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Digital Health Applications and Hospitals of the FutureDavid Wortley
The National Healthcare Expo 2019 Conference was held in late November in Milton Keynes. In my presentation in the eHealth Track (presentation and video links included in this article), I outlined 3 points to think about when looking at the future of Digital Technologies in Healthcare and Medicine.
The digital technologies which will have the biggest impact on global health will not have been designed by or for medical professionals
Consumer technologies, sometime referred to as “general” technologies are being applied across almost all sectors of business and society for purposes which were not originally envisaged or intended. The health sector is a good example in which all of the technologies shown below are now being applied for health and well-being :-
• Smartphones
• Fitness Trackers
• Whatsapp and WeChat
• Virtual Reality Headsets
• Panoramic Cameras
• Artificial Intelligence
• Sensors
With the possible exception of fitness trackers, none of these technologies were developed by or for medical professionals. There are some profound implications, not only for the future of healthcare but also for the roles and responsibilities of health professionals and citizens. The graph below shows how digital technologies for health are shifting from expensive, stand-alone, proprietary technologies to smart, connected, consumer technologies.
Meaningful Use Audits and healthcare compliance course offered to Physicians and healthcare professionals to explain the basics of Meaningful Use and HITECH audits. Course is general in nature as many Physicians and organizations are in different stages of meaningful use.
Digital Health Applications and Hospitals of the FutureDavid Wortley
The National Healthcare Expo 2019 Conference was held in late November in Milton Keynes. In my presentation in the eHealth Track (presentation and video links included in this article), I outlined 3 points to think about when looking at the future of Digital Technologies in Healthcare and Medicine.
The digital technologies which will have the biggest impact on global health will not have been designed by or for medical professionals
Consumer technologies, sometime referred to as “general” technologies are being applied across almost all sectors of business and society for purposes which were not originally envisaged or intended. The health sector is a good example in which all of the technologies shown below are now being applied for health and well-being :-
• Smartphones
• Fitness Trackers
• Whatsapp and WeChat
• Virtual Reality Headsets
• Panoramic Cameras
• Artificial Intelligence
• Sensors
With the possible exception of fitness trackers, none of these technologies were developed by or for medical professionals. There are some profound implications, not only for the future of healthcare but also for the roles and responsibilities of health professionals and citizens. The graph below shows how digital technologies for health are shifting from expensive, stand-alone, proprietary technologies to smart, connected, consumer technologies.
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The world of healthcare costs is confusing and messy for both patients and providers. Many providers don’t fully understand their costs and therefore struggle to meet the increasing pressure for greater price transparency for consumers. With price transparency rules finalized and implementation looming, many providers are racing against the clock to adapt business practices to meet regulations and communicate the implications to consumers. And each organization’s financial health depends on transparency, as uncertainty about costs keeps many patients from seeking care.
Deb Gordon, seasoned healthcare executive and author of the book, “The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: How to Get the Most for Your Money,” and Pat Rocap, Director of Cost Management Services at Health Catalyst, examine the relationship between cost and pricing as the path to transparency for consumers. Deb and Pat provide expert analysis and practical advice to help you become a savvier provider and consumer when it comes to healthcare pricing and spending.
- The implications of federal price transparency regulations.
- The connection between healthcare costing and pricing.
- How to start your organization’s journey to understand costs and why it matters.
- Why price transparency is important to both patients and providers.
UHealth in Korea for Health and Wellness by Jongtae Park3GDR
OECD Expert Consultation 2016
헬스케어실증단지사업현황및발전계획
UHealth in Korea for Health and Wellness
Oct. 5, 2016
Jongtae Park
Kyungpook National University
Daily Healthcare Demonstration Complex Construction Agency jtpark@ee.knu.ac.kr
U.S. consumers are accustomed to purchasing almost anything online; and they expect choice, information and convenience when doing so. With the wide-scale adoption of a consumer-centric retail model across all industries, health insurers are being advised to get on the retail bandwagon. This slideshare and accompanying white paper discusses why the best path forward for health insurers is to deploy an e-commerce platform specifically designed to support all channels and all lines of business. Such a platform will ensure both front-end and back-end capabilities are addressed in a manner that is optimized for healthcare, and it should include search and decision support, personalization and upsell options for the consumer, as well systems integration, billing and payments, and extensive analytics and reporting for the insurer.
Telemedicine refers to the innovative means of distributing health-related services using digital devices such as phones and computers. As a result, patients could easily get medical advice, reminders, monitoring, education, etc., from the comfort of their homes. This technology also allows healthcare providers to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients without needing an in-clinic session. Instead, patients can use medical apps or call a telemedicine number usually provided by the office of a primary care physician.
