Getting More Health Out of Health IT
COMMENTARY by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Twitter: @healthpopuli How can we get more health out of health IT? Getting more patients involved in their own health will…
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Data Capture: Devil in the Details Confronting All Meaningful Users in 2014
By Robin Raiford and Anantachai (Tony) Panjamapirom, iHealthbeat.org To meet many of the meaningful use requirements, providers must capture, store and share clinical data mostly…
Coalition: Meaningful Use Stage 3 Must Focus on Care Disparities
Last week the Consumer Partnership for eHealth — a coalition of more than 50 consumer, patient and labor groups — published an action plan aimed…
Reaction to ONC’s Recently Released Health IT Safety Plan Mostly Positive
by Bonnie Darves, iHealthBeat Contributing Reporter, iHealthBeat Given the broad reach and potential implementation complexity of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s…
AHA, AMA: Meaningful Use Requirements Should Be Eased
Last week, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association sent a joint letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for greater flexibility in…
Clarification With Major Impact: A Safety Net for Meaningful Use Attestation Success
by Naomi Levinthal and Anantachai (Tony) Panjamapirom Republished from iHealthBeat.org Eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) participating in the CMS Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs…
Can Consumers and Health IT Find a Business Model?
by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Twitter: @healthpopuli Two health conferences held on opposite coasts of the U.S. in June both addressed the role of consumers in health from…
Could New Cancer Care Database Be a ‘Game Changer’ for Medicine?
by Kate Ackerman iHealthBeat Managing Editor Experts say an announcement made last week by the American Society of Clinical Oncology could have significant implications for…
HIMSS13: Sequester Will Affect Medicare EHR Pay, ONC Budget
by Kate Ackerman, iHealthBeat Managing Editor NEW ORLEANS — There were nearly 60 education sessions at the Healthcare Information and Management Society’s Annual Conference on…