Tag: ehr
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EpicUGM Insights, Announcements (Epic API), and Pictures
This week has been the annual user group for Epic EHR users, otherwise known as Epic UGM. @VinceKuraitis aptly noted that the Epic user conference had 15k attendees and yet it only produced 188 tweets the first day of the conference. I’m not sure if this is a reflection of Epic users view of social…
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Trust must be mutual for patient engagement to work
It seems fitting that this week’s 2013 Consumer Health IT Summit, designed to “equip and empower patients to better manage their health in the digital age,” is being held on the eve of HIPAA’s Sept. 23, 2013, compliance deadline, which ushers in increased privacy and security requirements. I fear, though, that patients may be receiving…
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Leveraging Big Data to Improve the Standard of Care
At the 2013 iHT2 Health IT Summit in New York City, Richard Tayrien, D.O., chief health information officer (CHIO) at the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the Nashville-based operator of 162 hospitals nationwide, shared his organization’s experiences of using big data to improve the standard of care. It was impressive to say the least. Happy…
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Study: Not all portal vendors adequately support Meaningful Use Stage 2
Patient engagement is a major component of Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program, but patient portal vendors vary in their ability to meet the requirements, according to a new study released Sept. 17 by Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research. read more Source: Study: Not all portal vendors adequately support Meaningful Use Stage 2
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Study: Moderate Function EMRs May Cause Added Physician Stress
Researchers have recently concluded that physicians who use electronic medical records (EMRs) with a moderate number of functions are more stressed and have lower job satisfaction than those whose EMRs don’t have that many functions. Researchers have recently concluded that physicians who use electronic medical records (EMRs) with a moderate number of functions are more…
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The Path to Health IT Interoperability
When HITECH was enacted, we understood our mission to be two-fold as the nation moved toward improved health and healthcare through the use of information technology. First, we need to achieve the adoption of certified health IT. Since the law’s enactment, we have made good progress towards achieving this goal. We know from the hospitals…
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CHIME CEO: How HIT has profoundly affected my family’s life
In a post to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ CHIME StateNet blog, Russell Branzell, president and CEO of CHIME, takes the opportunity to explain why HIT is personally important to him read more Source: CHIME CEO: How HIT has profoundly affected my family’s life
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5 ways to link health information technology, quality measurement
A new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality summarizes the comments it received on its July 2012 request for information and from focus groups on how to enhance quality measurement through health information technology. read more Source: 5 ways to link health information technology, quality measurement
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GUEST BLOG: Can Entrepreneurs “Cure” Healthcare With Technology?
This week is the 8th annual Healthcare IT Week. Healthcare IT Week was started and continues on as a collaborative forum for public and private healthcare constituents to discuss the value of health information technology for the U.S. healthcare system. This week is the 8th annual Healthcare IT Week. Healthcare IT Week was started and…
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Docs optimistic HIT can improve care, but doubt promised cost savings
Most physicians think health IT will improve quality of care long-term, but just as many are skeptical that it will also reduce the cost of care, according to a new study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. read more Source: Docs optimistic HIT can improve care, but doubt promised cost savings