The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Friday, January 30, 2015

Meaningful Use Pushback

CMS announced a shortened period for attestation of Stage II of meaningful use, after the AMA and others asked for a delay in implementation and/or modify the criteria for meaningful use A large percentage of providers have not been able to certify and/or attest to Stage II of the Meaningful Use timetable.  The term Meaningful use defines the ability for a provider's data to be transmitted to CMS in a format recognizable to their analytics algorighms.















to quote CMS announcement on their blog

We are considering proposals to:
  • Realign hospital EHR reporting periods to the calendar year to allow eligible hospitals more time to incorporate 2014 Edition software into their workflows and to better align with other CMS quality programs.
  • Modify other aspects of the program to match long-term goals, reduce complexity, and lessen providers’ reporting burdens.
  • Shorten the EHR reporting period in 2015 to 90 days to accommodate these changes.
This shift in timing may just be a prelude for things to come. 

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