tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post295544350118001657..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: The SCOTUS Healthcare Reform DecisionJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-17074751661362091022012-07-03T12:00:02.674-07:002012-07-03T12:00:02.674-07:00I would say that many of the provisions within the...I would say that many of the provisions within the HITECH Act actually help support some of the pieces of PPACA. There are initiatives, like Accountable Care Organizations, that are covered under PPACA that require things like interoperable health records in order to to be functional. <br /><br />See the below fact sheet for general information on ACO's<br />http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2011/03/accountablecare03312011a.html<br /><br />For more information and links also see :<br />http://innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/ACO/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-12195376919614469212012-06-28T14:29:59.930-07:002012-06-28T14:29:59.930-07:00I don't mean to contradict...I'm a huge fa...I don't mean to contradict...I'm a huge fan of your blog and talks...but my understanding is that the benefits that you mentioned above are contained in HITECH, which is part of ARRA, passed in 2009, not the PPACA, which was passed in 2010 and is commonly known as Obamacare, and which was upheld by the SCOTUS.<br /><br />AFAIK, PPACA is almost entirely about healthcare insurance coverage, and has very little to do with quality of healthcare.Troysterrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051140013161566103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-2171423749610646362012-06-28T11:50:53.391-07:002012-06-28T11:50:53.391-07:00Agree with you completely, one thing to add is all...Agree with you completely, one thing to add is all of the above has to be supplemented with various Training options to be successfully implemented. Working on the training side of things, we see that a lot of providers are for the implementation, but lack of computer proficiency prevents implementation. Offering training options is one of the possible solutions for quicker implementation. <br />LAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117659924008388556noreply@blogger.com