The riddle of adoption of consumer PHRs
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD The term Personal Health Record, or PHR, has taken on different meanings, depending on who is talking. Mostly, it refers…
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Non-Physician Certifications in Informatics, Health IT, and Related Areas
William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Although the physician subspecialty certification has received the lion’s share of the attention when it comes…
DoD, VA Recommit to Joint EHR System
DoD, VA reiterate commitment to iEHR — again Tom Sullivan Editor at Government Health IT Twitter: @GovHITEditor After a morning of Congressional tongue-lashings Wednesday during a House…
Definitions of Meaningful Use Do Not Define Exactly What Must Be Done
Meaningful Use vs meaningful use COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu As readers of HITECH Answers know, Meaningful Use (MU)…
Data Mining Systems Improve Cost and Quality of Healthcare – Or Do They?
William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Several email lists I am on were abuzz last week about the publication of a paper…
Turn Your HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Around
HIPAA Security Rule Can No Longer Be Ignored By Mike Semel, Semel Consulting Health care organizations that have ignored the HIPAA Security Rule; businesses that…
EHRs By Themselves Will Not Eliminate Paperwork
Paperwork in an EHR-enabled medical office Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems come with the vision of eliminating paper in a…
Strengthening Your HIPAA Business Associate Chain
You aren’t alone in protecting patient data Electronic data has created the opportunity to lose thousands of patient records in just a few seconds. Enforcement…
ONC Standards Committee Urges Stage 3 Menu Options in Lieu of Core
Make interoperability the priority In recommendations on stage 3 meaningful use, the Office of the National Coordinator’s Health IT Standards Committee is urging ONC leaders…