Tag: ehr
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Healthcare attorney: ‘Secure the human’ to keep patient data safe
For healthcare providers looking to ensure the security of electronic patient information, it's just as important to solidify employee knowledge as it is to encrypt data and implement improved IT solutions, said Lee Kim, an attorney with Pittsburgh-based firm Tucker Arensberg who also serves as chair of the mHIMSS Legal/Policy Taskforce. read more …read more…
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What a Real Open EHR API Should Accomplish
There’s been a lot of talk in the EHR world about APIs and most of the time they talk about it as an open API. The problem is that there’s been a lot of talk about EHR APIs and not a lot of action. Having an open API is more than just giving a couple…
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Physicians navigate the many potential uses for Google Glass in healthcare
It's time to think about how physicians–and not just techies at Google Headquarters–can use Google Glass. For example, Dr. Rafael Grossman can think of a few ways he'd use the technology, as outlined in a new blog post. read more …read more Source: Physicians navigate the many potential uses for Google Glass in healthcare
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Providers navigate potential uses for Google Glass in healthcare
Rafael Grossman, a surgeon at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, can think of a few ways he'd use Google Glass, as outlined in a recent blog post. read more …read more Source: Providers navigate potential uses for Google Glass in healthcare
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Texas regional extension centers get passing grade from OIG
The four Texas regional extension centers have “met their scope of services” in the performance of their contracts with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, according to an audit report released June 17 by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General. read more …read more Source: Texas…
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Despite progress on health IT interoperability, hard questions remain
Data-sharing in healthcare remains difficult, and despite assertions that the industry is on the cusp of a breakthrough, many are impatient with the slow pace of progress. Those attending the Digital Healthcare Conference in Madison, Wis., last week addressed some of the biggest questions about the sad state of interoperability. read more …read more Source:…
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AHRQ guide aids primary care docs in connecting to HIEs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently published a new guidebook to help primary care physicians join and use health information organizations. read more …read more Source: AHRQ guide aids primary care docs in connecting to HIEs
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3 telehealth issues that elevate health leaders’ worry-meters
By one estimate, 1.8 million patients will be treated via telehealth worldwide by 2017, a sign of the growing acceptance of remote medical services. But as with any emerging trend, there remains much to be worked out. To that end, René Y. Quashie, senior counsel in the healthcare and life sciences practice at law firm…
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EHR and HIT News for June 17th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes updates from customer acquisition news from eClinicalWorks and Avantas as well as news from MEDfx who have been selected as a pre-approved SSA Disability eClaims technology provider to the Michigan Health Information Network. Today also brings partnership news from CureMD and Mitochon Systems Florida’s Nature Coast ACO Selects eClinicalWorks…
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Electronic Health Record Association Elections Bring New and Experienced Leadership
The Electronic Health Record Association has announced new leadership for the coming year. Results of this year’s elections return several Executive Committee members, including the chair and vice chair, and add new members, maintaining balanced representation from companies that serve healthcare enterprises with both ambulatory and acute care EHRs, and companies that focus solely on…