ONC Releases Video to Explain EHR Adoption to Consumer
ONC’s Office of Consumer eHealth Releases “Health IT For You” Video Yesterday the ONC released a new, animated video to help explain how widespread EHR…
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Survey Finds Consumer Engagement Top HIE Priority
NeHC Surveys HIE Learning Network on Consumer Engagement Strategies The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information…
Draft Recommendations for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
First Glimpse at Stage 3 Meaningful Use Measures Mary Mosquera Senior Editor, Government Health IT There’s a new checklist coming to town – and it won’t…
Healthcare Consumerism in a Post-reform Health Market
New Report looks at Customer Experience in Healthcare PricewaterhouseCooper’s  Health Research Institute (HRI) provides research and analysis on trends impacting health-related industries. Their latest report, Customer…
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…
Intersection of Social Media and Healthcare
Interview with Howard Luks, MD on Social Media in Healthcare When it comes to physicians who understand the inner workings of engaging patients through social…
Health IT News: This Week’s Posts on EHR Adoption Rates, SCOTUS Ruling
This week’s posts on EHR Adoption Rates, SCOTUS Ruling on ACA and more… SCOTUS Upholds Affordable Care Act Back in March the Supreme Court heard…
Interest in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Growing
PROMises, PROMises: Finally, Quality Care We Really Care About By Thomas Tsang, MD and Faraz Ahmad, MD Patient-centered care and patient engagement have become central…
Health IT Digest – Posts on HIPAA Security, e-Prescribing, Meaningful Use Standards
This week’s posts on HIPAA Omnibus, eRx Implementation, Standards in Stage 2 New Toolsets Support e-Prescribing (eRx) Implementation The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)…