Latest List of Lists – Happy Anniversary Medicare!
Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some interesting lists I think deserve sharing.
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Information Governance – The Next Round’s on Me.
By Susan Clark – Master data management, data governance, compliance, health information management, and risk management walk into a bar…..Bartender says, “It’s about time you all came to the same watering hole. Now, how about a round of shots of information governance?” In fact, we are late to the party.
When a Breach Isn’t a Breach
By Matt Fisher – A hospital in Arkansas recently learned the lesson of the nuances contained within the HIPAA Privacy Rule. There are many uses and disclosures identified in the Privacy Rule that permit actions that would otherwise appear to be a breach.
Latest News and Updates from ONC
The ONC is at the forefront of the administration’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. Here is the latest they are reporting on.
The Future of Aging and Technology
By Susannah Fox – You might be wondering why a Chief Technology Officer would be part of a conference on aging. Isn’t tech a young person’s game? First of all, I love Alan Kay’s definition: Technology is anything invented after you were born.
Gamification of Patient Portals
By Bennett Lauber – One of the great things about living near a “destination city” such as Washington DC is that friends and relatives often come to visit. This past Fourth of July week was a perfect example, as my sister-in-law and niece came to visit and to celebrate our country’s birthday in it’s capital city.
Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology
Will MU stage 3 rules be delayed? On Thursday, July 23, 2015 Senate HELP committee held a hearing on “Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology: Information Blocking and Potential Solutions.” The committee continues with the fourth hearing on the subject to probe for answers on details and the scope of this problem.
HIE Rundown 7-24-15
This week’s rundown includes: Quality Health Network & eHealth Technologies joining forces, highlights from the Digital Health Summer Summit, Orion Health named a leader in IDC HIE, & NextGen Healthcare successfully connects to Mass HIway.
A Roadmap to Improving Health IT Safety
By Andrew Gettinger MD – As we focus on making our health care ecosystem interoperable and building a continually improving learning health system, we need to ensure health IT enables safe, high quality care. We also know that doctors, nurses, and other clinicians that are all part of the care team are frustrated by health IT systems that are not coordinated or optimized to their workflow.