Health IT Analytics June 18, 2015
The healthcare system must focus its efforts on improving health data interoperability, boosting patient engagement, and overhauling the nation’s telehealth policies if providers are to succeed with chronic disease management and better population health, say the leaders of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in a letter to Congress.
“A high degree of data fluidity” across the care continuum will provide the foundation for a number of different important activities related to chronic disease management, including care coordination, home monitoring, and the integration of patient-generated health data into the comprehensive electronic health record.
After a May 15th hearing discussing methods for improving care for Medicare patients, the Senate Committee on Finance formed a bi-partisan working group to address...
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