Big Data in Healthcare
Separating The Hype From The Reality By Jared Crapo, VP, Health Catalyst The term Big Data seems to be everywhere. Bloggers write about it, vendors…
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Imagine a World Without Meaningful Use
There is More to MU Than Requirements Ric Sinclair, Head of Product at ZirMed (@Zirmed) By now, you may be used to thinking about Meaningful Use (MU) as…
EHR Incentive Program is on Track
Annual National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc We continue to see progress in improving the nation’s health care system, and a…
Health IT in 2014
Who’s Predicting the Future? Now that the eggnog high and sugar coma from the holidays have completely worn off, it is time to really look…
Quiz Yourself on PQRS
Ask Joy: This Week- Quiz Yourself on PQRS For this column I was originally all geared up to answer a reader question about PQRS —…
Crossing the Last Mile of EHR Adoption
Making Clinical Support Tools Accessible to All John Squire, President and COO, Amazing Charts.com, LLC According to the Great American Physician Survey 2013, only about…
Review Shows MU of Health IT Improves Efficiency Outcomes
Updated Literature Review Shows that Meaningful Use of Health IT Improves Quality, Safety, and Efficiency Outcomes A new study by RAND researchers found strong evidence that…
CMS EHR Incentive Audits: Focus on Critical Access Hospitals
CAHs and Disadvantages in the Meaningful Use Incentive Process By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com I have a…
HHS Makes Progress on Health IT Safety Plan with Release of the SAFER Guides
New Tools Will Help Providers and Health IT Developers Make Safer Use of EHRs The following is email communication from the ONC. A new set…