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John Kontor

@johnkontor

MD, Executive VP of Clinovations Consulting @advisorybd, assisting #HealthCare organizations with a clinically oriented approach to #HealthIT & #valuebased care

 Annapolis, MD
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Joined December 2008
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Congrats to all of the winners of this round, look forward to seeing progress of these great teams scaling these great ideas! And special congrats to team Montana!
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4 teams in the Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs Challenge chosen to win a share of a $125k & move to Phase 3 of #MCHBGrandChallenges. bit.ly/2k7X9Jq. Congrats Boston Children’s Hospital, MyPHI, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Univ Montana!
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Now is the time to get health care data sharing right – Incentives + technology are in place – Let’s make shared patient, provider and payer access a reality! How? Check out @HDMmagazine #HealthData #Interoperability healthdatamanagement.com/opi…
How to get the data right to advance collaboration, build trust - Health Data Management

How to get the data right to advance collaboration, build trust - Health Data Management

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A student-led project that led to some real change in Baltimore and City Schools. Thank you for your activism! nitter.gq/BBeyondPlastic/status/…
Bmore Beyond Plastic (@BBeyondPlastic) profile pictureBmore Beyond Plastic@BBeyondPlastic10 Jan 2018
It’s official! @BaltCitySchools cafeterias will be making the switch from Styrofoam to compostable trays!
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Data driven reinvestment into communities is the way to resolve these health inequities. assets.americashealthranking…
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Doing good in health care and doing it really well. Way to go @marxtango! histalk2.com/2017/11/20/cio-…
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How health #IT and predictive analytics are helping curb the issue of nonadherence healthcareitnews.com/news/pr…

Predictive analytics can spot patients not taking their medicine

Using big data to find incidents of medication nonadherence – and using it to tailor patient interventions – is a key component to population health, says Harvard's Niteesh Choudhry.

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What the drop of ‘E’ from #EHR and the shift to ‘C’ means according to Epic’s CEO Judy Faulkner healthcareitnews.com/news/ep…

Epic CEO Judy Faulkner is standing behind switch from EHRs to 'CHRs'

A comprehensive health record, unlike today’s EHR, would incorporate more data types, notably social determinants, she says.

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Did industry reaction cause the Joint Commission to back off on ambulatory #telemedicine rules? modernhealthcare.com/article…
Joint Commission ditches ambulatory telemedicine rules

Joint Commission ditches ambulatory telemedicine rules

After getting feedback from across the industry, the Joint Commission decided to pull the plug on telehealth standards that had been flying under the radar.

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Computers Against Opioids: how health #IT vendors are working to end the #opioidcrisis healthcareitnews.com/news/me…

Meet the health IT vendors working to end the opioid crisis

Several companies are working with policymakers and other vendors to reduce overprescribing.

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Cool to see large tech companies like #Fitbit and traditional medical device in FDA’s #digitalhealth pilot fiercehealthcare.com/regulat…

Apple and Fitbit among the 9 companies selected for FDA’s coveted digital health pilot

Some of the world’s largest technology companies will help shape the Food and Drug Administration’s innovative approach to digital health regulation through a new pilot program. | Some of the world’s...

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Sometimes more isn't better: why, as physicians, we have to deliver #valuebased care (via @politico) politico.com/agenda/story/20…
Senior medicine: When ‘more’ isn’t better

Senior medicine: When ‘more’ isn’t better

A movement to slow down excessive care runs into the culture (and business) of health care.

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#confession: I asked my #millennial colleague for an opinion on this tweet: advisory.com/daily-briefing/… (via @daily_briefing)
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CIO of @YNHH and I share same philosophy: clinical + IT background crucial to #Epic #EHR go-live healthcareitnews.com/news/ya…

Yale-New Haven CIO explains the value of clinical background, patient-centric care

Lisa Stump opens up on how she directed a successful Epic rollout while driving population health and patient engagement strategies.

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How are health systems using the #EHR to create #caremanagement programs that work? My latest in @HDMmagazine healthdatamanagement.com/opi…
Why the EHR is essential for effective care management - Health Data Management

Why the EHR is essential for effective care management - Health Data Management

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Payers/providers must collaborate on #valuebasedcare. Need for sophisticated #IT to share data brings them together healthdatamanagement.com/new…
Providers and payers share data to manage value-based care shift - Health Data Management

Providers and payers share data to manage value-based care shift - Health Data Management

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Fed focus on #MedicareAdvantage risk fraud not going away anytime soon. My take on compliance and how IT can help advisory.com/research/care-t… nitter.gq/johnkontor/status/9174…
John Kontor (@johnkontor) profile pictureJohn Kontor@johnkontor9 Oct 2017
Judge sets a high bar for proving False Claims Act in #Medicareadvantage, throws out case because DOJ was too vague modernhealthcare.com/article…
Judge sets a high bar for proving False Claims Act in #Medicareadvantage, throws out case because DOJ was too vague modernhealthcare.com/article…
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States are exploring adjusting health care payments based on social determinants: ja.ma/2gh299J, federal plans still fuzzy #sdoh
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