By Dr. Elizabeth Marshall – “You can’t save everyone” I painfully remind myself after hearing about the fentanyl overdose of the 29-year-old man that we so desperately tried to help over the years. A man that floated in and out of our lives.
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Last week’s annual National Health IT Week was abound with inspiration and hope for the future in healthcare. Thousands took to social media to share stories to show how health IT transforms lives. In case you missed it, we put together some highlights from the week.
By Jim Tate – The MACRA/MIPS program is complex enough without having to decide what is real and what is not. I recently wrote a post entitled “Fake News – MIPS Style” and in the past week I have come across additional examples of misleading information that only serves to muddy the waters.
By Art Gross – Cyberattacks only happen to large corporations because they hold the most personal and sensitive data, right? Wrong. While the media often leads us to believe cyberattacks are only occurring on high-profile organizations holding a lot of data, the statistics show us otherwise.
By Jim Tate – I sure hear a lot about fake news these days. In the world of politics, we hear a constant chant: “This is fake, that is fake, everything is fake”. I guess it is in the eye of the beholder as to what is true. There is the whole truth, the partial truth, misstatements of fact and downright Pinocchio lies.
By Matt Fisher – Electronic medical records require a lot of interaction on the part of physicians and other providers to get all necessary information entered. There are drop down menus, boxes to check, and other information to fill in.
By Todd Plesko – Give humans too many competing demands on their mental bandwidth, and they become less and less effective at completing important tasks.
In order to spread awareness and acknowledge the role health IT plays in transforming health and healthcare, organizations across the U.S. will join together to celebrate National Health Information Technology Week next week, October 2-6, 2017. Learn more.
By Grant Elliott – Reported data breaches show that HIPAA violation settlements are on the upswing, both in terms of the number of individuals affected and financial cost. We’re not done with 2017,