Engaging Clinicians in Input of Quality EHR Data
Data Entry: An Under-Discussed Grand Challenge for Informatics William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Everyone, including this blog writer, has been…
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EHRs, HIEs Exacerbate Data Security Vulnerabilities
Cybercrime Targeting Health Records by Doug Pollack, ID Experts The data breach incident that hit The Surgeons of Lake County, a medical services practice in…
Two Largest Kansas Health Systems Connect via HIE
Successful Exchange of Clinical Information Two KHIN early adopter sites in Wichita, Kansas, Via Christi Health Systems and HCA Wesley, transferred clinical data into the…
HIE as a Core Infrastructure for ACOs
Health Information Exchange Is the Foundation for ACOs Reference to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) appears in only seven pages of the massive healthcare reform law…
Kansas Health Information Network Launches Direct Capabilities
KHIN Launches Direct Capabilities with over 2,000 Users Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) announced that it has launched Direct messaging capabilities for providers in the…
Impact of Shifts in the Healthcare Environment on Health IT
The changing healthcare environment, and what it means for health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health care is…
HIEs Must Meet Big Data Challenges
Solving Issues Around Big Data As Health Information Exchanges (HIE) become more common there is a greater focus on technology as a differentiating factor for…
All HIEs Are Not Created Equal
Attributes of the Patient Centric and Patient Portability Models Health Information Exchange (HIE) is often defined as the process of sharing health-related information among organizations…
Nominations Sought for Top 25 Clinical Informaticists
Modern Healthcare Call for Entries for 2012 Top 25 Clinical Informaticists For the third straight year Modern Healthcare is seeking nominations for the country’s Top…