Health Datapalooza IV
Open Data, Innovation, and Health Datapalooza One of the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) current initiatives is the Health Data Initiative (HDI). It…
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NY Patient Portal
New York Voted on Patient Portal Design As we reported last week, the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) asked New Yorkers to help shape the State’s…
New Report Looks at the Impact of Online Consumer Reviews in Healthcare
Scoring healthcare: Navigating customer experience ratings PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) provides research and analysis on trends impacting various health industries. The Institute publishes the…
Louisiana’s Collaborative Efforts for Health IT
Louisiana Advances Health IT Initiatives New Orleans served as the host for HIMSS13 this year which gave us an opportunity to highlight and see the…
ONC Seeks Input on Consumer eHealth Strategy
ONC Collaborates with Cornell Univ. on Public Input The Planning Room is designed and operated by the Cornell eRulemaking Initiative(CeRI). According to the organization’s website, the…
FDA to Release Mobile Health Application Guidance
Final Mobile Health Guide Expected by Oct. 1 Last week the Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) concluded three days of hearings discussing the role…
The riddle of adoption of consumer PHRs
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD The term Personal Health Record, or PHR, has taken on different meanings, depending on who is talking. Mostly, it refers…
Annual NeHC Survey Looks at Health IT Stakeholder Challenges for 2013
National eHealth Collaborative Releases Health IT Stakeholders Survey National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership with a mission to advance the secure and interoperable exchange…
Patient Access to Electronic Health Records: What Does the Doctor Order?
New Survey Reveals Doctors Believe Patients Should Update Electronic Health Records A new Accenture survey shows that most U.S. doctors surveyed (82 percent) want patients to actively participate…