Category: Patient Engagement
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Epic CEO: CommonWell being used as a ‘competitive weapon’
While the CEOs involved in Monday's CommonWell Health Alliance announcement–in which five electronic health record vendors agreed to work together for improved interoperability–made it clear that all EHR vendors have an open invitation to join, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner said this week that her company has not, to date, been asked to participate. read more
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HHS shouldn’t allow cuts to alter health IT safety efforts
With all of the attention the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in New Orleans this week is receiving, did you also know that this week is Patient Safety Awareness Week? Somehow that's not getting the same fanfare in my emails or on my Twitter feed. While the two events are not connected, though, each has…
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A Little Fun at #HIMSS13 – The Harlem Shake Meme
A lot of business gets done at HIMSS. Although, I think that most would agree that one of the biggest values of going to HIMSS is the relationships you build which lead to business in the future. HIMSS often just lays the groundwork of relationships that can make future things happen. With that in mind,…
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EHR use doubles colon cancer screening rates
Electronic health records can be used to help identify patients in need of color cancer screening and help encourage them to obtain the screening, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine . read more
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My Top Healthcare IT Concerns for 2013
It’s HIMSS week and IT professionals are gathering in New Orleans to find the products and services that solve their application and infrastructure problems. What are my top healthcare IT concerns during HIMSS week 2013? 1.
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Wanted: Simpler, easier to use EHRs
Adoption of electronic health records continues to make inroads, with six in 10 healthcare providers having at least part of an EHR system in place, according to the fourth annual “Healthcare IT Insights and Opportunities” survey from IT trade association CompTIA. Still, satisfaction with most systems is lacking. read more
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Meaningful Use Stage 2 Interoperability Criteria Training Course
Online Interoperability Criteria Training Course is Now Live The State HIE Program Policy Office and the Regional Extension Center Program recently issued Interoperability Basics , a 75-minute online training course offering in-depth information to: define the Meaningful Use Stage 2 data exchange requirements, explain the necessary interoperability building blocks, outline the path to meeting the…
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Best Practices For Implementing An EHR
An electronic health record (EHR) implementation affects your entire organization. Change is difficult.
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Hospital Leverages A Clinical Device Assessment To Move Closer To Meaningful Use
This case study is brought to you by PC Connection, Inc., parent of the PC Connection family of companies, a collection of best-in-class information technology (IT) solutions providers.
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Meaningful Use Education Module: Transitions of Care
This meaningful use education module covers “transitions of care” from both a meaningful use and EHR technology certification perspective. It walks you through the requirements for the meaningful use “transitions of care” objective and measures as well as their relationship to EHR technology certification.