Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
Arien Malec, who coordinated the development of the Direct Project exchange protocols, is leaving the government's Office of the National Coordinator to return to the private sector.
Meaningful use expert Jim Tate has written that the Medicaid EHR incentive program reminds him of "zero entry" swimming pools: very easy to get into, with almost no barriers. Given its less stringent requirements compared to the Medicare EHR incentive program, Tate writes, he's surprised that more eligible professionals are "not jumping into this incentive program with both feet."
Rep. Renee Ellmers sent a letter Thursday to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in which she requested that HHS consider a study of health IT's benefits and cost effectiveness, with a focus on gauging medical error rates.
This summer, pre-med students at Penn State have been coaching doctors at Mount Nittany Medical Center on how to transition from paper to electronic health records as as they strive to implement an EHR system by the end of 2011 and receive meaningful use incentives.
Whether going with a “big bang” approach to electronic health record implementation or taking a phased strategy, three finalists for the HIMSS Davies Ambulatory Care Awards are leveraging their EHRs to improve quality of care and meet meaningful use requirements.
The government's meaningful use guidelines for healthcare reform have caught the attention of mobile health and telemedicine advocates, who say their programs are right in line with efforts to adopt IT to improve healthcare delivery.
During UC Irvine's White Coat Ceremony on Friday each member of the School of Medicine's incoming class of 2015 will receive an iPad as part of the school's initiative to provide students with a digital medical education.
Partners HealthCare Systems is providing clinicians throughout its integrated delivery network with mobile access to its electronic health record – a rollout the system achieved in 90 days.
Mac McMillan, CEO of Austin, Texas-based IT security firm CynergisTek and chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, has some strong opinions about privacy protections in healthcare nowadays. The short version? Things could be a lot better.
The Medical Group Management Association is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its proposed HIPAA "accounting of disclosures" rule, due to the burden it would put on practices to provide such a report – and the possibility that it might deter them from implementing new technology.