Key Issues to HIE and Patient Identity Integrity
HIEs and Patient Matching Noam Arzt, PhD, president and founder of HLN Consulting Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) represent a collection of organizations that choose to…
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Industry Responds to GOP Letter Stating Cease EHR Incentives
Reactions to Call for HHS to Stop EHR Incentives In a letter dated October 4th, four GOP Congressional Committee Chairmen wrote to HHS Secretary Sebilus…
Town Meeting Format for Second 2012 Presidential Debate
Get Ready for Tonight’s Debate The 2012 presidential election race will see the second Obama-Romney debate tonight starting at 9 pm Eastern, 8 pm Central….
mHealth Forcing Healthcare Industry to Rethink Delivery of Care
Growth in mHealth Offers Both Challenges and Opportunities Booming mHealth technologies are changing the very nature and speed of how healthcare interacts with patients, providers…
Join a Federal Advisory Committee Workgroup
ONC launches HIT-FACA Workgroup Application Database A Federal advisory committee is any committee, board, commission, council, panel, task force, or other similar group that advises…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – October 14, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News Can online social networks help get you healthier? GE Healthcare will look at this question as part of their…
NwHIN Exchange Completes Transition to eHealth Exchange
Healtheway Assumes Operations of eHealth Exchange The Nationwide Health Information Network Exchange, which was formerly known as the NHIN Cooperative, is a group of stakeholders…
“Discoverability” of Social Media Content Highlights Security Risks
Healthcare Risk Management Perspective on Social Media by Doug Pollack, ID Experts I attended a session at this week’s ASHRM titled Social Media in Hospitals:…
HIMSS Releases Advisory Report on ICD-10 Implementation
Report Makes ICD-10 Implementation Recommendations HIMSS G7 is a World Bank-endorsed thought leadership group that meets three times a year to address financial viability and futures of…