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← Older postsFDA Calls For Classifying Health IT Products By Patient-Safety Risk Level
April 4, 2014The Food and Drug Administration proposed regulating health information technologies based on their potential risks to patient safety, rather than by the technology platform they utilize. The federal agency stayed close to recommendations made by stakeholders when developing the outlining … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT, Health IT Policy | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, FDA, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, ONC | Leave a commentTaking A Look At The Value Of Health IT
March 10, 2014There’s been a whole lot of capital invested in health information technology these past few years. And some people – especially those who are in charge of spending more of it – want to know whether it’s money well spent. … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentInteroperability Is Paramount to Boosting Patient Care
February 19, 2014Picture a bridge with two ends reaching out to connect but being off by a foot or more. That’s a place healthcare IT doesn’t want to be, said two presenters at an education session on Tuesday. “I’m sure that that … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, HIE, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentPerspective On The ROI Of Health IT
January 28, 2014Hard numbers for return on investment in health IT aren’t always measurable, at least in a direct way. Instead, healthcare organizations need to look at both “hard” and “soft” savings when considering a system’s ROI. “There are many areas where … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT ROI, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a comment2014 Outlook On Health IT
January 8, 2014Hospital leaders and office-based physicians will face daunting Healthcare Information Technology stress tests in the coming year. One test is underway for some, who have to meet stepped-up Stage 2 meaningful-use criteria for electronic health-record systems. For hospitals that had … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentCan Health IT Catch Up By Slowing Down?
December 27, 2013With the disappointing news this month that Stage 2 of EHR meaningful use will be extended and Stage 3 delayed, frustrated doctors, patients and policymakers should expect the unfortunate reality of the government subsidizing systems that don’t talk to one … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentHHS, HIMSS Partner For Patient ID
December 12, 2013HIMSS is working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through HHS’ Innovator in Residence program, to develop a strategy for nationwide patient data matching. HIMSS is currently recruiting an innovator in residence to work toward an implementation … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIMSS | Leave a commentThe BYOD Movement In Healthcare
November 19, 2013“I recently had a security manager tell me the days he dreads the most are days after major holidays,” said Kenneth Kleinberg, managing director of The Advisory Board Company. IT managers are very familiar with the sentiment. The days when … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, telemedicine | Leave a commentA Look At Health IT Adoption Around The World
October 29, 2013Every country, every government, every population is a participant in a global trial and error. Each one faces different circumstances and, therefore, approaches healthcare differently. But, as world health leaders see it, everyone can learn from others’ struggles and successes … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a commentData Integration – Important First Step For Coordinating Patient Care
October 25, 2013Recently, “big data” has become an intimidating buzz phrase in healthcare. Health systems and provider groups are trying to collect large amounts of clinical data and make it meaningful — and they’re finding that the integration and analysis of that … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged data integration, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, HIE | Leave a comment ← Older posts
