Breast Cancer and Health IT
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Every October we turn to pink. It has become the universal color for breast cancer awareness. The Department of…
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ONC Blue Button Video Challenge Begins
Latest ONC Health IT Video Contest Announced Yesterday ONC kicked off the Blue Button Video Challenge as a means to create awareness around its Blue Button initiative….
AHIMA Debuts Consumer PHR Guide
New Consumer Guide Increases Awareness About PHRs According to InformationWeek, only around 10% of patients use Personal Health Records (PHR). This is often simply because…
IOM Discussion Paper Pushes for EHR Usability Comparisons
Transparency in EHR User Experiences The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a nonprofit organization providing unbiased and authoritative research and advice to both decision makers and the…
Behavioral Health Clinical Quality Measures Initiatives
ONC and SAMHSA to Host Joint Webinar The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
National Survey Looks at Current State of Patient Engagement
Consumer Demand for Online Access to Health Information Growing A new national survey published last week provides insights into U.S. consumers’ willingness to go online…
Electronically Exchanging Sensitive Health Information
Data Segmentation for Privacy Initiative Demonstration An S&I Initiative focuses on an a single issue with goals and outcomes that will improve healthcare delivery through…
E&Y Annual Health Care Report Focuses on Collaboration
Collaboration Key to Patient-Centric Healthcare System Last week Ernst & Young released their annual publication for the US health care provider industry. New horizons: 2012…
Wrap Up on National Health IT Week
7th Annual National Health IT Week Concludes This was a packed week of recognition for health information technology. Check out the twitter hashtag #NHITWeek for…