The Recovery Room – 11/15/09
Dr. Mark Leavitt, chairman of CCHIT announced he will retire in March. He gave personal reasons for his decision to leave. Leavitt has been the…
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Selecting an EHR – CPOE
Computerized physician/provider order entry (CPOE), is the process of computer entry of medical orders for the treatment of patients under the licensed provider’s care. These…
The Recovery Room – 11/3/09
The newly formed HIT Standards Implementation Workgroup with its chair, Aneesh Chopra, held a public hearing on adoption experiences last Thursday. The workgroup is charged…
October HIT Policy Meeting
The HIT Policy Committee won’t be meeting next month but had a day and a half extravaganza last week on the 27th and 28th. Blumenthal…
Look who’s blogging now
On Wednesday, October 28th, Judy Sparrow was the first to post on the new Federal Advisory Committee blog. The HIT Policy and Standards Committees are…
Selecting an EHR – Getting down to basics
Are you thinking of buying an EHR system? So are thousands of other physicians and practices. Is there a right place to start? You can…
The Waiting Room – week of 10/25/09
This month’s two day HIT Policy Committee meeting will take place on October 27 and 28. On the agenda are updates from the Information Exchange…
Selecting an EHR
Where does one begin when selecting an EHR for their practice? The EMRConsultant.com says there are “7 critical factors when purchasing the right EMR software”….
October HIT Standards Committee
The Standards committee met on Wednesday, October 14th. Updates from the Clinical Quality, Clinical Operations, and Privacy & Security work groups were heard. The Clinical…