Can Consumers and Health IT Find a Business Model?
by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Twitter: @healthpopuli Two health conferences held on opposite coasts of the U.S. in June both addressed the role of consumers in health from…
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Newest AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program Survey
Clinicians Invited to Participate in Effective Health Care Program The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency under the Department…
Patient Engagement Video Picks to Watch
Videos on Patient Engagement Stage 2 of the CMS EHR Incentive program begining in 2014 will include new objectives to improve patient care through better…
Identity verification is key for successful implementation of Direct
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Health Information Technology is on the threshold of a significant step forward. Up until now, most of the emphasis in…
New Study Looks At Online Usage for Healthcare Activities
DOC Report Finds Researching Health Plans, Practitioners and Medical Conditions Online Common The Department of Commerce has released a new report looking at how we…
Can patient engagement be achieved from a clinician messaging system?
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD For clinicians participating in the federal EHR Incentive Program (Meaningful Use), Stage 2 of Meaningful Use (MU2) is right around the corner…
PatientsLikeMe Seeks Participation in New Open Research Exchange Platform
Names Advisory Board forResearch Platform on Patient-Centered Health Outcome Measures Last week PatientsLikeMe announced an open call for medical researchers to be among the first…
2013 WEDI Report to Tackle Health Information Exchange
WEDI Committee and Workgroups to Create Framework for HIE The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a non-profit organization established in 1991 by Health…
Should you be using Email for Patient Service?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The HIPAA Security Rules allow you to communicate with emails that include Protected Health Information as long as the patient…