New Hampshire
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Expand EHR Knowledge For Stage 2 Meaningful Use Success: Q&A
Nancy Fennell, Director of the Regional Extension Center of New Hampshire (RECNH), has overseen New Hampshire’s runaway EHR adoption success, recently announcing that 65% of primary care providers and 85% of critical access hospitals (CAHs) have achieved meaningful use. [...] Fennell sat down with EHRintelligence to discuss the challenges of Stage 2 and how providers can work with industry partners to get the most out of their investments. Read More »
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HHS Ventures Team Helps Detect Disease Outbreaks
It was a no brainer for the HHS Ventures Fund to include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) GHOST project in its latest round of funding. There are about 3.5 million Americans infected with Hepatitis C (HCV), which attacks the liver and can lead to cirrhosis and other serious health problems, according to the latest data collected by the CDC. This CDC Ventures team is developing a cloud-based, public health research tool to help state and local health departments more quickly detect and fight the spread of disease. The team calls their system GHOST – Global Hepatitis Outbreak Surveillance Technology...
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How A Simple New Tool Helps Doctors Care For Patients -- After They Leave The Office
We live in an increasingly connected world, but patients who receive treatment from multiple doctors and healthcare systems still face a lack of coordination in their care, which can put their health outcomes at risk. PatientPing is working to help doctors collaborate and create a more consistent experience for patients with simple technology that connects healthcare providers across facilities, systems and geographies...
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State of New Hampshire Votes for Open Source
The legislative arm of the US state of New Hampshire has passed an act that requires the state's agencies to consider open source software for all new software acquisitions. The act itself spells out the benefits of open source over proprietary software in very clear and cogent terms, covering costs, long term data accessibility, interoperability and the use of open standards.
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