Category: EHR

The Defense Health Agency has requested a seven percent budget increase for 2015–$1.6 billion–to support operations and maintenance of health information management systems, reports Nextgov. DHA… read more …read more    

The Massachusetts State government offers low cost HIE services including Direct transport to all the stakeholders of the Commonwealth. Recently. Micky Tripathi wrote this FAQ which is so good that I wanted to share it on my blog. Feel free to use it with your stakeholders. 1. What is a HISP?A Health Information Services Provider…

The Data Problem By Randy Thomas Dr. Jayne asked important questions in her Curbside Consult about big data, EHR conversions, the “sheer magnitude of bad data out there,” and how best to insure the integrity of health data. The best way to address the issue of bad data is to follow the old adage,“Begin with…

In my January update on Meaningful Use Stage 2 readiness, I painted a dismal picture of a large IDN’s journey towards attestation, and expressed concern for patient safety resulting from the rush to implement and adopt what equates to, at best, beta-release health IT. Given the resounding cries for help from the healthcare provider community,…

More than three-fourths of studies on health IT have found that technology provides at least some positive impact on patient care, but the studies themselves need improvement, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s new literature review. read more …read more    

TELUS Health Acquires British Columbia-Based Electronic Medical Record Provider Med Access Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia-based TELUS Health acquires Med Access Inc., an ambulatory EHR vendor that services 2,000 physicians across Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed. Impact of Patient Portal Secure Messages and Electronic Visits on Adult Primary Care Office Visits A new study published…

VA and DOD Need to Support Cost and Schedule Claims, Develop Interoperability Plans, and Improve Collaboration The General Accounting Office analyzes the VA/DoD decision to abandon its iEHR development program last February. The resulting report suggests that the departments cancelled the project without ever evaluating the impact it would have on the overall cost and…

There are an enormous number of startups trying to solve the medication adherence problem. Broadly speaking, these startups are trying to solve the problem through three avenues: 1) Hardware, i.e. smart pill bottles 2) Semi-intelligent software driven reminders 3) Patient education The most effective solutions are likely to incorporate all three. The hardware space has…

The U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have yet to support claims that building separate electronic health record systems and ensuring interoperability between them will cost less and be more efficient than developing a joint system from scratch, according to a report published this week by the Government Accountability Office. read more …read more    

Intermountain to Miss 2014 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline, Citing Safety Concerns Intermountain Healthcare CIO Marc Probst says the organization is not planning to attest for meaningful use Stage 2 in 2014, forgoing a sizable incentive payment and triggering penalties in 2016 from CMS. ICD-10 deadline won’t be delayed, Tavenner tells HIMSS During a press conference…