Big Bang Live is DOA without Proper Implementation
Big Bang Live COMENTARY Adam Nason Consultant, Medsys Group With Meaningful Use coming at hospitals like a meteor headed straight for Earth, some hospitals are…
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PQRS Program Milestones
Physician Quality Reporting System Important Dates Providers considered eligible and able to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Questions and Answers
Ask Joy: This Week on Meaningful Use Stage 2 This week, we’ll be answering questions about some of the specifics of Meaningful Use Stage 2….
Safety Event Reporting by Patient Safety Organizations
Curious Health IT Safety Suggestions COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author The federal…
Data Exchange Growing through EHR Adoption
New Study Finds More Data Exchange with EHR Adoption New research, published in Health Affairs, from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information…
The State of Healthcare Analytics: 50 Top Healthcare Leaders Offer Their Perspective
Survey Results Indicate EHRs Not Providing Quality Healthcare Analytics CIC Advisory, a clinician-led healthcare informatics consulting firm, has released its latest report on the challenges…
ONC Releases EHR Contract Guide for Providers
EHR Contract Guide Helps Providers Understand Key Terms If you are a provider yet to convert to certified EHR technology or looking to make a…
Q&A: HHS CTO Bryan Sivak on Disrupting Government Culture
By Tom Sullivan Editor, Government Health IT The term disruption is perhaps a bit overused in the technology and healthcare sectors these days, but if…
Patient-generated health information is the future of healthcare
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD “Patient engagement” has certainly become a buzz-word in the realm of modern health IT. Medical practitioners as well as hospitals…