Health and Health IT Lists to Learn From
Who doesn’t like a good list? Weather you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to…
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More Interoperability at HIMSS 15
HIMSS15 will be in Chicago this year for a week of dynamic education, networking and the latest technology solutions. The theme is transforming health – through the power of information – through innovation, engagement, leadership, connectivity and more. Here are more interoperability events to attend.
Health IT Business News – February 24, 2015
Epic is set to open its own app store for mobile applications that can work with the vendor’s EHR platform. The news was first reported by the Wisconsin State Journal. According to the article. The Epic app store will launch in a few weeks.
The Internet of Things: The Reality of Connected Healthcare
By Kelley Sullivan – The Internet of Things, the idea that everything will someday be totally connected, is no longer a Jetson’s era fantasy. It’s becoming closer to a reality in healthcare. We’ve discussed IoT in healthcare and what its impact could be, but what would that look like? How can healthcare be ready for this total connectivity?
FHA Works to Develop a Strategic Implementation Guide
The Federal Health Architecture (FHA) has been working closely with the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) and other federal partners to…
AHRQ Announces Interest in Research on Health IT Safety
AHRQ has published a Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) to support projects to generate new evidence on health information technology (IT) system safety. The standing R01…
Upcoming HHS Agency Events
Mark your calendars and don’t miss these upcoming events for the agencies of HHS including CMS, AHRQ, and ONC.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report December 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – December.
EHR Patient Outcomes Just Got Real
By Rich Rutherford – Aligning incentive and quality programs with existing Accountable Care Organization (ACO) agreements is essential to improving patient outcomes and confidently negotiating private payer risk-based contracts. I started installing EHRs in 1999 with expected benefits of prescription legibility and reduced chart pulls.