Category: eHealth

The American Health Information Management Association commented last week on proposed changes to federal e-discovery rules they say will have a large impact on HIM professionals. read more Source: AHIMA shares concerns with changes to federal e-discovery rules

Provider access to data via a health information exchange improved emergency care quality and saved more than $1 million in patient charges–nearly $2,000 per patient–according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians in Seattle. read more Source: HIE saves more than $1 million in patient charges…

Health IT offers the opportunity to expand upon the patient-centered medical home, according to a report from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative. Though many providers are working… read more Source: Health IT central to population health in the medical neighborhood

Research that involves multiple health research partners can raise the risk of exposure of personal health information (PHI). In response, researchers have developed two tools to protect data… read more Source: Tools designed to protect PHI in multi-site research

The future of healthcare must include consumer engagement in eHealth, according to a new survey of stakeholders by the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) and its partner HealthCAWS, a healthcare services company. The future of healthcare must include consumer engagement in eHealth, according to a new survey of stakeholders by the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) and…

Although the government will hit only a small percent of the nation’s providers with a Meaningful Use attestation audit, the stakes are high: Any single attestation misstep could be grounds for… read more Source: 5 steps to survive a Meaningful Use audit

Though technology can go a long way to help engage patients in their own health care, a little empathy can be an essential ingredient, according to an article published at CIO.com. read more Source: Empathy essential for patent engagement success

After two rounds of end-to-end ICD-10 testing, the results at the North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance are “scary,” executive director Holt Anderson told the Medical Group Management Association annual conference last week. read more Source: ICD-10 test results ‘scary’ for healthcare consortium

Consumer engagement is a leading priority for organizations working to transform healthcare, a survey new by the National eHealth Collaborative and partner HealthCAWS found. read more Source: NeHC: Consumers engagement a must to transform healthcare

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is testing two statistical models to determine whether using predictive risk scores can improve care. read more Source: Vanderbilt testing program that calculates risk scores for bedsores, readmissions