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Clinical Information Exchange and Financial Incentives Top Reasons for EHR adoption
The need to share patient information with other providers and the use of financial incentives are key drivers in why many providers adopt and use health information technology tools like EHRs, according a data brief released today from the ONC.
ECRI Institute Announces Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2015
The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing applied scientific research to enable improvement of patient care. The organization is…
November HIT Standards Committee Recap
The November HIT Standards Committee focused on “asynchronous bilateral cutover” – the compatibility of different CCDA payloads, healthcare IT that supports long term services and…
The New Congress, the Elections and Healthcare
The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate and their additional seats picked up in the U.S. House should not disrupt, and could actually benefit, the…
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – November
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are…
IDC Reveals Health Insights Predictions for 2015
IDC Health Insights presented its 2015 healthcare predictions, based on a new IDC FutureScape report, in an on-demand Web conference, IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Healthcare 2015…
Family Health History Day 2014
Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. today declared this Thanksgiving day, November 27, as the eleventh annual Family Health History Day. Over the holiday or at other times when families gather, Americans are encouraged to talk about and keep a record of the health problems that seem to run in their families.
CommonWell Health Alliance Expands Interoperability Services, Signs Up New EHR Vendors
Last week the CommonWell Alliance announced it has entered a new phase of its mission, expanding availability of its interoperability services with an eye toward nationwide expansion. Members can now reach a larger pool of providers.