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Topics of Interest
EHRs Can't Measure Stage 1 Meaningful Use
Source: InformationWeek, August 16, 2010
Two-thirds of the quality reporting requirements aren't captured in current hospital electronic health record systems, finds CSC study.
Axial alerts WakeMed pediatricians
Source: Newsobserver.com, August 14, 2010
WakeMed Health & Hospitals recently began using a Raleigh startup's software to send real-time electronic alerts to local pediatricians when one of their patients seeks emergency treatment.
Reforming hospitals with IT investment
Source: McKinsey Quarterly, August 2010
Mandated upgrades to health care IT will demand heavy investments by providers but will help them minimize waste and standardize best medical practice. However, the providers will have to take a radically new approach to IT.
Blumenthal exclusive: Meaningful use is 'one-time offer'
Source: CMIO Magazine ( TriMed Media Group, Inc.)
As everyone gets a closer look at the final rule for meaningful use and EHR certification requirements, CMIO spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), as well as CMIOs who will be charged with making it happen. In Part One of our two-part series, CMIO's Jeff Byers spoke with Blumenthal about some of the ramifications of the final rule, and what's expected for Stage 2 and beyond.
Open source: 'One of the last great challenges'
Source: Health IT News, June 02, 2010 | Mike Miliard, Managing Editor
"I think open source is the right thing to do the same way I believe science is better than alchemy," software pioneer Linus Torvald, who developed the "kernel" that's the basis of the Linux operating system, has said. "Like science, open source allows people to build on a solid base of previous knowledge.... It's just a superior way of working together."
More and more folks in the health IT arena are coming to share in that sentiment.
Who Should Have Access to Information Stored in Patients' Electronic Health Records?
Source: iHealthBeat (California HealthCare Foundation)
Seventy-eight percent of U.S. adults said their physicians should have access to information included in their electronic health records -- the same percentage as 2009, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Interactive survey.
Survey: 80% of CIOs concerned about meeting MU standards in time
Source: CMIO Magazine (TriMed Media Group, Inc.)
Eight in 10 hospital CIOs are reportedly concerned or very concerned they will not be able to demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs within the federally established deadline of 2015, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute.
Webinar: Local focus, perceived value are crucial for sustainable HIE
Source: CMIO Magazine ( TriMed Media Group, Inc.)
The success of health information exchange (HIE) implementation will depend on local markets and its perceived value to that locality, according to a webinar on HIE hosted by Open Health IT Exchange.
Health Data Exchange Development to Begin This Summer
;Source: ExecutiveGov
By early July, the Office of the National Coordinator will announce the winners of 11 contracts for developing a health information exchange framework based on a model originated by federal homeland security agencies for sharing sensitive information online, Government Health IT reports.
White House Tells Agencies to Use Same Framework to Exchange Information
Source: Nextgov
The White House is requiring federal agencies to consider using a standard configuration developed by the Justice and Homeland Security departments to share information across the public and private sectors.
lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/04/top_10_meaningf.html"> Top 10 Meaningful Use Challenges Faced by Docs
Source: InformationWeek Healthcare Blogs
Doctors and other eligible healthcare providers, such as dentists and nurse practitioners, who meet the federal government's upcoming meaningful use ...
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