See Healthcare IT Through the Eyes of a Centricity Customer
(13:23 Minutes) March 31, 2008
Description: Kari and Rob have been touring facilities across the country to see how physicians are using this technology to improve their efficiency and their bottom line. On this tour you will see how the Bay Area Heart Center, an 11 physician cardiology group in St. Petersburg Florida, is using Healthcare IT to change the way that they practice medicine.
The Advancing Practice Performance podcast, sponsored by GE Healthcare, provides monthly insight into pertinent topics affecting the physician practice market.
Previous Podcasts
What’s on your short list for 2008?
( 22:22 minutes ) January 31, 2008
As we head into 2008 what are those items that should be on every physician and administrators short list for 2008? In this episode we are joined by Elizabeth Woodcock, an author and professional speaker specializing in medical practice management. She looks ahead at the top 5 issues affecting physician practices including: Medicare Fee Schedules, Pay for Performance, Consolidation, Consumer Directed Healthcare, and new CPT codes.
Recently the organic growth of pay for performance programs has begun to take hold. Is the time ripe for a shift to new payment programs? Are payors able to provide incentives for improvements in quality? Are physicians in a position to take advantage of these programs by proving real measurements of success? What technology is required to take advantage of these programs - and is anyone actually increasing revenues? Join us as we talk to Dr. Rob Lamberts from Evans Medical Group, Dr. Suzanne Delbanco from the Leapfrog Group, and Dr. Mark Segal from GE Healthcare to learn how to Cash in on Pay For Performance.
Interview with Newt Gingrich, David Merritt and Brandon Savage on the new book "Paper Kills"
( 41:56 minutes ) October 15, 2007
Join us for a roundtable discussion on how to transform health and healthcare with information technology, as presented in the book "Paper Kills". We meet with some of the most influential leaders shaping healthcare today to discuss the book and learn what today's physicians can do to prepare for tomorrow's healthcare vision.
Please go to www.gehealthcare.com/paperkills and fill out a quick survey, to be entered in a drawing for a free copy of the book.
Government Impact on Healthcare Reform
( 26:46 minutes ) October 1, 2007
A discussion on the role Government is playing in determining the current and future state of healthcare reform and how it might affect practicing physicians. Hugh Zettel, Director of Government and Industry Relations for GE Healthcare, is our guest for this topic.
The Business Case for an Electronic Medical Record
( 20 Minutes ) June 15, 2007
Everywhere you turn, you hear the time is right to implement an Electronic Medical Record (EMR). But how do you create the business case for acquiring one?
Join us as we discuss this topic with Dr. Tom Landholdt, a family physician who has used an EMR since 1995.
On December 20, 2006 the President signed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA). Part of this act included the establishment of a Medicare physician quality reporting system operated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS has titled the statutory program the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).
Join us as we talk with Mark Segal, Ph.D., Senior Director for Global Product Strategy for GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions.
