ICD-10 Will Have Huge Impact on Health Information Management Industry
2013 a Year of Re-tooling for Health Information Management Planning The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here; the transition to ICD-10 compliance looms. What is…
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EMRapproved Names Kevin Donnelly New CEO
Chicago healthcare information technology (HIT) company EMRapproved has named Kevin Donnelly as chief executive officer (CEO). Donnelly will implement an aggressive growth plan for the company, which recently moved from a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) to C Corporation status under his tenure as the company’s former chief operating officer (COO). Donnelly takes over from former CEO
ONC, NeHC Host Events on Patient Engagement and HIE
NeHC and ONC Upcoming Events in February The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has a cooperative agreement with National eHealth…
All the Tools in the Toolbox: How ONC Delivered Value In 2012
A recent story characterized the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as both “the federal office in charge of a massive rollout of electronic health records” as well as “an office whose primary role has been cheerleader” for health information technology. Well, which is it?
To be fair, since David Brailer’s time, the National Coordinator for Health IT has had two distinct roles:
Big Data for Healthcare: Why are we collecting all this data?
The induction of electronic health records, the building of health information exchanges and moving big data to the cloud seemed unconceivable for most. And for many the words healthcare technology, data and analytics strike a sense of etherealness. All this time and investment in data and where it is leading us to? The latest news in Health IT has started to present some optimistic signs for healthcare providers and hospitals
HIMSS Analytics Model Reflects Progress of EHR Adoption by Hospitals
HIMSS Analytics Releases EHR Adoption Progess The HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAMSM) identifies and scores hospitals on an 8-stage scale for moving…
ONC Releases Blue Button Implementation Guide
Blue Button Advances to the Next Stage The Blue Button Initiative was launched in August 2010 in an effort to accelerate patient access to their health records….
ACOEM Wants Occupational Data Included in EHRs
Since the publication of the proposed recommendations for Meaningful Use stage 3 requirements last November, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has received its share comments. Organizations such as the American Medical Association and the College of Healthcare Information Management
HIMSS 13 Offers ‘Meaningful Use’ Experience, Interoperability Showcase
HIMSS Conference – Health IT at the Right Time, Right Place We are just seven weeks away to the start of the HIMSS Annual Conference…