How Much Longer Will We Allow Data Blocking To Slow Us Down?
By William L. Rich III – Knowledge is power, and there’s a treasure trove of incredibly powerful information that can be unlocked by sharing data from electronic health records.
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Advancing Precision Medicine by Enabling a Collaborative Informatics Community
By Taha A. Kass-Hout, M.D., M.S., & David Litwack, Ph.D. – FDA plays an integral role in President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative, which foresees the day when an individual’s medical care will be tailored in part based on their unique characteristics and genetic make-up. Yet while more than 80 million genetic variants have been found in the human genome, we don’t understand the role that most of these variants play in health or disease.
The ONC Health IT Curriculum Returns to Life
By William Hersh MD – Long-time readers of this blog know that a substantial part of my work life around 2010-2013 involved developing the health information technology curriculum for the ONC. I posted in this blog about the project when it was funded as well as it came to an end.
When EHRs Are Not Enough
By Brian Edds – Thanks to some technology incentives from the government over the past several years, electronic health records (EHRs) have permeated the U.S. healthcare industry very quickly. Fewer than two out of 10 physicians used EHR systems in 2001.
HIE Rundown 8-6-15
This week’s rundown includes: The new services and technology of The Network from Arizona Health-e Connection, Stella Technology announces quality data evaluation solution for Meaningful Clinical Data, & eClinicalWorks announces its free, electronic health record (EHR) vendor-neutral network, P2POpen.
When the Healthcare System Works
By John Halamka – I look forward to healthcare system that combines electronic tools, patients/families, and navigation by a team captain to all the right resources. It’s not just a dream, it is beginning to happen today.
Scottsdale Institute Releases Patient Engagement Adoption Model
The Scottsdale Institute has released the SI Patient/Consumer Engagement Adoption Model™. Similar in tone to the HIMSS 7-stage EHR adoption model, the SI model helps healthcare systems measure success and progress in patient engagement.
Bridging the Gap Between Personal Health Records and EHRs
By Cora Alisuag – It has only been about two generations since traveling medicine shows were common forums for medical information. Today’s digital age patients still don’t know what is in their medical records. They need transparency, not secret hospital –vendor contracts and data blocking.
James Bond: An Inspiration for Health IT and the Connected Car
By Jonathon Dreyer – I’ll admit it: I’m a James Bond fan. And one of the things I love most is the obligatory scene in every film where Q does a run-down of all the gadgets with which Bond will be outfitted—including the upgrades to his always-impressive car.