LOL @ Ascension. Who knew that outsourcing your entire IT department wouldn't be the best idea? I can't speak to…
Morning Headlines 7/10/14
RWJF Project Tracks Impact of Reform on Hospital Utilization
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces a new surveillance program called the Hospital ACA Monitoring Project designed in collaboration with state hospital associations to measure the impact that the Affordable Care Act has on hospital utilization.
The DoD and VA have failed a GAO audit of their integrated EHR plans, satisfying just one of the six areas evaluated. When Congress approved the 2013 VA and DoD EHR budget requests, a provision was added preventing more than 25 percent of the funds from being distributed unless the GAO confirmed that the departments were on track with their plans.
2014 Most Wired Hospital’s list has been published, an effort collectively undertaken by the American Hospital Association, CHIME, McKesson, AT&T, and H&HN.
Concerning the “most wired” list, its interesting to see the VA listed on the “Advanced” list of special places that are more wired than most. In light of the grilling the VA is taking right now this should really make people question whether “wired” translates to patient value in the end. Or, this might just be a problem with the “wired” criteria.