Jan
05
Two topics in this week’s podcast. First, a quick discussion about the CIO / CMIO relationship. The second and extremely urgent topic is the necessity for hospitals to gain control of their readmission rates or risk penalization in the form of reduced Medicare payments. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in hospitals are still learning how to …
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17
In this week’s show, we explore the differences between the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Yes, there are significant differences between the two programs, ranging from how much the incentives are worth, who is considered an eligible provider (EP), and even the deadlines for filing. One of the most significant differences between the two …
Jul
29
On today’s show, we talk about USAC’s rural health program and the process that healthcare providers must undertake to receive subsidies for critical telecommunications links to rural facilities. Even if you work in a large metropolitan area, if your hospital or clinic is partnering with smaller facilities or has outreach facilities located in rural parts …
Mar
15
This week, we talk about the “Peter Principle” and the tendency for people to obtain promotions until they reach their own level of incompetence. With that in mind, we discuss some very simple time management techniques that brand-new managers can use to help get their feet underneath them in that first or second management job. …
Mar
08
As I close on the last few weeks of my graduate degree program, I finally have some time to produce this podcast once again. I would like to thank all of you that wrote me over the past months asking where I was, checking to be sure I was okay, and for all of the …
Apr
18
For today’s podcast, I did some research at http://www.recovery.gov , looking for recipient reports for “Health IT”. The results were pretty interesting. In the show, I talk about some of the information that I found, some trends that I saw, and talk about a few of the more humorous projects (like one for the study …
Mar
17
As many of you are no doubt aware, the Federal Communications Commission released their much anticipated National Broadband Plan on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The plan is about 360 pages long and includes a lot of good information about the current state of broadband in the United States, as well as some ideas on what …
Feb
19
On this podcast, I talk about various technology certifications and their value to the IT organization. Everyone wants to know, “what is the best IT certification to get”. Personally, I think that certifications have lost some of their luster over the years, primarily because the role of the IT organization has changed from being a …
Jan
18
Last month’s podcast regarding transitioning from a tactical to strategic organization received a number of emails. However, one email was a from a CIO of a mid-sized, multi-facility institution that recently lost his job, because of all things…he was too focused to strategy. After spending some time writing back and forth, I decided that I …
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