ONC Looks to Test Stage 2 Clinical Quality Measures
ONC Commissions Cypress as Open Source Reporting Tool Last week the ONC released specifications for the 2014 eCQMs finalized in Meaningful Use Stage 2 of the EHR incentive…
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EHR Implementation Resources on HealthIT.gov
NLC’s EHR Implementation Lifecycle If you have’t visited HealthIT.gov yet or recently, you are not “putting the I in health IT” as they would say….
Health IT and EHRs Mean Better Healthcare
Study Says: Positive Correlation Between EHRs and Quality of Healthcare If you’re looking for a way to improve the quality of care that you provide…
Health IT Market Growth Continues in Q3
New Report on Funding, Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Released On Monday Mercom Capital Group released their third quarter funding and M&A activity report for the…
ONC Hosts Contest to Re-imagine the Electronic Health Record
Can Graphic Designers Shape the Future of Health Care? Ryan Panchadsaram / Presidential Innovation Fellow Today, when you print a medical record, it looks like…
Improving Use of Health Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
Improving Patient Safety Through Electronic Health Record Simulation William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Most tools used in medicine require knowledge and…
New Study Shows e-Health Literacy Impacts PHR Adoption
e-Health Literacy Linked to Use of PHRs The AHIMA Foundation is a non-profit affiliation of AHIMA with a mission to provide resources to support innovation in…
PHR as a Patient Engagement Tool: Moving Beyond EHR Connected Portals
PHRs: what problem are we trying to solve? Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Twitter: @RRowleyMD “Patient engagement” is one…
Join a Federal Advisory Committee Workgroup
ONC launches HIT-FACA Workgroup Application Database A Federal advisory committee is any committee, board, commission, council, panel, task force, or other similar group that advises…