New Health IT Products and Tools 2015
Check out the announcements and launches from SCOTTeVEST, medQ, ITUS Med, and FDB.
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The Digital Consumer
By Michael A Wittie & Simone Myrie – Data rests at the heart of health IT’s capacity to help improve care quality and health outcomes: standards-based, interoperable electronic systems make it possible to access, share, use and re-use information that was once locked in paper charts kept by individual providers.
Free Live Physician CME Webinar
To qualify for Meaningful Use, improve patient engagement, and prepare for value-based reimbursement, nearly 40% of all physicians are looking to switch EHRs. Many have put it off because this big switch is very challenging.
The Healthcare Dinner Party
By Alan Portela – It may not be obvious, but the healthcare industry has been preparing for an enormous dinner party. Over the last several years, innovation vendors like AirStrip have been adding ingredients to our fridges and pantries based on numerous requests from customers. Metaphorically, this would be just about anything you can imagine that will transform clinical collaboration.
Their Claim to Fame – So-Called HIPAA Compliance Experts and Tools
By Andrew Hicks – Have you noticed how many vendors and software solutions are out there claiming they can make you HIPAA-compliant? Well, at the end of the day that’s simply not possible because only you can make your organization HIPAA-compliant.
Why Healthcare Needs Continuous Transformation
By Matt Gretczko – Last month before the Holidays, I unfortunately had to spend time in the hospital with a sick family member. The old adage “Nobody likes a hospital” is certainly true, however it has recently become quite insightful given the maturity of my career in the Healthcare industry.
EHR: Marrying IT and Healthcare Providers for Security
By Edgar Wilson – Oversharing is no longer just an obnoxious trend on Facebook—it is a professional hazard for healthcare professionals everywhere. With the advance of increasingly sophisticated EHR systems built around access, the risk of sharing patient documents and information faces some critical new hurdles.
The HITECH Act Gold Rush
By Andy Nieto – The HITECH Act “Gold Rush” began on February 17, 2009, when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act went into effect. Just like the prospectors of the 1800s who migrated out west in search of wealth, technology companies have been looking to “cash in” on Meaningful Use dollars for the last five years.
2015 eHealth Initiative Annual Conference
eHealth Initiative’s 2015 Annual Conference & Member Meetings, February 3-5 in Washington, DC will bring together the most influential leaders from across the healthcare spectrum to discuss critical issues related to the use of data and technology to improve healthcare for all Americans.