ONC Holds Hearing on Interoperability and Health Information Exchange
“Interoperability” was the topic of the day, as government officials, patients, and private sector providers participated in a hearing to discuss the challenges of health information exchange. The...
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Health IT Week in Review: August 25th
1. How to find new evidence to back digital health initiativesWe know firsthand about the challenges of collecting evidence that HIT tools are effective – and we are not alone. Experts agree that...
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New CMS FAQ – Creating Valid C-CDAs is Easier than You Think
We’ve seen continuous challenges across the industry to produce valid C-CDAs to send to patients. Good news – it might not be as difficult as you thought to send both inpatient and ambulatory summaries...
View ArticleFarzad Mostashari, MD on the Shift from Fee-for-Service to Pay-for-Performance
A recent healthcare shift from a fee-for-service payment model to pay-for-performance focuses on value instead of volume, as doctors are paid based on patient outcomes as opposed to the number of...
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Health IT Week in Review: Sept. 2nd
Patients Have Difficulty Understanding Health Records According to Zikmund-Fisher, “Improving how we show people their health data may be a simple but powerful way to improve health outcomes.” Having...
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Health IT Week in Review: September 9th
1. White House appoints new CTO, deputy The White House officially announced the new national Chief Technology Officer this Thursday via blog post. Former Google Executive, Megan Smith, will succeed...
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Health IT Week in Review: Sept 16th
ONC Decides Against Adopting 2015 ‘Voluntary’ EHR Certification Criteria The ONC decided against adopting the 2015 voluntary edition of the EHR certification criteria. Instead they folded some of the...
View Article2014 HIMSS “Congressional Asks” : 3 Key Topics Released
National Health IT Week is upon us! September 15 through the 19 is filled with events, panels, webinars, and activities surrounding healthcare information technology. One of the events includes the...
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Health IT Week in Review: September 23rd
Study: “Team” Approach to Portal Promotion Boosts Patient Engagement The Annals of Family Medicine published a study this week which showed that physicians can increase patient use of portals by taking...
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Health IT Week in Review: September 30th
UT’s New Medical Center Aims to Boost Patient Education Last week the University of Tennessee Medical Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony debuting its new health information center in Knoxville. The...
View ArticleAndy Payne on NHS England’s “Five Year Forward View”
Recently issued NHS England’s “Five Year Forward View” shows promising strides towards patient engagement in the United Kingdom. With about eight years of patient engagement solutions experience in the...
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Health IT Week in Review: November 25th
Big HIT Changes May Be Coming Soon IDC Health Insights published their annual FutureScape predictions looking at the health information technology industry. They predict that by 2020, 80% of healthcare...
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Health IT Week in Review: December 2nd
Patient-centric alerts close ‘prevention gaps’ According to a new study in Telemedicine and e-Health, sending alerts to patients was more effective than telephone or snail mail reminders for getting...
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Health IT Week in Review: December 9th
Federal Policy Front Policy is literally on FHIR! The acronym (pronounced “fire”) is HL7’s new HIT framework, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. The alliance behind this initiative is...
View ArticleCMS Extends Deadline for EHR Attestation for Medicare EPs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they have extended the deadline for EHR attestation for Medicare eligible professionals. Organizations now have until March 20, 2015...
View ArticleHHS Releases Proposed Rules for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released the...
View ArticleCMS Seeks Feedback on Proposed Rule Changes to MU: Patient Engagement Takes...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is giving the healthcare industry the chance to comment on a proposed change to MU patient engagement requirements that have sent shockwaves through the industry....
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Get My Health Data Initiative Gives Consumers a Place to Demand Their Health...
As if Health Datapalooza was not already packed with headline news, ex-ONC head Farzad Mostashari ratcheted up the excitement level by launching Data Independence Day. That’s right, Data Independence...
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Moving Toward True Interoperability: Senate Hearings Address “Information...
At a Senate Committee hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday, there was a lot of talk about “information blocking” among EHR vendors and how true interoperability can’t be achieved until all EHRs can easily...
View ArticleGet Real Health Backs Immune Deficiency Foundation’s Request to Senate HELP...
Get Real Health has been a champion of the Blue Button initiative as its mission mirrors ours in that it allows patients to securely access electronic health information. What gets us excited is the...
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