CMS has released a proposed rule which will have broad changes to its Meaningful Use Program. Renaming the program, “Promoting Interoperability,” the changes are designed to implement the CMS MyHealthEData initiative to strengthen interoperability and change the rules of the …
After just the first week of access to the Health Current portal, Dr. Fred Karst, Chief Operations Officer at Horizon Health and Wellness, knew that Health Current was going to change the way they operate. In fact, Health Current has …
Some of the most difficult decisions for patients, their families and their providers involve end-of-life care, especially the decision to forego aggressive medical treatment and focus on palliative care. Patients with complex and multiple chronic conditions typically have many healthcare …
The AHCCCS Targeted Investment Program (TI Program) has resulted in a surge of new Participants for Health Current recently. A total of 38 provider organizations have recently joined Health Current due to their selection to participate in the TI Program. …
AHCCCS recently announced an award of $50 billion in Complete Care contracts to seven integrated managed care organizations with the aim of serving 1.5 million Medicaid members over the next seven years in Arizona. These Complete Care Contracts require that …
The Health Current Board of Directors recently approved changes to the Health Current Permitted Use Policy and a new Minimum Necessary Standard Procedure, effective April 16, 2018. Additionally, the Board approved a new Data Submission Policy in the fall that …
In January, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provided a proposed Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) for public review and comment. Responses and comments were due by February 20, 2018, and Health Current …
Avoiding a patient blood draw and a duplicate lab test because your organization is connected to the Health Current portal is a good thing. If it means avoiding blood draws for your population of seriously mentally ill (SMI) patients, the …
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) recently notified the hospitals and practices selected for participation in the Targeted Investments Program (TI Program), an AHCCCS program that provides financial incentives to eligible providers to develop systems of integrated care. …
Health Current recently participated in the launch of the Patient Centered Data Home™ (PCDH) initiative, a nationwide initiative coordinated by the health information exchange (HIE) members of The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC), a national collaborative representing health information exchanges …