Those of us in the healthcare industry have for years been talking about the need for more coordinated, patient-centered care; though to actually have a... More

An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) go-live is like drinking from a fire hose. There is an abundance of information rushing at your clinicians who are... More

40% of in-network payments from commercial health plans are now “value-oriented,” according to new data from the Catalyst for Payment Reform. “Value-oriented” payments are defined... More

The Set-Up: There’s a crane outside and construction guys are hard at work building your organization’s new patient care facility. You’ve heard the buzz words... More

As a healthcare IT recruiter, I am fortunate to have a career that I love and allows me to continually grow professionally. However, I frequently... More

Having the greatest Epic system in the world won’t provide value if users are unable to access it properly and efficiently. The following recommendations will... More

To define “security” means being free from danger or threat; however to apply this definition to healthcare organizations is misleading. Many hospital security programs focus... More

Happy National Health IT Week! Is Congress getting into the spirit of National Health IT Week, too? One of this year’s “Asks” was related to minimizing... More

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In preparing for this year’s National Health IT Week for which Impact Advisors is a Proud Partner, we thought it would be interesting to find... More

Pondering this question for me has been quite a challenge and I’ve decided it’s primarily because I’m not sure we’re “there” yet. Maybe a better... More

Good Monday Morning to everyone! Impact Advisors is pleased to be participating in National Health IT Week as a Proud Partner with HIMSS. This is... More

After much speculation and anticipation, Apple finally unveiled the “Apple Watch” this week. In terms of health and wellness features, the device will have an... More

Historical data conversion is a crucial piece of an EMR implementation in the healthcare IT industry.  Conversion of legacy data requires extensive planning and considerable... More

On Friday 8/29/14, CMS published the long awaited final rule on MU flexibility in 2014. Unfortunately for many providers, the special reporting options will not... More