In health IT, the legal and regulatory framework often affects our ability to implement clinical information systems in an optimal way. Sometimes we feel a step behind with compliance to ICD-10, meaningful use stages, ACA, PQRS, HIPAA, HITECH, and others. Understandably. Rushed schedules, constant meetings, and other activities that use up all of our thinking power […]
Practice Question of the Week: Economics of Health Care Delivery
The health system is a significant part of the exam. It covers everything from public health and clinical research, policy and HIPAA, healthcare quality and data flows, and health economics and financing. In this week’s question of the week, we’ll discuss the economics of health care delivery and how it effects the cost of health […]