ONC’s Automate Blue Button Initiative
Automate Blue Button Initiative Kicks Off The Blue Button Concept is to provide patients with a simple way to download medical records from providers, insurers,…
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HIPAA Breaches Continue to Mount
HHS Reports 21M Affected by Health Data Breaches Since 2009 Another week, another data breach reported. Beth Israel Deaconess, Hartford Hospital and Stanford Hospital have…
September Health IT Conferences and Events
Rundown of Upcoming Events Checking in on our Marketplace Event Calendar for September we find some fall conferences and events you might be interested in….
ONC Releases Video to Explain EHR Adoption to Consumer
ONC’s Office of Consumer eHealth Releases “Health IT For You” Video Yesterday the ONC released a new, animated video to help explain how widespread EHR…
EHRs, PHRs and Connectivity in Health IT
The Three Legs of Health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Technology (health IT) has been a…
Survey Finds Consumer Engagement Top HIE Priority
NeHC Surveys HIE Learning Network on Consumer Engagement Strategies The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information…
AHA Annual Most Wired Hospitals
2012 Most Wired Hospital Survey Released The American Hospital Association (AHA) conducts a survey each year in cooperation with McKesson Corporation, the College of Healthcare…
AHRQ Releases PHR Handbook and Seeks Comments
AHRQ Funds Projects for Health IT The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is an agency under the Department of Health & Human Services…
AHIMA Launches Interactive Career Map
New Tool Helps Health IT Job Seekers The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) serves more than 64,000 members and is a recognized leader in…