Meaningful Use (MU)
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NEJM: Open EHR Notes Have A Bright Future As Acceptance Grows
Physicians are beginning to understand and accept the value of allowing patients to see the majority of their health information, says a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, and have fewer worries about what patients will do with that data as they adjust to a new level of transparency. Read More »
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New CMS Rule Allows Flexibility in Certified EHR Technology for 2014
This afternoon, CMS published he long awaited final rule on Meaningful Use flexibility. Here’s my interpretation. Read More »
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New Consulting Company Exsede Brings Unparalleled Expertise To Meet Critical Demand For Healthcare IT
New Consulting Company Exsede Brings Unparalleled Expertise to Meet Critical Demand for Healthcare IT Read More »
New EMR Comparison Website Launches Crowdsourcing Electronic Medical Record Software Reviews And Comparisons
EMR-Matrix.org offers doctors and health systems a unique way to evaluate, test and read reviews of electronic medical record software systems that are crowdsourced from other clinicians and health systems using social networking and quick polling. Read More »
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New To-Do Lists Loom For 'Post-EHR Era'
As the electronic health record becomes "just another app," more and more providers are setting their sights on an array of complex future needs. IDC Health Insights' latest report sees big changes coming for care delivery in 2014 and beyond. Read More »
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No Duh. EMR Implementation Costs Too Much
Courtesy of Information Week, we get the following news: apparently, EMRs cost too much. Stop the presses! Read More »
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North Carolina's Central Regional Hospital Rolls Out VistA For Less Than $1 Million
Central Regional Hospital, a state psychiatric and medical facility located in Butner, North Carolina, has just completed a full-scale implementation of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system. The hospital, after three years of work, was able to self-implement and customize the fully-featured EHR at a cost of less than $1 million. The 398-bed hospital serves the acute and long-term inpatient mental health and medical needs of North Carolina citizens from 26 counties and employs more than 1,900 staff, including 50 doctors, 300 professional nurses, 700 nursing assistants, 40 psychologists, and 70 social workers. Central Regional Hospital is a major teaching site for 23 psychiatric residents per year from Duke University and the University of North Carolina medical schools. It also provides training for medical students from both schools as well as psychiatry subspecialty fellowship training. Read More »
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Notes on the April Meeting of the HIT Standards Committee
The April Standards Committee began with a tribute to Jon Perlin, who is leaving his chair role of the HIT Standards Committee so that he can focus on his chair role at the American Hospital Association. Jacob Reider, Deputy National Coordinator will serve as the Standards committee chair. I will continue as vice-chair. Read More »
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Notes on the August Meeting of the HIT Standards Committee
The August HIT Standards Committee meeting focused on the work ahead to accelerate interoperability. It’s no longer about Meaningful Use, it’s about Meaningful healthcare information exchange. I offered my opinion about the work ahead. ONC is in the middle of regulation writing for Meaningful Use Stage 3, so the standards work of the next 10 weeks is not going to be incorporated into the NPRM. Read More »
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Notes on the June Meeting of the HIT Standards Committee
The June HIT Standards Committee focused on an update and evaluation of the standards and interoperability framework initiatives, consistent with the overall theme of ONC’s recent reorganization and strategic plan to focus on fewer goals with a greater depth. Steve Posnack, who now leads the ONC Office of Standards and Technology, introduced the topic... Read More »
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Nurses Demand Delay Of EHR Rollout
"There has been no planned increase in staffing and no decrease in elective procedures during the time of the transition." Read More »
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Nurses Not Happy With Hospital EHRs
'A poorly implemented EHR with chaotic processes and bungling IT support is becoming a detriment to hospital nurse retention and recruitment'...
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Obama Reelection Doesn't Alter Complexity Of EHR Adoption
The reelection of President Barack Obama won’t change the intricate realities underway in the trenches as physicians and practices perform the difficult task of replacing paper with electronic health records (EHRs). Read More »
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Obamacare Victory Spells More Work For Healthcare CIOs
First, a bit of transparency: I believe in universal health coverage and don't think the word "socialized," as in socialized medicine, is a four-letter word. How exactly the nation should roll out that universal coverage--without creating a bureaucratic nightmare or bankrupting the country--is beyond my expertise, but in principle it's the right direction. Read More »
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On EHR Data Integrity: A Patient's Perspective
Now that portions of patient EHRs and visit summaries are available via portals and meaningful use requirements, not only will the organizations’ internal users be complaining about system flaws, poor configurations or outstanding training issues — but so will the external users, the patients and recipients of the health information. Read More »
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