EHR Makers Surprised by Stage 2 Complexity
2014 EHR Certifications By Anthony Brino, Associate Editor Government Health IT and Diana Manos, Healthcare IT News As the end of 2013 closes in, most…
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The Patient Experience Framework: Using Health IT to Bring Patients and Providers Closer Together
National eHealth Collaborative Kicks Off New Consumer Engagement Project National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) today announced the kickoff of a collaborative project to develop a Patient…
6 “Worst Practices” that put Meaningful Use Incentives for Hospitals at Risk
Worst Practices for MU Audits By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com We’ve all seen articles, interviews, and blog…
HIMSS Hosts Virtual Event on Impact of Health IT on Participatory Medicine
Partnering in Care: Providing and Supporting Healthcare and Wellness with Health IT A HIMSS Virtual Briefing October 16, 2013 11AM-1PM CT Register Here Participatory Medicine is a…
Switching EHRs? Consider This
Ask Joy: This Week – A Wish List for those Making the Big Switch It’s estimated that 23 percent of physician practices are ready to trade…
Are You Getting Good Advice from Your Clinical Decision Support Systems?
Electronic Bad Advice COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author Meaningful Use requires the…
Patient Portals and EHRs: Generating Reports
Ask Joy: This Week – Patient Electronic Access Measures Some of the details of Meaningful Use Stage 2 are proving to be quite tricky. This week…
Mostashari, CMS Lay Out HIE Long View
By Anthony Brino, Government Health IT As Farzad Mostashari, MD, prepares to leave the ONC, the office and its parent agency, the Centers for Medicare…
ONC Releases Updated Meaningful Use Attestation Numbers
Meaningful Use Attestation Numbers Through July 31, 2013 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT along with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid…