This week’s posts include Stage 2 Meaningful Use Affect on Patient Records and more… Has Technology Transformed Healthcare in the Right Direction Is Healthcare Information Technology Transformational? Maybe not.There is likely agreement that technology has provided innovation in the healthcare world and there is no doubt that we can point to the progress made with some [...]
New Group to Focus on Health Information Exchange in Stage 2 A couple weeks ago ONC Farzad Mostashari wrote a post saying this is the year for health information exchange (HIE). In Health Information Exchange Turns a Corner he writes “The stage is set, and it is clear we can and must make rapid progress this [...]
This week’s posts include Patient Portals in Stage 2 Meaningful Use and more Patient Portals a Necessity for Stage 2 Meaningful Use The release of proposed Stage 2 requirements has everyone jumping on the Patient Portal bandwagon. As one of our contributing experts Ron Sterling says “Patient Portals in Stage 2 won’t be choice, they [...]
Providers, Hospitals need a Patient Portal to meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use The release of proposed Stage 2 requirements has everyone jumping on the Patient Portal bandwagon. As one of our contributing experts Ron Sterling says “Patient Portals in Stage 2 won’t be choice, they will be a necessity.” You don’t have to search long or [...]
Internet Radio Programs on Meaningful Use, Health IT and more Steve Jobs was quoted in the Walter Isaacson’s biography as saying ”People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoints”. There are, of course, a lot of industry experts who very much know what they are talking about and use power points every day. A [...]
Want to know what direction Health IT is headed? Tune in to The Healthcare Compass Hosted by Dan Munro, a Contributing Editor at Forbes, the show looks at emerging trends and innovations in the health information technology sector. Sign up below receive notification on the next show and how to join the conversation. About the [...]
Stage 2 Meaningful Use and HIE It’s been almost two weeks since ONC’s announcement at HIMSS 2012 of proposed Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, plenty of time to at least skim the 452-page document sent to the Federal Register. Health information exchange is a fundamental part of Stage 2 meaningful use. Here’s a recap of [...]
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EHR Adoption Resources Expand for 2012 The new year has brought about some recent changes and developments to HITECH Answers. The most significant of these changes is our partnership with UMB Medica, one of the largest media companies in the U.S. serving the healthcare industry. Through this partnership our content will now be delivered to [...]
We end 2011 with one more list. If Health IT in 2011 were a movie it would be… Mission: Impossible. Naysayers said widespread EHR adoption was impossible. November figures reported by the HIT Policy Committee show more like Mission Probable. The Help. Plenty of government resources this year were made available to help shepherd physicians and [...]
A Year of Meaningful Use As we close out 2011 with a look back at the topics we covered through our HITECH Answers news and update feed, we thought it would be helpful to recap the posts this year that provided much needed clarification on some of the Stage 1 Meaningful Use objectives and measures. [...]
Year’s Best Healthcare Lists It’s that time of year again. The week between Christmas and New Year’s when top lists are compiled and published. Some of these lists are a recap of the current year; others the coming. Top news stories, top science discoveries, top key deaths (Steve Jobs you will be missed.) Even top celebrity [...]
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