Electronic Health & Medical Records, From the ASTP Desk, Health Innovation Improving Patient Safety through Health IT
Dr. Farzad Mostashari | November 8, 2011
New Institute of Medicine Report: Health IT and Patient Safety
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) appreciates the thoughtful work of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its new report, Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. The report was commissioned by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), as part of our long-term strategy to make safety efforts a top priority in our support of electronic health record (EHR) adoption.
From the ASTP Desk, University-Based Training Indiana University’s Health IT Training Program
Dr. John T. Finnell | October 12, 2011
Describes health IT training program at Indiana University, which is funded through ONC’s Program of Assistance of University-Based Training Program.
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EHR Case Studies, From the ASTP Desk Shielding My Daughter’s Heart: How Being Engaged in Our Health Care Helped My Family
Lygeia Ricciardi | October 11, 2011
Lygeia Ricciardi shares her story about how access to health information and active engagement as caregivers helped her and her husband avoid the trauma, risks, and financial costs of open heart surgery for their baby.
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Electronic Health & Medical Records Transition to EHRs Improves Breast Cancer Survivor’s Quality of Life: Pam Crum’s Story
Parmeeth M.S. Atwal | October 7, 2011
Pam Crum is a seven-year breast cancer survivor. A busy mother of two young daughters, Pam also volunteers as a mentor for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
When Pam’s cancer was diagnosed, she was pregnant with her second child. Her medical journey over these seven years has been a complicated one. During that journey, her health care providers were making the transition from paper-based to electronic medical records. Pam experienced the transition first-hand, and knows what a big difference it can make.
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From the ASTP Desk, Health Innovation ONC Announces “Million Hearts Challenge”
Dr. Farzad Mostashari | October 3, 2011
On Tuesday, September 27, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, as part of the Million Hearts Initiative, launched a developer’s challenge to create an application engaging consumers in improving their own cardiovascular health.
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