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…
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EMRapproved Names Kevin Donnelly New CEO
Chicago healthcare information technology (HIT) company EMRapproved has named Kevin Donnelly as chief executive officer (CEO). Donnelly will implement an aggressive growth plan for the company, which recently moved from a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) to C Corporation status under his tenure as the company’s former chief operating officer (COO). Donnelly takes over from former CEO
HIMSS Analytics Model Reflects Progress of EHR Adoption by Hospitals
HIMSS Analytics Releases EHR Adoption Progess The HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAMSM) identifies and scores hospitals on an 8-stage scale for moving…
Coming soon to an EHR near you: Ads
Next step in the intrusion of commercial interests in EHRs As far as I can tell the first advertisements appeared in 17th century newspapers. According…
ACOEM Wants Occupational Data Included in EHRs
Since the publication of the proposed recommendations for Meaningful Use stage 3 requirements last November, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has received its share comments. Organizations such as the American Medical Association and the College of Healthcare Information Management
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….
HIE and the Acronym Shortage
The use of acronyms and abbreviations has been decried in healthcare because of the potential for confusion when they are misunderstood. So now we have HIE which means, variously, Health Insurance Exchange, or Health Information Exchange. The Affordable Care Act has mandated Health Insurance Exchanges (HIE) which are to be new state systems, or a default federal
New eJournal Looks to Synthesize Data from Clinical Research Projects
eGEMs Focuses on Clinical Research, Patient-centered Outcomes Last week the AcademyHealth.org announced the official launch of eGEMs. The peer-reviewed e-publication will focus on ideas and…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – January 20, 2013
This Week’s Health IT Business News The health IT business week ended on a big note. Late Thursday afternoon the long awaited HIPAA Omnibus Bill…