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Turning CIOs Into Chief Interoperability Officers
Should every health system, hospital or group practice CIO know that to do interoperability right they need to consider XDS or PIX at the core of functionality?
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Use of HIE Fully Integrated into the EHR
Note – while I was flying to Los Angeles to be with my father , I wrote the Tuesday-Thursday blog posts which will be automatically published this week. I’m focused on his care now and will return to writing in real time once his needs have been met
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The Skeptical Convert 3/11/13
Four-Letter Words An EMR can work well but it can work not so well. I want to try to show you what I mean and not tell you, so I will do this with no words that are long, no more than 4 type hits per word. Why do this?
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The Marvelous Land of Oz: The HIMSS Interoperability Showcase
As I walked the floor of the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase, listening to the tour guide’s carnie-esque pitch on the wonders awaiting me with each successive use case encounter, I ALMOST wished I hadn’t worked with so many of the organizations hawking their wares. It’s a bit sad to know the man behind the curtain, to…
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EHR dissatisfaction on the rise
We've known that many providers are unhappy with their electronic health record systems, but the level of dissatisfaction appears to be growing, according to a survey by the American College of Physicians and AmericanEHR Partners, web-based resource for EHR system selection and implementation.
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EHRs can streamline case identification for research studies
Electronic health records can be a more efficient way to pinpoint cases for epidemiological studies, according to research published this month in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making . read more
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Will the CommonWell Health Alliance Change Intereperability? — #HITsm Discussion
Today’s #HITsm Chat was a little bit different than usual. Instead of the typical four or five questions, because of the #HITsm HIMSS chat on Tuesday there was only one question: Will the CommonWell Health Alliance change interoperability?
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Meaningful Use and Sequestration
I’m a little surprised that I didn’t hear more discussion of sequestration and it’s possible impact on meaningful use and other EHR and healthcare IT related programs. Maybe I was just in the wrong circles for this discussion, but I didn’t hear about sequestration until the final day of HIMSS. I think the effects of…
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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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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS
By Patrick Conway, MD, MSc Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs The next step on the path of meaningful adoption of health information technology (HIT) for providers—will launch later this year for hospitals and next year for eligible professionals. How will this next phase improve health care and…