Category: Analytics

Elsewhere, only four hospitals are enrolled in stage 2 of “meaningful use” — where they are paid for using electronic health records, and concierge medical services expand. …read more    

Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research who followed electronic health records (EHRs) of 30,000 older adults report the rate of dementia diagnosis for patients with schizophrenia to be twice as high as for patients without this chronic brain disorder. Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University…

Access to the electronic health record (EHR) in acute care situations may influence the care given to that patient, and in some cases, failure to review the EHR could have an adverse effect. Access to the electronic health record (EHR) in acute care situations may influence the care given to that patient, and in some…

​Nearly half of healthcare organizations responding to a new survey report experiencing a positive return on investment in data analytics and reporting technology. read more …read more    

The American Medical Association (AMA) wrote a letter to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., asking for an overhaul of the meaningful use program and electronic health record (EHR) certification process. The American Medical Association (AMA) wrote a letter to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Karen B. DeSalvo,…

Federally funded health centers are making strides adopting and using electronic health records (EHRs) to treat some of the nation’s poorest and most at-risk patients since the enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, according to a new first-of-its-kind study. We know that health IT can help found that…

Speaking at the May 6 Health IT Policy Committee meeting, ONC’s Jennifer King detailed some findings from an American Hospital Association survey conducted in late 2013. Only 10 percent reported the capability to let patients view, download and transmit their data. And although this is not a Stage 2 requirement, she noted, only 13 percent…

Existing efforts to ensure the privacy of patient health information may be inadequate in the era of big data, according to a newly published White House report. read more …read more    

By tying hospital reimbursement to participation in Meaningful Use, the federal government is taking another significant step in healthcare payment and delivery reform. The proposal solidifies a permanent role for the Meaningful Use program beyond the period of incentive payments, and it further binds quality reporting for IQR and MU. Government Signals New ICD-10 Deadline,…

More than half of people with chronic conditions say the ability to get their electronic medical records online outweighs the potential privacy risks, according to a new survey by Accenture. [See also: Online access a “trump card” for chronic disease patients] Two-thirds, meanwhile, believe patients should have the right to access all of their healthcare…