By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn – Health is the hot topic at SXSW. While edgy new movies and hot music are the foundational elements of the annual South-by-Southwest festival, health and health care are the fast-growing themes at the meet-up.
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By Melinda Outlaw – The adage that the only constant is change can be applied to healthcare today. Implementing, upgrading or optimizing an EHR, or implementing new technology is a frequent occurrence for healthcare organizations.
By Jim Tate – What is would be like to open your inbox and find 33 separate CMS EHR Incentive audits? That is the exact experience one of our client hospitals experienced several week ago.
HIMSS15 Booth #5614 – By Morris Panner – As the global population continues to face inevitable disease outbreaks – think Ebola and measles – healthcare technology is playing an increasingly important role in awareness and prevention. Technology innovations, in fact, are key in preventing the spread of infectious diseases, particularly in developing nations.
Patient Safety Awareness Week This was Patient Safety Awareness Week. The annual event led by the NPSF (National Patient Safety Foundation) is an educational campaign…
By Matt Gretczko. Meaningful use – it’s a huge buzz word, and rightfully so. Whether you agree or disagree with the manner in which it has been “implemented” (and the intricacies of the guidelines), it has been a driving factor in pushing healthcare organizations towards greater technology adoption. Money, especially in Healthcare, remains a rather significant momentum driver for many organizations.
By Angela Dangelo – Understanding your organization’s workflows and knowing what educational methods work for your staff can guide the creation of a tailored training program that will transform your entire team into advocates for patient portal use.
By William Hersh, MD – Like many in academic informatics, my career has benefitted greatly from the support of National Library of Medicine (NLM), the institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that has been devoted to, among other things, support for research and training in biomedical and health informatics.
By John Halamka, MD – CIOs are at a challenging crossroads in their careers. Regulatory burdens, security threats, and changing reimbursement models have led to a demand for change that seems overwhelming. As workflow pressures increase, it’s easy to declare IT the rate limiting step. Given that many CIOs are ready to raise the white flag of defeat in desperation, finding time for innovation amidst the swirl of must do projects can be a challenge.