Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
On the last day of HIMSS12, Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile and Republican commentator Dana Perino sat down to discuss a range of topics. Covering everything from the 2012 election to EHRs to healthcare reform, the two presented a lively and entertaining discussion about government and healthcare.
Though most stakeholders are still drowning in the 455-page meaningful use Stage 2 proposed rule, issued February 23 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a few groups have stepped forward to weigh in.
After some stops and starts, at last the federal government has released the long-awaited proposal for Stage 2 of qualifying for the meaningful use of electronic health records incentives.
On the third day of the HIMSS12 conference in Las Vegas, Farzad Mostashari, MD, took to the stage in what ended up being a rousing address to a packed room of attendees. Here are seven key highlights from Mostashari's keynote speech.
We sit down with Tom Giannulli, MD, CMIO at Epocrates, to demo Epocrates' new iPad EHR, one of only a handful of dedicated iPad EHR offerings at HIMSS12. Dr Giannuli walks us through some of the EHR screens, explains how physician practices can begin using the EHR, and tells us how the Epocrates EHR will help physicians meet meaningful use requirements.
In this video, Karen Farrell, Director of Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD) at Nuance Healthcare, gives us a closer look at two Clinical Language Understanding (CLU) products announced at HIMSS12.
The iMPak Health Journal, announced on Wednesday at HIMSS12, is a wireless device used to transmit electronic health information. Part of a growing market of mHealth technology, the journal has an easy-to-use interface designed for patients who may not be comfortable with technology or desktop computing. The journal allows patients to transmit important health information related to pain management and wellness to both their family members and healthcare providers.
We sit down with Brantley Whittington, president of EHR vendor Extormity, provider of the world's most expensive, exasperating, and exhausting electronic health record. Mr. Whittington talks about HIMSS12 trends, the rising costs of HIT, and why he's lobbying for a stage 4 and 5 meaningful use within the next 24 months.
While there has been much talk in healthcare about using information technology on the clinical end to build an interoperable industry, the financial side of healthcare has been given short shrift.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) have introduced a free online tool, the ICD-10 Critical Pathway for Getting Started -- 2012 and Beyond for use by providers who have not yet begun preparing for ICD-10.