Alisa Hughley | October 21, 2013
Electronic health records benefits may be clear for providers – cutting redundancy of tests, coordinating care during discharges, etc. — but these benefits also will ultimately accrue to patients in the form of better health.
In July, I participated in the Tenth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference. I was delighted to be invited to speak on an ONC panel dedicated to “Looking Forward to the Next Frontier in Public/Private Collaboration to Promote Patient Engagement.” More importantly, I was pleased to see a government entity interested in focusing on an area that has become a personal mission of mine.
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Steven Posnack | September 20, 2013
With the 2014 EHR reporting period for meaningful use right around the corner, here are 6 key pieces of information you need to know:
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Emily Jones | September 19, 2013
There has been a dramatic increase in the adoption and use of electronic health records among healthcare providers and hospitals across the country.* But the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Behind the steep increase in electronic health record (EHR) adoption is the story of each provider and organization as they adopt and optimize health information technology (health IT). What are the experiences of providers and organizations as they implement and optimize health IT?
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David Muntz | September 18, 2013
When HITECH was enacted, we understood our mission to be two-fold as the nation moved toward improved health and healthcare through the use of information technology.
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Steven Posnack | September 13, 2013
We’ve been getting a number of questions about EHR vendor readiness and the 2014 Edition EHR certification criteria. Given the increased interest, I thought now would be a good time to answer some of those questions by:
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