Last week, the Health IT Policy's Meaningful Use workgroup released seven recommendations for meaningful use stage 3 objectives to emphasize interoperability. The new recommendations were based on the following four key focus areas:
Clinical Decision Support
Patient Engagement
Care Coordination
Population Health Management
The seven new proposed meaningful use stage 3 objectives are:
The electronic health record is able to assist with follow up orders; results of specialty
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Former ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, M.D Joins Get Real Health Board of Directors
Farzad Mostashari, M.D., has been appointed to the Get Real Health board of directors, effective February 17, 2014. Dr. Mostashari brings unique experience, knowledge and insight into Health Information Technology in the US and around the world. He joined the board in part to amplify his message about the central importance of patient engagement and its transformational power in healthcare — and to stand behind the company that provides the leading-edge patient engagement solution:
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ColumbiaDoctors Selects Wellcentive for Population Health Management Deployment
ColumbiaDoctors, the multi-specialty clinical practice of New York's Columbia University Medical Center, will deploy Wellcentive's full suite of products and services to support current and future population health management initiatives.
ColumbiaDoctors will extend Wellcentive's platform to its 1,100-plus membership, coupled with an expanded, centralized ColumbiaDoctors' population health management team, to optimize clinical and financial outcomes in shared savings and bundled-payment
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How Do We Get Physicians Back to the Art of Medicine?
Nuance introduces Art of Medicine initiative with roundtable of physician leaders
Driven by a staggering number of recent studies pointing to increasing physician burnout and frustration with technology, Nuance today launched its “The Art of Medicine” initiative to support clinicians and their patients as they navigate the changes and challenges of today’s complex healthcare landscape. The initiative will comprise a series of engaging and educational programs and initially includes
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Survey Reveals Business Intelligence Adoption Lagging in Healthcare
TEKsystems survey reveals business intelligence adoption lagging across healthcare organizations
TEKsystems, provider of IT staffing solutions, IT talent management expertise and IT services, today released the results of a survey that explored the current state of business intelligence (BI) system deployments among healthcare organizations. Despite the acknowledged benefits that healthcare organizations would realize from business intelligence , the study finds that 58 percent have yet to
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5 Years After HITECH Act, Health IT Is Improving Care for Patients and Families
Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families issues statement on how health IT is improving care for patients and families on the 5 year anniversary of the HITECH Act.
“Five years after enactment of the Health Information Technology and Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act on February 17, 2009, health information technology (IT) is helping to improve the experiences of patients and families and transform our health care system.
Patients and families have
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US Health IT Market Expected to Grow at 20% CAGR During 2014-2018
The US health IT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 20% during 2014-2018, according to RNCOS latest “US Healthcare IT Market Outlook 2018” research study. Currently the US health IT market is witnessing significant growth with escalating healthcare cost becoming a key concern today for the US government, PRNewswire reports. As a result of increasing government regulations supporting the adoption of healthcare IT systems in hospitals, the industry is offering immense business
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Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan Shares a Nurse’s Perspective on Health IT
Nurses are vital to the implementation and adoption of healthcare technology. In this conversation, Intel's Joan Hankin, MSN, RN, sits down with Elizabeth "Betty" T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC, FAAN and Associate Professor University of South Florida College of Nursing, to discuss a nurse's perspective on health IT, how IT impacts patient care, and how generational attitudes shape health IT adoption.
About Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan
Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC is an assistant
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Nearly Half of Physicians Believe EHRs Are Making Patient Care Worse
Nearly half of physicians believe EHRs are making patient care worse, according to newly released data from marketing and research firm MPI Group and Medical Economics. The research reveals despite Meaningful Use incentives, physicians say its not nearly enough to cover the unanticipated costs associated with the need to increase staff, coupled with a loss in physician productivity that directly impact patient care.
The Medical Economics survey was conducted from November to December 2013
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AMA Releases Updated ICD-10 Implementation Costs for Physician Practices
ICD-10 implementation costs for physician practices are expected to be significantly more costly than previously estimated, according to an updated cost analysis report from the AMA (American Medical Association).
The updated 2014 AMA cost analysis study written by Carolyn Hartley, Physicians EHR, and Stanley Nachimson from Nachimson Advisors takes into account the convergence of dynamic and financially demanding physician requirements which include:
Costs associated with paying for
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