Blue Button for Patients: More Than Just a Lapel Pin
Blue Button is a Big Deal by Regina Holliday In 2010, patient advocate and social media rock-star e-Patient Dave (Dave de Bronkart) walked over to…
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Key Issues to HIE and Patient Identity Integrity
HIEs and Patient Matching Noam Arzt, PhD, president and founder of HLN Consulting Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) represent a collection of organizations that choose to…
Town Meeting Format for Second 2012 Presidential Debate
Get Ready for Tonight’s Debate The 2012 presidential election race will see the second Obama-Romney debate tonight starting at 9 pm Eastern, 8 pm Central….
mHealth Forcing Healthcare Industry to Rethink Delivery of Care
Growth in mHealth Offers Both Challenges and Opportunities Booming mHealth technologies are changing the very nature and speed of how healthcare interacts with patients, providers…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – October 14, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News Can online social networks help get you healthier? GE Healthcare will look at this question as part of their…
ONC Announces Blue Button Mash Up Challenge Winners
Blue Button Mash Up Challenge Winners On Monday this week the ONC announced the winners of two Blue Button Mash Up Challenges designed to improve…
HIMSS Releases Advisory Report on ICD-10 Implementation
Report Makes ICD-10 Implementation Recommendations HIMSS G7 is a World Bank-endorsed thought leadership group that meets three times a year to address financial viability and futures of…
“Discoverability” of Social Media Content Highlights Security Risks
Healthcare Risk Management Perspective on Social Media by Doug Pollack, ID Experts I attended a session at this week’s ASHRM titled Social Media in Hospitals:…
Role and Future of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Politics and Health Reform On October 4Â Politico hosted a conversation about the role and future of accountable care organizations and their effect on providers and…