Online Marketing Health information exchanges are important for meeting meaningful use standards, improving the coordination of care and potentially lowering costs. In fact, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology listed achieving adoption and information exchange...
Read More →The healthcare track at the Oracle OpenWorld 2011 conference, held last week at the Moscone Center, saw a nearly 60 percent increase in attendees over last year — jumping from 800 to 1,350 registered attendees. “Making healthcare work” was the theme running through the 18 s...
Read More →There is no question that providers recognize the importance of HIE, and realize in combination with electronic health records that it will transform the practice of medicine,” wrote Larry Boland, director of healthcare solutions for Syracuse, N.Y.-based Systems Made Simple in a recent opi...
Read More →While the accountable care organization (ACO) model may not be formally pursued from a Medicare ACO designation standpoint, the majority of providers agree that accountable care is where the future of healthcare is going, according to a new report from market researcher KLAS. The Orem, Utah-based...
Read More →HIMSS has asked Congress to support the development of a “nationwide patient identity solution” to promote interoperability and reduce errors related to mismatches between health data and patients. The association of health IT professionals also requested that Congress continue to su...
Read More →On August 16, 2011, Dr. Alfred Hamilton from the School of Public Health and Health Service at George Washington University and Dr. Jay Conyers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health) moderated a symposium on the George Washington University campus titled, “Th...
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Hospitals and health systems are scrambling to become meaningful users of certified electronic health record technology within their own entities, but what’s the next step to share health information after that step? The answer for many organizations will be health information exchanges. HIEs...
Read More →The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has formally launched MedlinePlus Connect. This free service allows health organizations and health information technology (HIT) providers to link patient portals and e...
Read More →While efforts at political and payment reform have so far had minimal impact on healthcare delivery systems, health information technology (HIT) has already begun to create new opportunities for revolutionary change. Where are we headed? What pivotal decisions lie ahead with respect to HIT and healt...
Read More →By Martin Luttrell TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF www.telegram.com(Source) Massachusetts health care providers lead the nation in the use of electronic medical records, and working with state and federal agencies, physicians and IT professionals can help build a nationwide network capable of quickly ...
Read More →BY: Anthony Guerra the founder and editor of healthsystemCIO.com www.informationweek.com(Article Source) While most advice on executive conduct focuses on leadership, equally important is the ability to skillfully follow. Internally, you lead the IT department and increasingly–with the growin...
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