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Research has shown that concerns about the quality and quantity of health information on the Internet are common among physicians and patients, and as the Internet plays more of a role in disseminating health information – especially in cases like the H1NI virus – experts say this information should be closely examined for accuracy.
Pay-for-performance programs garner greater participation when the rewards are higher, According to Bridges to Excellence, a national P4P initiative.
During the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics’ two-day conference on meaningful use of healthcare information technology systems, Carolyn Clancy MD, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, said physician practices and health systems eyeing bonuses under the stimulus package should begin now by setting up health registries with their health IT vendor.
Clinical research that used to take months now takes minutes at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, thanks to new software that accesses data in electronic medical records.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, which has a membership of 1,300 CIOs across the country, weighed in last week on its definition of “meaningful use” for healthcare information technology.
Children’s Medical Center in Dallas became the first hospital to Twitter in real-time from a transplant surgery.
Bob Sarnecki, CIO at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the nation, figures the second time rolling out CPOE will be a charm.
A great deal of debate has focused on how to achieve the Obama administration’s goal of a national, interoperable healthcare information network. While there are some detractors, the vast majority of those engaged in the debate see great value in this initiative, for Americans and for our healthcare system.
Editor Bernie Monegain interviews David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The United States spends more than any other nation on healthcare and has arguably one of the most computerized healthcare systems in the world, and yet it is one of the least efficient. Now that President Obama is pushing for the digitization of medical records, the challenge of overcoming the widespread variations in the way health care is delivered in our country is more apparent than ever before.