19 Vaccine Enthusiasm; ACO Leaders Want More Focus from HHS

by Sara Heath

The transition of power to the Biden Administration is heralding in a number of changes, including hope for value-based care programming and ACOs, renewed attention to the ACA, and a focus on...

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