(April 2014) First-ever government healthcare move to ‘open data’ — beginnings of new era in quantified med

 

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One of the facts of “Obamacare”, the Affordable Care Act, is that the new regulatory emphasis on performance data and verification will drive the roll-out of #NextGenMed use of data. The delivery goal of an improved health care system via digital uptake will in turn drive digital innovation across all medical fields. Here is a quick take on new developments within Medicare and provider statistics and data systems as they gear up with their digital systems.

CMS Press release

Controversy

Backgrounders:

News – Washington Post, For Effective Gov, Medscape, Philly.com, AARP

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Published on: Apr 9, 2014

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