Usability and Success – Are We There Yet?
Patricia Diggs | December 27, 2011
Since the inception of the 2009 HITECH Act, we’ve heard concerns about the challenges providers face in achieving Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs). One issue is the concern about “Usability” or “User Experience,” as it is more affectionately known.
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Health Innovation Congratulations to the Winners of the “Ensuring Safe Transitions” Innovation Challenge!
Wil Yu | December 19, 2011
At the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) QualityNet Conference earlier this week, we announced three winning health apps of the “Ensuring Safe Transitions from Hospital to Home” innovation challenge.
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University-Based Training Helping Students Launch Health Information Technology Careers: A Look at the Oregon Health & Science University-Based Training Program
William Hersh | December 15, 2011
I was amazed at the enthusiasm and interest the instructors and staff all showed. Everyone genuinely wants to make a difference in the lives of patients by providing clinicians with better tools. —Lorraine Bessmer, Applications Systems Analyst, Legacy Health Systems, Portland, Oregon
The Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) health information technology (health IT) training program is among the nation’s oldest. One of nine institutions funded through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Program of Assistance for University-Based Training (UBT),
Privacy and Security Privacy, Security, and Electronic Health Records
Leon Rodriguez | December 12, 2011
Health care is changing and so are the tools used to coordinate better care for patients like you and me. During your most recent visit to the doctor, you may have noticed your physician entering notes on a computer or laptop into an electronic health record (EHR). With EHRs comes the opportunity for patients to receive improved coordinated care from providers and easier access to their health information. It’s a way to make it easier for everyone to be better informed and more involved in the patient’s health care.
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From the ONC Desk Standards Are Not Optional
Dr. Doug Fridsma | December 7, 2011
Recently we’ve heard that we need to reduce optionality in the standards being developed as part of the Standards & Interoperability (S&I) Framework, and we are listening to the health information technology (health IT) community.
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