The development of telemedicine is deeply rooted in the growth of technology and society. Humans have long pursued relaying messages via optical telegraphy, telescope, and wireless transmission. The early forms of telemedicine performed with phones and radio have been generally supplemented with video telephony and advanced diagnostic methods and additional with telemedical devices. The 21st century has, however, seen telemedicine take a transformative role in healthcare through the emergence of high-speed portable internet devices.
Spurred by the 21st-century digital shift, virtual health sessions have become a vastly popular and ideal alternative to traditional in-clinic care. In its years of inception, unfamiliarity with the technology required to perform telemedicine services contributed heavily to its lack of widespread use and slow growth generally.
Cyber security has been a challenge for patients and healthcare providers using telemedicine platforms as the technology involves electronically transmitting patient data, making them susceptible to hackers and other security breaches. Healthcare organizations remain a big target for online criminals. There is also the issue of inadequate technical training and equipment for practitioners in this field.
This presentation featured inforamation about stage 2 meaningful use, new clinical quality measures, details on Medicare payment adjustments and other program changes.
Wondering about the meaning of Meaningful use? Pulse offers a brief overview of the forthcoming Meaningful Use requirements and what you need to do as a physician to be eligible to receive ARRA Stimulus money when it becomes available.
Deploying Telehealth to 1.2 M Users - LA County Case StudyVSee
Innovating Equitable Telehealth for LA County
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is the largest county-operated mental health department in the United States, directly operating 85+ programs and contracting with close to 1,000 organizations and individual practitioners. It’s goal is to reach 1.2M of its 10M residents who are in need of mental health services.
Aguai Solutions brings deep expertise in Digital Healthcare leveraging technologies across Web, Cloud, Mobile and AI.
Patients are increasingly searching for good care givers, care centers. Need for Healthcare Ecosystem to go Digital is even greater today than ever before
Virtual medicine is a controversial topic. It unburdens the staff, makes the healthcare services more accessible, but at the same time, it’s often perceived as the “medicine for the poor”. Learn how telemedicine is doing in the US in our new white paper.
Healthcare Consumerism and Cost: Dispelling the Myth of Price TransparencyHealth Catalyst
The world of healthcare costs is confusing and messy for both patients and providers. Many providers don’t fully understand their costs and therefore struggle to meet the increasing pressure for greater price transparency for consumers. With price transparency rules finalized and implementation looming, many providers are racing against the clock to adapt business practices to meet regulations and communicate the implications to consumers. And each organization’s financial health depends on transparency, as uncertainty about costs keeps many patients from seeking care.
Deb Gordon, seasoned healthcare executive and author of the book, “The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: How to Get the Most for Your Money,” and Pat Rocap, Director of Cost Management Services at Health Catalyst, examine the relationship between cost and pricing as the path to transparency for consumers. Deb and Pat provide expert analysis and practical advice to help you become a savvier provider and consumer when it comes to healthcare pricing and spending.
- The implications of federal price transparency regulations.
- The connection between healthcare costing and pricing.
- How to start your organization’s journey to understand costs and why it matters.
- Why price transparency is important to both patients and providers.
UHealth in Korea for Health and Wellness by Jongtae Park3GDR
OECD Expert Consultation 2016
헬스케어실증단지사업현황및발전계획
UHealth in Korea for Health and Wellness
Oct. 5, 2016
Jongtae Park
Kyungpook National University
Daily Healthcare Demonstration Complex Construction Agency jtpark@ee.knu.ac.kr
U.S. consumers are accustomed to purchasing almost anything online; and they expect choice, information and convenience when doing so. With the wide-scale adoption of a consumer-centric retail model across all industries, health insurers are being advised to get on the retail bandwagon. This slideshare and accompanying white paper discusses why the best path forward for health insurers is to deploy an e-commerce platform specifically designed to support all channels and all lines of business. Such a platform will ensure both front-end and back-end capabilities are addressed in a manner that is optimized for healthcare, and it should include search and decision support, personalization and upsell options for the consumer, as well systems integration, billing and payments, and extensive analytics and reporting for the insurer.
Telemedicine refers to the innovative means of distributing health-related services using digital devices such as phones and computers. As a result, patients could easily get medical advice, reminders, monitoring, education, etc., from the comfort of their homes. This technology also allows healthcare providers to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients without needing an in-clinic session. Instead, patients can use medical apps or call a telemedicine number usually provided by the office of a primary care physician.
