What if everyone opts out? America has a love hate relationship with the Internet. On the one hand we love getting our information right now, on the other we can’t stand the invasion of privacy that comes with it. If you are paying attention to more than Google’s doodles these days you are aware of [...]
In December 2010 the America Competes Act was passed in response to President Obama’s call for agencies to “increase their ability to promote and harness innovation by using policy tools such as awards and competitions”. The Act allows agencies to create and initiate competitions that invoke innovation and award prizes. Through this Act the ONC [...]
Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions Author: Keys to EMR/EHR Success Why Are Patient Portals More Important Than You Think? Patient portals facilitate the exchange of information between patients and physician practices. What was once considered a nice option for your EHR is becoming a necessity. Unfortunately, not all patient portals offer the same features. Failure to [...]
ONC announces an open call for entries in the Healthy New Year Video Challenge. If you have a personal story of patients or families using health information technology to improve health and a video camera, this is for you. This is the first in a series of consumer video contests set for various times in [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on their finding from a survey focusing on office based physicians and the EHR Incentive program this week. The report describes trends in EHR adoption through 2011 along with information on the readiness of physicians to meet parts of meaningful use objectives. The data was [...]
The ONC will host a Town Hall Meeting on Consumer Engagement at this year’s mHealth Summit in Washington DC. The meeting is open to all attendees of the summit. Senior Advisor for Consumer eHealth at the ONC, Lygeia Ricciardi will host the meeting along with other members of the ONC’s new Consumer eHealth program. The [...]
Less Can Be More I spent last week in San Francisco attending the DC toVC HIT Startup Showcase and the StartUp Health Roundtable. I made a pilgrimage to the Computer History Museum and humbly paid my respects to the first Pong machine. It had a wooden case and when it was placed in the first [...]
The 6th Annual National Health IT Week is now a wrap. Here are five highlights of the week that we will sure to be keeping an eye on. ONC’s Official launch of the HealthIT.gov web site with their “Putting the I in Health IT” campaign. The site is a great resource for consumers and [...]
This blog post might be hazardous to your standing in the kingdom of health care social media royalty. Pink Floyd said it best in 1979 and it has never been said better. Is Anybody Out There? The rise of social media has been fueled by software applications that have created new ways to communicate and [...]
A Shout out to the EHR Vendors: Your Help is Needed The CMS EHR Incentive Program is a rare opportunity to witness government funding provide a massive stimulation to a particular industry. HIT vendors are finding themselves in the enviable position of selling products and services to customers who don’t have to pay for them. [...]
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