Meaningful Use
In testimony Sept. 30 before a congressional committee, Joyce Sensmeier, vice president, informatics for HIMSS, called for more streamlined and timely health information technology standards - and warned that without them the government risks creating marketplace confusion.
"The future physician of America" is a tech savvy one - one who reaches for an iPhone to choose clinical references, and who expects to use an EHR when he or she begins practicing, according to a recent survey of medical students.
If ever there was a compelling story in favor of EHR adoption, Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin told it at the 82nd annual AHIMA convention and exhibition.
Who doesn't like to expose urban myths? In the case of EHRs, stripping away falsehoods will serve the healthcare industry well.
David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, has named the final two Regional Extension Centers (RECs). They will cover Orange County, Calif., and the state of New Hampshire.
Critical access and rural hospitals will benefit from nearly $20 million in new technical support assistance to help them convert from paper-based medical records to certified electronic health record technology, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Sept. 10.
KLAS' latest report revealed many interesting things about the EMR market, specifically in the area of acute-care EMRs for large hospitals with 200-plus beds. It's a snapshot of a market in transition, thanks to the ARRA funding.
Last week, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the six winners in four categories for its 2010 Davies Awards of Excellence. The winners are being recognized for their innovative use of EHRs to improve care.
We knew that the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Drummond Group would not be the only two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs), which were named by ONC at the end of August.
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions released a new report last week on the current state and future of medical homes and identified health IT as an important component to integrating and coordinating care, which is so central to medical homes.