The development of telemedicine is deeply rooted in the growth of technology and society. Humans have long pursued relaying messages via optical telegraphy, telescope, and wireless transmission. The early forms of telemedicine performed with phones and radio have been generally supplemented with video telephony and advanced diagnostic methods and additional with telemedical devices. The 21st century has, however, seen telemedicine take a transformative role in healthcare through the emergence of high-speed portable internet devices.
Spurred by the 21st-century digital shift, virtual health sessions have become a vastly popular and ideal alternative to traditional in-clinic care. In its years of inception, unfamiliarity with the technology required to perform telemedicine services contributed heavily to its lack of widespread use and slow growth generally.
Cyber security has been a challenge for patients and healthcare providers using telemedicine platforms as the technology involves electronically transmitting patient data, making them susceptible to hackers and other security breaches. Healthcare organizations remain a big target for online criminals. There is also the issue of inadequate technical training and equipment for practitioners in this field.
This presentation featured inforamation about stage 2 meaningful use, new clinical quality measures, details on Medicare payment adjustments and other program changes.
Wondering about the meaning of Meaningful use? Pulse offers a brief overview of the forthcoming Meaningful Use requirements and what you need to do as a physician to be eligible to receive ARRA Stimulus money when it becomes available.
This presentation provides an explanation of each Meaningful Use Core Measure and is required threshold , designed to help you put Meaningful Use Core Measures into practice.
As providers face increasing regulation, it is critical to understand the driving forces behind these laws, the barriers to adoption, and the practical ways these new rules can be turned into opportunities. Learn the history and importance of recent legislation (including ARRA and HITECH), the purpose and practical implications of Meaningful Use, an overview of requirements for Meaningful Use Stage 1 and updates on Stage 2.
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12 Introduction to Health Information Privacy and Security
FIGURE 1.7.
Service areas accredited by the National Committee for
Quality Assurance (NCOA)
Accountable care organizations
Health plan accreditation
Wellness and health promotion
Managed behavioral healthcare organizations
New health plans
Disease management
Source: NCQA 2012
more than 30 states exempt NCQA-accredited organizations from state audit requirements
(NCQA 2012). The Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) is a
tool offered by NCQA that measures the quality of health plans. Health plan purchasers-
which are mostly employers-and consumers use it to compare health plan performances
(Gregg Fahrenholz 2012). The service areas that NCQA accredits are listed in figure 1.7.
ONC-Authorized EHR Certification Bodies
The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) among healthcare providers has been a
continuous process. As this section will discuss, the federal government has propelled this
process forward by creating guidelines and financial incentives for EHR adoption.
EHR Adoption and Meaningful Use
For several years the federal government has promoted the adoption of health information
technology, specifically the EHR, by healthcare providers. The Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), an agency within HHS, was
formed in 2004 via presidential executive order to guide this initiative. The agency was
later codified ( established by statute) via ARRA. However, adopting an EHR has been
daunting for many providers. The significant cost of adopting an EHR has been the
greatest concern. There are also logistical concerns associated with implementing both
a new product and a new workflow. Finally, many providers with little knowledge of
technology have been overwhelmed with the prospect of selecting one EHR vendor from
dozens of options. How do they discern good products from bad products, and reputable
vendors from vendors that are not trustworthy or not likely to remain in business to
provide technical supports and upgrades?
One of the most important steps a provider can take is to select an electronic health record
that has been certified by an ONC-authorized technology review body. These ONC designees,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology-Authorized
Testing and Certification Bodies ( ONC-ATCBs) and Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology-Authorized Certification Bodies (ONC-ACBs), test
EHR systems to make sure they comply with HHS standards and certification criteria. If they
do, the EHR systems are certified. By purchasing a certified product, a provider is ensured
that the EHR meets key standards and is capable of performing the required functions (ONC
2012). The ONC-ATCB program will sunset when the permanent ONC-ACB certification
program is in place. This was to occur no earlier than January 1, 2012, and it has been ...
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2. What Does it All Mean to You? Two programs with substantial incentive payment programs Medicare offers up to $44,000 per physician Medicaid offers up to $63,750 per physician Non-participation leads to reimbursement penalties 1% penalty in 2015 2% penalty in 2016 3% penalty in 2017 5% penalty in 2019 Qualification requires: Certified Complete EHR Meaningful Use
3. What Do Physicians Need to Do? 2010 2011 2 3 4 5 1 Choose a Certified Complete EHR Utilize all meaningful use measures for at least 90 consecutive days Choose Medicare or Medicaid incentive program Attest to meaningful use and name of Certified Complete EHR Implement and train usage to all meaningful use measures Receive first payment
4. Lots of Questions How will I prove I’m meeting Meaningful Use measures? How long do I have to prove Meaningful Use measures? How will I prove I’m using a Certified Complete EHR? Will the incentive payments be made to physicians or practices? How often will payments be made? Which incentive program is best for me…Medicare or Medicaid? What if my local HIE isn’t live yet? Many questions are ready to be answered today, this presentation will address many of the most common questions encountered.
