Rediscover Radio in 2015 at HealthcareNOWradio.com
Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas Posts has us swimming through the air waves on HealthcareNOWradio.com. Another year of new and syndicated programming makes our radio station 3 years old.
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A Gaggle of Health IT Reports
On the 6th Day of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts, we turn our attention to a gaggle of reports that made health IT news in the latter part of the year. Three of the reports listed are from the ONC, focusing on the current and future landscape of health IT technology.
Physicians Rediscovering Dictation Thanks to Voice Technology Upgrades
With 78 percent of physician practices and 59 percent of hospitals adopting some form of electronic health record (EHR) system, physicians today may not be dictating their notes as much as they used to in the days of paper charts.
Year End List of Lists – 2014
Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts finds us making a list. We checked this one out twice to bring you the list of lists. Are you on any lists or know anyone on these?
Health Care Industry To See Phishing, Malware Attacks Intensify in 2015
The health care sector is in for more targeted attacks next year, as cyber assailants increasingly prize the data providers maintain. That’s the analysis of industry executives who contend the information security threats facing health care institutions will only intensify in 2015.
Calling for Giving on the 4th Day 2014
Day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts has us calling out for the true meaning of the season – Giving. The newest in health technology, innovation, and patient engagement is now taking to crowd funding to get that start they believe will make them successful.
ICD-10 Resources and Updates for Transitioning
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is partnering with CMS and other public and private organizations to develop the ICD-10 Implementation Success Initiative. The first phase of the Initiative, a searchable database of ICD-10 issues.
Three Things About the Three Stages of Meaningful Use
It is day three of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts and like three French hens, the three stages of meaningful use marched along in 2014. It was not a drama-less year though as organizations pressed CMS to continue the 3 month reporting period requirement for Stage 2 and beyond.
True Interoperability: Public API’s Provide the Open Platform Health IT Requires
Interoperability is the current health IT buzzword because it’s the essential ingredient in creating a system that benefits patients, doctors and hospitals. Almost everyone in healthcare is pressing for it and is frustrated, though probably not surprised, that Meaningful Use did not get us there.