EHR Technology and Meaningful Improvement in Healthcare
Conflicting Studies on Using EHR Technology William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Blog:…
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Working through the development of HIEs
Progress of HIEs Last week I attended the annual conference of the North Carolina Healthcare Information & Communications Alliance, Inc. (NCHICA) in Asheville, NC. NCHICA…
EHRs, Strategic Plans, and Homeland Security
Recovery Room 9/7/11 It has been a while since we have done a Recovery Room post. In these posts we like to highlight events that…
Heroes of EHR Adoption
Those Making an Impact on EHR Adoption OK I’m going to seriously date myself here. My first heroes emerged from the flickering black and white…
HITECH Act is not about Reform
Sorting Out the HITECH Act Like last week’s posts on EHR certification seals, I am amazed at the feedback received on my post yesterday, Will…
Will HITECH Act EHR Incentives Be Cut?
HITECH Act and the Super Committee On August 2, the enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011 created unprecedented legislation to conclude the debt…
StartUp Health aims to bring creative solutions to healthcare
StartUp Health Initiative Any Good Ideas Out There? For those of us involved in healthcare how often have we said, “I know a better way…
RECs Meeting Enrollment Goals
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers you are about to see are all true… As of June 10, 2011 Regional Extension Center Maryland…
ONC extends comment period on Strategic Plan
ONC Extends Comment Period for Strategic Plan The ONC has extended the comment period for the Strategic Plan through Friday, May 6, 2011. It appears…