Per a new report from CMS in Health Affairs, U.S. healthcare spending increased 3.6% in 2013, but growth was down from 2012, when spending increased... More

You’re about to go live with your shiny new EHR solution after months of design, build, test and training. Everyone is so excited about the... More

In the United States tomorrow is Thanksgiving, an American traditional holiday celebrated technically to remember the first harvest of our Pilgrim forefathers after their arrival... More

The Scottsdale Institute has published Information Requirements for the Competitive Marketplace, a report based on the 2014 SI CIO Summit. Written by Impact Advisors’ very own... More

Choosing your new core vendor and starting the implementation of an access and revenue, clinical and ancillary platform is an exciting event in any healthcare... More

Version upgrades are a common biannual process that all Epic customers spend countless hours and significant amounts of energy to implement. Although in the end,... More

The FY 2015 Work Plan from HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) suggests even more oversight around HIPAA compliance and EHR incentive payments is coming:... More

The other night I received a call from some good friends here in my hometown; “Can you help us?!” was the plea. The wife, Lucy,... More

As I travel home after participating in the Cerner Health Conference 2014 held in Kansas City, MO, I feel gratitude for the wonderful opportunity that... More

The final version of the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes payment for telehealth and chronic care management services.  CMS added a scope of service... More

The implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a transformational endeavor that requires an extraordinary amount of effort and resources. The effort and... More

With the Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2) Eligible Hospital (EH) attestation deadline rapidly approaching, many organizations are working hard to button up their scorecards with... More

The top 1% of patients account for 22% of costs. Becker Hospital Review shared a recent report by the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey which also... More

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Having the greatest Epic system in the world won’t provide value if users are unable to... More

Today our topic is analytics and immediately several important questions come to mind. How does a progressive healthcare organization provide analytics and reporting services in... More