Health Innovation

HIE Rundown 6-15-15

This week’s rundown includes DataMotion and Infor implementing direct messaging, eHealth Technologies and Orion Health announce partnership, and Spok, Inc. releases its latest secure texting app.




Post EHR Implementation – 5 Things You Need To Do

By Glenda Wickus – Electronic health record (EHR) implementation, planning, training, implementation, scheduling, optimization, planning, implementation, implementation! These concepts seem to be the only words we hear buzzing around our heads when we talk about EHRs. But what about post-live? There seems to be a scarcity of conversation once the initial shock has worn off and routines start emerging.




CDS and Imaging Appropriateness

By William Hyman – The premise of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) is that automated patient specific “advice” can guide clinician practice toward improved patient care and ultimately better outcomes. A related value is better utilization of resources by avoiding unnecessary clinical activities that are potentially harmful, and/or expensive.


Spotlight on VITL – Vermont Information Technology Leaders

By Joanna Cummings – When was the last time you got excited about reading an article or book on technology? If the answer is “all the time” then consider yourself in the minority. Technology is the backbone that makes everyday tasks from online bank transactions to a Facebook ‘Like’ seamless, without the end user needing to know about how their data is collected, stored and transferred.