Diana Manos
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives says questions on reporting, product certification and implementation deadlines could hinder efforts to implement electronic health records under recently proposed federal regulations.
Complying with the government's "meaningful use" definition to qualify for federal incentives will require a balancing act between improving patient care and using IT, says an expert from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 70 measures designed to increase the use of electronic data platforms to measure, report and improve quality of healthcare.
Physicians and privacy advocates aren't pleased with the newly proposed "meaningful use" requirements with which providers will likely have to comply to gain bonuses under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) is seeking senior executives working in healthcare to serve on its board of trustees and board of commissioners.
Standards development is at the heart of healthcare reform, according to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Millions of Americans are concerned about the control of their personal data, lawyer and privacy activist Deborah Peel told the federal Health IT Policy Committee at a hearing last month. Peel said ensuring data privacy and security is the only way healthcare IT can move forward successfully.
President Barack Obama has laid out an ambitious plan for reforming America’s healthcare system that includes evidence-based care, an aspect of the plan embraced by both parties.
Experts and federal officials close to the issues surrounding healthcare IT adoption and the promotion of meaningful use under the new stimulus package say the goals are high, but the work that lies ahead is monumental.
The Senate Finance Committee health reform package, released Sept. 16, includes measures to advance healthcare IT.