EHRs, PHRs and Connectivity in Health IT
The Three Legs of Health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Technology (health IT) has been a…
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Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 5, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News The electronic trading glitch that hit Wall Street this week leads business news. Just after the opening bell on…
ACO Movement is Gaining Momentum
An ACO “heat map” Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining momentum. These efforts, part…
Rapid Adoption of EHRs Create Patient Privacy Issues
Top 3 Issues Facing Patient Privacy Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts You have greater privacy rights regarding the size of a shirt you…
ONC Workgroups Seek Comments on Patient-Generated Data
More Stage 3 planning taking place on Patient Engagement On June 8th three Federal Advisory Committee workgroups hosted a hearing to explore how patient-generated health…
Veterans and Electronic Health Records
EHRs, PHRs, and the VA The tradition of Memorial Day, remembering and honoring our fallen soldiers, has been around since the Civil War. Back then…
Stage 1 Meaningful Use Attestation Data
What EHR products were used in Stage 1 Meaningful Use Attestation in 2011? That is the question that has been being asked for months. For…
EHRs Receiving Data from Practice Management Systems
What if my certified EHR gets data from my non-certified PM? One very common question I receive about the CMS EHR Incentive Programs for Eligible…
Where have all the PHRs gone?
In Search of the Dream PHR In the pre ARRA era, which I believe was right about the time the dinosaurs died off, there were…