Healthy Living is Not Alternative Medicine, and Vice Versa
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Part of my original interest in a medical career emanated…
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The Design of CDS Alerts Matters
More on Clinical Decision Support William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author It should not…
The August HIT Standards Committee Meeting
Accelerating Interoperability By John Halamka, MD Twitter: @jhalamka The August HIT Standards Committee focused on the work ahead to accelerate interoperability. It’s no longer about…
Health IT Business News – Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Today’s Business News Medicity, provider of integrated workflow solutions for network-enabled population health management, has been recognized as one of the “100 Most Promising Technology…
The Meaningful Use Stage 2 Finish Line
Stage 2 Readiness For Use in the Next Few Weeks By John Halamka, MD Twitter: @jhalamka Hospitals across the country have until September 30 to complete…
Why is HIPAA So Often Used as an Excuse
Is It Really a Misunderstanding? By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher An increasing number of stories recently are casting light onto circumstances when HIPAA has…
Should Requirements Lead or Follow Capability?
Strict Standards for the Structure of Data William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author The…
Buzzing Over Cerner Buying Health IT Unit of Siemens
Cerner, Siemens, Blue Shield CA, Anthem Blue Cross: What Happens Next? By Alan Portela, CEO of AirStrip Twitter: Â @AirStripmHealth The industry is buzzing over the…
The Need for a Standard Occupational Classification Code for Informatics
Proposing the Addition of a SOC Code for Informatics William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor About a decade ago, as my…