WhatsApp, A Healthcare Panacea: Not So Fast
By Matt Fisher – A recent article on Forbes, focuses on a commonly reported desire among professionals in the healthcare industry to have and use text messaging.
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Seeking Public Input on the HHS Open Government Plan for 2016–2018
One of the roles that the IDEA Lab and the Office of the CTO perform to serve the HHS community, our stakeholders, and the public, is that of a ‘virtual village square’ to promote engagement of new ideas about how we do the people’s business.
Who’s Made the List?
Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some interesting lists I think deserve sharing.
Physician Performance: Five Opportunities to Leverage Your Own Data
Measuring physician performance for public reporting is required; however, many practices are missing out on the value of private reporting and benchmarking.
Medical Assistants, Credentialing and Meaningful Use: What You Need to Know
By Elizabeth Lauzon – There’s a great deal of focus being spent on a national standard for credentialing of medical assistants and or certification for scribes. And when it comes to Meaningful Use and certified electronic health records (EHRs), there are lots of questions surrounding the topic. So let’s work on clearing up a few of them.
Why Switching Your EHR Might be the Best Decision You Make This Year
By Nicole Benz – The future of physician practices is EHRs. We can’t go back to paper and no one is rationally suggesting we do. But there is agreement that EHRs have not met the expectations set out for them.
Best EHR Checklist
By Alex Tate – Choosing the right Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a crucial decision for any practice. It carries equivalent weight to making the right diagnosis of a patient. If you are a healthcare provider, consider your practice to be a patient, and an EHR the medicine for your practice. There are hundreds and thousands of EHRs available.
Patient Engagement: A Digital Divide in Health Technology Accessibility
By Sarianne Gruber – Hallmarked as a solution to improve healthcare quality, cost and safety, studies are showing health technology is up against a “digital divide” when it comes to patient engagement.
Predictive Analytics and Improved Healthcare Outcomes
Predictive analytics can be used effectively to evaluate massive data generated within the healthcare industry. Predictive analytics is a process that uses machine learning to analyze data and make predictions.