6. Where Is It All Leading? 2015 2013 2011 Enable significant and measurable improvements in population health through a transformed delivery system. Adapted from Health Information Technology Meaningful EHR Use Workgroup, June 16, 2009
7. Building An Electronic Healthcare Network Personal Health Records Health Vault/Google Health Electronic Health Records Certified Complete EHR $20 billion Incentive payments available Health Information Exchanges/Regional Health Information Organizations – Connecting Patient Data within Medical Trade Areas $564 million grants issued Feb. 12th, in all 50 states National Health Information Network – A network of networks HIE grants earmarked with NHIN funding SureScripts™ - National clearing-house for prescriptions Regional Centers – Consulting with Primary Care Practices $250 million in grants issued Feb. 12th in 39 regions Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care $70 million to be awarded March ‘10
8. What Do Physicians Need to Do? 2010 2011 2 3 4 5 1 Choose a Certified Complete EHR Utilize all meaningful use measures for at least 90 consecutive days Choose Medicare or Medicaid incentive program Attest to meaningful use and name of Certified Complete EHR Implement and train usage to all meaningful use measures Receive first payment
10. HHS Certification Process Rules expected in February to define process for how certifying bodies will be named, certified and issue certifications CCHIT will almost certainly be a certifying body Already aligned certification criteria with proposed MU measures Dr. Mark Leavitt, CCHIT Chair: “Unless they pass a law saying that certifying bodies cannot start with the letter C, we will be a certifying body.”
11. What is a Certified Complete EHR? CCHIT mapped latest proposed requirements to 2011 Comprehensive Certification Pulse EHR first to fully certify for CCHIT 2011 Ambulatory Comprehensive Certification without any restrictions
12. What Do Physicians Need to Do? 2010 2011 2 3 4 5 1 Choose a Certified Complete EHR Utilize all meaningful use measures for at least 90 consecutive days Choose Medicare or Medicaid incentive program Attest to meaningful use and name of Certified Complete EHR Implement and train usage to all meaningful use measures Receive first payment
17. Comments? You Have Until March 15th Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov Identified by RIN 0991-AB58 Regular, Express, Overnight Mail, Hand Delivery or Courier Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Attention: HITECH Initial Set Interim Final Rule Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Suite 729D 200 Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC 20201 All comments received before the close of the comment period will be available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov
18. Comment Sample…Health IT Policy Committee Allow providers to defer up to five proposed measures from 2011-13 Providers could not defer all measures from a single priority area No deferrals in the privacy and security priority area Certain meaningful use measures should remain mandatory, such as: Using computerized physician order entry systems Providing patients with electronic copies of discharge instructions Recording patient demographics as structured data Transmitting certain prescriptions electronically
19. Stage 2 Preview HHS anticipates redefining objectives to include not only the capturing of data in electronic format but also the exchange of that data in increasingly structured formats Stage 2 meaningful use criteria preview: “CPOE use” will include not only the percentage of orders entered directly by providers through CPOEs but also the electronic transmission of those orders “Incorporate clinical lab-test results into EHR as structured data” will be expanded, where feasible Measures that currently require the performance of a capability test will be revised to require the actual submission of that data Measures that currently allow the provision and exchange of unstructured data will require the provision and exchange of electronic and structured data, where feasible
20. How will Meaningful Use be proven? Attestation to CMS Complete EHR Certification information (supplied by Pulse) Describe performance on all functional measures required for Meaningful Use
22. Core Clinical Reporting Measures Reports on patient care from administration and medical record data Allows identification of patterns in diagnosis and treatment All reporting must use a Certified Complete EHR to capture and calculate results All Physicians are required to report information on Core measures Proposed Required Core Clinical Reporting Measures Inquiry Regarding Tobacco Use Blood pressure measurement Drugs to be avoided in the elderly
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24. How will Clinical Quality Measures be Submitted? For 2011, an attestation methodology will be used to submit summary information to CMS on clinical quality measures as a condition of demonstrating meaningful use of Certified EHR Technology HHS and State CMS Technology is expected to be ready to receive data electronically starting in 2012 Many Health Information Exchanges are considering offering physicians the service of packaging and submitting meaningful use data.
