Taking a Turn with Stage 2 Final Rule
Podcasts for September MU Live! Programming The release of Stage 2 Final Rule in late August has made for a very, very busy September. Like…
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Patient-centric HIEs Will Meet Demands of Baby Boomers
The Patients Are Coming! The Patients Are Coming! Beyond Electronic Health Records The CDC recently reported that 55% of physicians are now using EHRs, and…
NIST Funds Five Pilot Projects to Promote Online Security
$9 million in Grants Awarded to Support “Identity Ecosytem” The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory federal agency that operates as…
HIEs and Health IT Offer Solutions to Handle Aging Population
The Patients Are Coming! The Patients Are Coming! Only HIE Can Handle the Silver Surge At the risk of spilling yet more ink over one…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – September 23, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News We lead this week’s business column with the news of eClinicalWorks unveiling of their P2POpen network. Join The Network is…
HIEs Are Not Just for EHRs Anymore
Connecting HIEs with a “Universal” PHR Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are hubs where different…
Interoperable Health Solutions to Empower Consumers
Tune in to Voice of the Doctor, Fridays at 2:30 Eastern Tune in to Voice of the Doctor with host Dr. Nick van Terheyden every…
Track Public Health Concerns on Twitter
Tracking Disease Trends, 140 characters at a time The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced last week a new…
Secure Direct Messaging Key to Reducing Readmission Penalties
Readmission Penalties Looming – Millions at Stake By John Tempesco, ICA There is a looming government transition which will occur this fall that will dramatically affect…