Tag: Quality
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Preparing for a Meaningful Use Audit
ONC/CMS provides strong oversight of the Meaningful Use program by continuousy reexamining the quality of certified products and auditing hospitals and practices that have attested to meaningful use. Last week, ONC “de-certified” a product for not supporting the functionality required by regulations . Meaningful Use audits are done by Figliozzi and Company on behalf of…
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Colorado Beacon project: Primary care improvements through sharing and coaching
The Colorado Beacon Consortium made gains in quality improvement as physician practices adopted electronic health records and joined a health information exchange known as Quality Health Network (QHN), according to a case study published by The Commonwealth Fund. read more
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Is Your EHR Making You Less Efficient?
The following is a guest post by Michael Gleeson, Senior VP of Product Strategy for Arcadia Solutions. Michael Gleeson Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have a reputation for slowing down practices and increasing time, cost and overall productivity of a physician’s office or hospital system.
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EHR and HIT News for April 18th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes partnership news from the Premier Health Alliance who has partnered with Phytel to automate population health services, as well as a news update from Acclaim Healthcare. Premier healthcare alliance, Phytel Helping Providers Efficiently Coordinate Ambulatory Care and Better Engage Patients to Keep People Healthy The Premier healthcare alliance has partnered with…
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Will an EMR’s Quality Metrics Differentiate it from Other EMRs?
In the emerging consumer-centered, value-driven U.S. healthcare marketplace, the EHR vendors that survive and thrive will need to differentiate their brand by successfully competing on the value (quality/price) their product actually delivers to its end users. – Bob Coi, MD This is a fascinating look at EMRs and future differentiation in the EHR market. There’s…
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EHR Debates and The Growth of mHealth – Around Healthcare Scene
With the dissatisfaction that many have felt from EMR, providers and patients alike, outside healthcare companies are coming up with new ideas on how to help.
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Improving Health Care Quality Through Accountable Care Organizations
Baylor Health Care System Chief Quality Officer David J. Ballard, MD, PhD, MSPH, FACP and Baylor Quality Alliance President Carl E. Couch, MD, MMM discuss th… Video Rating: 0 / 5 Video Rating: 5 / 5
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AHRQ: Open source EHR improves care in developing nations
Global nonprofit Partners in Health (PIH) helped develop an open source electronic medical record system that is improving care in developing countries, as well as in the United States, Canada, and Europe, according to an announcement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). read more