Consultants release book: Excel Healthcare Group Identifies 2014 Healthcare Needs And Trends

CONYERS, Ga. - Jan. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- This book discusses some of the hot topics that our consultants see each hospital should be aware of and discussing how they will integrate them with their organization and incorporate into their strategic planning this year.

You can download the book from Amazon ($0.99), Nook, Smashwords, and www.excelhcg.com for free.

Hot topics include:

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)

Assessments

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Clinical Quality Measures (CQM)

Health Information Exchanges (HIE)

HIMSS Stages

HIPAA Omnibus Rule

ICD 10

Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO)

Meaningful Use (MU or ARRA)

Optimization

Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)

Population Health Management Program (PHM)

Portals/Patient Access to Their Records

Revenue Cycle Management

Smart Clothes

Social, Mobile, and Cloud Technologies

Telehealth/Virtual House Calls

Unintended Consequences of an EMR

This book was written by: Kristie Brown, Matthew Caravana, Marti Catron, Sharon Parks, Noelle Quinn, Brian Sullivan, and Pam Watson. Its intended purpose is healthcare workers, but it does give simple explanations on what each item is and how it affects consumers, so it is informative to consumers.