25. What Do Physicians Need to Do? 2010 2011 2 3 4 5 1 Choose a Certified Complete EHR Utilize all meaningful use measures for at least 90 consecutive days Choose Medicare or Medicaid incentive program Attest to meaningful use and name of Certified Complete EHR Implement and train usage to all meaningful use measures Receive first payment
26. Who Qualifies? Medicare Eligible Providers (EP) Doctor of medicine or osteopathy Doctor of dental surgery of medicine Doctor of podiatric medicine Doctor of optometry Chiropractor Medicaid Eligible Providers (EP) Physicians Dentists Certified nurse – midwives Nurse practitioners Physicians assistants in FQHC or RHC led by a Physician assistant
27. Medicare Up to $44,000 over 5 years 75% of submitted allowable charges to Medicare, up to the capped amount for that year Part B claims for the Fee for Service program Items in the Medicare Physician’s Fee Schedule “Professional” components only, no “Technical” components Medicaid Up to $63,750 over 6 years Flat fees to cover 85% cost of purchasing, implementing and maintaining an EHR Average allowable cost for EHR purchase, including implementation and hardware is $54,000 Average allowable annual cost for maintenance is $20,610 How are the Incentives Calculated?
28. Payment Calendars Medicare Calendar First Attestation Year Medicaid Calendar Medicaid incentive qualification must start by 2015, no payments beyond 2021
29. Medicare Full incentive payment in 2011 requires allowable charges of $24,000 Lower allowable charges result in lower incentive payments Eligible Providers in a Health provider shortage area (HPSA) can claim an additional 10% incentive payment bonus Medicaid 30% of all patient encounters must be attributable to Medicaid over any continuous 90-day period within a calendar year Short-term outreach programs not applicable Must re-attest annually 20% requirement for Pediatricians 33% lower available incentive How are the Incentives Calculated?
30. What is the Timing? Medicare Medicaid First year (2011) requires continuous 90-day period within the payment year which can attest to Meaningful Use Cannot cross calendar years Can begin as early as 2010 if the state has filed an indication of readiness to capture electronic information 90-day attestation period would apply to both 1st and 2nd years in states approved for 2010 incentive Cannot cross calendar years Physician must demonstrate actual full installation to qualify in 2010 If you have already implemented and are ready to prove Meaningful Use, the program will begin in 2011
31. Other Unique Medicaid Differences Outside funds, other than State or local funds, such as through a Stark program, that are directly tied to payment for an EHR will be subtracted Average Allowable Costs in Medicaid program allow ability to accept up to $29,000 in first year and $10,610 in following years without impacting Physicians must choose only one state to apply for Medicaid payments State choice may be changed annually at re-attestation
32. Switching Incentive Programs Physicians may switch between programs only once during the shared program periods (last year to switch is 2014) After switching, the EP continues at the next ‘program year’ Example: After 2 years in Medicare program, an EP would start in year 3 in Medicaid program
33. What Do Physicians Need to Do? 2010 2011 2 3 4 5 1 Choose a Certified Complete EHR Utilize all meaningful use measures for at least 90 consecutive days Choose Medicare or Medicaid incentive program Attest to meaningful use and name of Certified Complete EHR Implement and train usage to all meaningful use measures Receive first payment
34. Getting Paid Tracking will be done by NPI (National Provider Identifier) A single annual payment Medicare will pay via CMS Medicaid will pay from State Medicaid or designated organization Payments will be made on a rolling basis as Meaningful Use is reported End of reporting period and/or threshold for maximum payment is reached Payments can be reassigned to any entity with a valid employment agreement with the EP Cannot split re-assignment across multiple entities A single database will track participation for both programs Application for each program will include: Identify Medicare or Medicaid program participation Name, NPI, business address and business phone Taxpayer ID Number of payment destination
36. Prepare An Organized Plan to Implement Now 2010 2011 2 3 4 5 1 Choose a Certified Complete EHR Utilize all meaningful use measures for at least 90 consecutive days Choose Medicare or Medicaid incentive program Attest to meaningful use and name of Certified Complete EHR Implement and train usage to all meaningful use measures Receive first payment
37. Get Started Now If you are not using EHR currently, consider only CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certified solutions Pulse EHR is fully CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certified Currently installed version meets and exceeds all proposed HHS Complete EHR Certification requirements If you are using an EHR today, perform practice usage gap analysis against proposed measures Expand CPOE usage Discreet data capture Coded systems are key to interoperability use Evaluate which incentive program is best for you Develop a plan for re-assignment of incentive payments
38. Consider Pulse EHR Easier to buy. Easier to implement. Easier to learn. Easier to use. Easier to adopt. An easier way to meaningful use.