Social Interoperability
By Keith Boone, Healthcare Standards Every now and then a string of words will get put together, and peoples ears perk up, and you realize…
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A New Era of Patient Engagement
Health Affairs Briefing on Patient Engagement If you live in the Washington, D.C. area or just happen to be there tomorrow make a point to…
Engaging Patients Through Interactive Technology
Digital Signage and Engaging Patients If you are from Hartford you know when you see a red umbrella it means Travelers Insurance. If you have…
The Patient Experience Through Health IT at HIMSS 13
HIMSS Conference – Health IT at the Right Time, Right Place We are now less than six weeks away to the start of the HIMSS…
ONC, NeHC Host Events on Patient Engagement and HIE
NeHC and ONC Upcoming Events in February The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has a cooperative agreement with National eHealth…
ONC Releases Blue Button Implementation Guide
Blue Button Advances to the Next Stage The Blue Button Initiative was launched in August 2010 in an effort to accelerate patient access to their health records….
New Report Looks at Patient Engagement and Use of Electronic Health Tools
Greater patient engagement leads to better health system performance The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders…
Health Record Banks a Platform for Health Information Exchange
Consumer Control of Health Records Essential to Health Information Exchange The Health Record Banking Alliance (HRBA) yesterday released a White Paper showing how consumer controlled…
Patient Engagement Issues in Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Implementing Patient Engagement in Stage 2 Meaningful Use eHealth Initiative is a non-profit organization with a mission to “connect the dots in healthcare and technology”,…