Reflections on Health IT Strategic Planning and Budgeting

I recieved the following email this morning:

“My business partner and I are presenting at the 2012 PCPA Technology Conference in a couple of weeks. Our topic surrounds funding, or finding funding, for EHR/HIT acquisition and implementation. Most of the content is focused on identifying new and unique sources and approaches for financing these purchases; however, [...]

March 9th, 2012  |  Leave a comment  |  Health IT

Preserving the Safety Net: Behavioral Health Field Can Learn From Commonwealth Fund Report and Recommendations

The Commonwealth Fund released a report of recommendations aimed at preserving the fragile safety net. Specifically, the report addresses safety net hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of the indigent and uninsured populations. As the uninsured become insured (primarily via Medicaid expansion and health insurance exchanges) these facilities – like much of the mental health and [...]

March 9th, 2012  |  Leave a comment  |  "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation