Meaningful Use
Getting clinicians and other end users involved in the selection, implementation and training of an EMR is a key component to successful provider adoption, but Oroville Hospital in northern California has taken clinician participation to a new level.
A recent editorial in the American Journal of Medicine highlights the dangers of cutting and pasting data in an electronic health record.
The National Cancer Institute announced it will offer a specialized, lightweight electronic health record for cancer patients. Healthcare organizations can and often do customize the EHRs they implement to suit their clinicians' workflow and to capture data that they deem relevant. But there's a need for further EHR customization for specialties, such as behavioral health, and diseases.
As the American Hospital Association (AHA) gears up for its annual conference next week in Washington, the association has released a series of papers outlining its 2010 priorities. Health IT was identified as a top priority.
Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) introduced the Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 late last week.
Billians HealthData and Porter Research conducted two surveys providing a snapshot of provider perceptions of ARRA and meaningful use.
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.
A new KLAS report reveals that physicians who are choosing an EMR system within the next two years are considering a larger pool of software vendors. That’s made possible because the market has grown so much.
In the April issue of Health Affairs, David Brailer, MD, former head of ONC, conducted an informative Q&A with current ONC chief, David Blumenthal, MD. It was a nice blending of the beginning of ONC and its vision, and the build out of that vision. Brailer, who has walked the walk of Blumenthal, asked insightful questions.
Critics of the federal stimulus grants for EHR adoption say the federal government is throwing money at health IT and won't be getting anything in return for it. Whether you believe money should be going into an EHR adoption initiative, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is making sure that stakeholders get a return on investment.