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In a recent Wall Street Journal article on EMRs, a number of best practices were shared. It's always good to publish what other healthcare organizations have learned. It's also good to add commentary on those best practices.

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Yesterday, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) released a consumer survey report looking at perspectives on healthcare IT, privacy of personal health information (PHI) and use of internet tools, such as PHRs to manage their health or health of a loved one.

Billians HealthData and Porter Research conducted two surveys providing a snapshot of provider perceptions of ARRA and meaningful use.

The recent announcements by the federal government of $547 million in grants to facilitate health information sharing at the state level is like Spring hitting the information exchange landscape.

I recently planned a speaking engagement and was warned to avoid healthcare reform commentary - too controversial and too emotionally charged. Regardless of your politics, some aspects of healthcare reform are not controversial. Here's a list of health information technology tactics included in healthcare reform.

The California HealthCare Foundation released its findings on a survey about consumers and health IT, specifically PHRs. Historically PHRs have not gotten great adoption by consumers or general acceptance by industry stakeholders because the patient health data wasn't portable or incorporated into EHRs. That’s changing as technology continues to evolve. The survey mirrors those changes.

While the College of Healthcare Information Executives (CHIME) approves of the general concept of ONC's two-stage approach for EHR certification - a temporary and a permanent certification - the healthcare CIO organization has problems with the details of the approach.

There have been a lot of discussions on the net regarding the potential impact of the iPad in the healthcare sector. At this point, there is very little agreement with some pointing to the ubiquitous nature of the iPhone in healthcare as a foreshadowing of the iPad's future impact, while others point to the modest uptake of tablet computing platforms as a precursor for minimal impact.

It's no secret that the government mandated dynamic duo - that being HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 - requires changes enormous in both number and scope. What's not as well understood is all the challenges they present.