Written by Rob Lamberts, MD providing his thoughts on 10 ways to make EMR meaningful and useful
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Focus on Standards Not Governance
Written by John Tempecsco, Chief Marketing Officer at ICA Informatcs
There are many reasons why HIEs have not historically thrived. During the CHINs of several decades ago, there were four major barriers to success. First, the prevalence and acceptability of the Internet had not emerged, and the infrastructure to connect healthcare organizations within the community cost as much or more than the solution itself. Second, there were very few clinical applications being adopted within the
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Report: Automate Population Health to Manage Patient Care
Population health management is fundamental to every major health care reform initiative today, and is most visible in the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Accountable Care Organization. Although providers now have the incentive to implement Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology, EHRs alone are not sufficient to manage populations effectively. Provider groups and health systems that automate the spectrum of population health functions will be best positioned to succeed.
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Infographic: Our Healthcare Referral System is Broken
Our healthcare referral system is broken infographic created by Refferal MD highlights some of the key factors that contribute to a broken healthcare referral system
Referral MD created the following infographic shown below that highlights a key pain point in the healthcare referral system management process that despite healthcare providers adopting an EMR system, they are still utilizing paper. A large percentage of processes in healthcare involve documents and forms that must be scanned
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Power of Open Data and Innovation for Health Care with Todd Park
Todd Park, U.S. CTO discusses unleashing the power of open data and innovation for health care
Great video with Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer; Former CTO, Health and Human Services (HHS) discussing how innovation for healthcare will continue to affect changes to our health-care system, create jobs and improve life for Americans. He will focus on his current work and how Healthcare.gov (which he helped create in his previous position as CTO of HHS) is being incorporated to help
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CMS Dr. Thompson Talks Challenges of Meaningful Use Implementation
CMS Dr. Thompson talks challenges of Meaningful Use implementation IHT2 Editor Joseph F. Jalkiewicz
As chief medical officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Office in San Francisco, Dr. Thompson serves as the chief CMS clinician for Region IX. She is also the principal liaison with professional organizations in the region with respect to quality improvement and healthcare reform.
In advance of the HIT Summit, IHT2 Editor Joseph F. Jalkiewicz spoke with Dr.
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Video: Dr. Oz Talks Technology Challenges in Physician Practices
Mehmet Oz, MD, host of TV's Dr. Oz Show and a heart surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital, shares his views on current business and technology challenges facing small physician practices. One of the key gaps Dr. Oz highlights is the lack of a repository of trusted health information and the importance of collecting information prior to the patient's visit to enhance the patient care.
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When Purchasing An EMR Goes Wrong
Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about Dr. Hammond from the Westminster Medical Clinic in Denver – a 3 provider, 22 staff member, 6,300 patient family practice clinic struggling to stay afloat. They are faced with a myriad of financial issues including lack of reimbursement under traditional insurance contracts. To showcase the financial severity of his practice, Wall Street Journal provided the following snapshot:
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The Awkward Adolescence of Healthcare IT
No one can deny that healthcare is at a crossroads. Current thought leaders like Atul Gawande and Richard Baron have proposed that history will label our current time period as the “healthcare revolution”. The introduction and adoption of electronic medical records will have an impact no less powerful than the cotton gin had during the industrial revolution.
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Partners Healthcare Considers Epic Systems for Integrated Statewide System
Partners Healthcare, the state's largest healthcare provider in Massachusetts is currently in negotiations with Epic Systems to replace it's existing number of various electronic health record systems that was built in-house with a single EHR solution. The transition is expected to cost over $600 million over 10 years will move Partners in the right direction towards a more integrated, statewide system for sharing medical records. Epic Systems will allow each patient a single up to date record
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