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CommonWell: Healthcare Interoperability Or Bust

Mark Braunstein | Information Week | January 8, 2015

Peter Bernhardt of CommonWell Health Alliance, a group of clinical and health IT organizations, talks about its goal of better data exchange and application integration...

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HIMSS13: Open Source 'Best Practices' in the Federal Sector

The following are some of notes and observations from one of Open Health News content contributors, Marc Wine, on one of the sessions he attended about the VA VistA system, OSEHRA, and some Open Source 'Best Practices' within the Federal government and in the private sector. He recently attended a number of open source and government sessions at the recent HIMSS 2013 conference in New Orleans that attracted over 30,000 attendees. The following are some of his notes and observations from one of the sessions he attended about the VA VistA system, OSEHRA, and best practices Open Source 'Best Practices' within the Federal government and in the private sector. Read More »

Posted March 19, 2013 - 9:58am by Peter Groen

Nine types of Usability Problems w/EHRs

By Bennett Lauber | August 6, 2015

There is no shortage of complaints about the usability of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs). More and more evidence is emerging regarding the lack of EHR usability. Speaking at the 2013 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition, Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP, of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) warned that: “Satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs) have decreased since 2010 among clinicians across a range of indicators.” Barr’s presentation at HIMSS focused on “ the need for the Meaningful Use program and EHR manufacturers to focus on improving EHR features and usability.”

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HIMSS13 Annual Conference & Exhibition

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
March 3, 2013 (All day) - March 7, 2013 (All day)
Link: 
HIMSS13
Location: 
New Orleans, LA
United States
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With knowledge as power, HIMSS 2013 Annual Conference & Exhibition is in lockstep with today's industry and is the most comprehensive and authoritative knowledge event in healthcare IT today. HIMSS13 educational content will feature top leaders who will share their insights and lessons learned on the most critical topics today. Read More »