Meaningful Use
I read an editorial by a veteran physician assistant based in Pickens, N.C., who is a long-term user of EMRs. He has recognized the clinical and financial benefits of health IT and is definitely a physician champion.
"Is HITECH working?" That was the question posed by Vince Kuraitis, principal of Better Health Technologies, at the Mobile Health Expo in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Federally funded "beacon" communities are tackling the problem of hospital readmissions and other tough healthcare challenges by testing the effectiveness of multiple treatment strategies simultaneously instead of taking the traditional approach of testing one treatment at a time, according to the program's director.
Yesterday morning, I had a bone density test completed. The entire test lasted three minutes, which included the explanation from the technician of what was to be done and how quickly it would go. It took more than 30 minutes, however, of paperwork to be shuffled before I was called for the test.
The state of Iowa is developing a strategic business and financial sustainability plan for a statewide health information exchange (HIE). According to officials, the plan is being developed in partnership with Hielix, a creator of operationally sustainable, open solutions to seamlessly exchange health information, and MEDNET, a provider of nationwide health information network (NHIN) connectivity and HIE solutions.
After reading an article on the five key features of tomorrow's EHR, I wondered how the current EHR products are going to transition to meet the demands of healthcare providers and patients.
The Collins Center for Public Policy examines the impact of the federal government's economic stimulus funding on Florida's healthcare system in a new report that also offers recommendations on how best to improve care.
A handful of hospitals and physician groups in the Bloomington, Ind., area are in various stages of EMR implementation. Those who are live are relaying the benefits of having patient information at the point of care.
After receiving concerns from stakeholders, EHR technology developers and ONC-ATCBs about public health surveillance specifications for certified EHRs, the ONC issued an interim final rule requesting to remove the specs.
The workforce training program for healthcare professionals on health IT may just be getting off the ground at many community colleges, but at least one group of nurses in rural Maine who were interviewed for a local story are finding value - and a community - in the course.