Patient Engagement Video Picks to Watch
Videos on Patient Engagement Stage 2 of the CMS EHR Incentive program begining in 2014 will include new objectives to improve patient care through better…
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Debunking Health IT Myths
Health IT Myths: Fact or Fiction Today is all about the spin. You can take a statement, a piece of information, or even a fact…
The Limits to De-Identification of Clinical Data
William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor There is a wealth of opportunity for putting digital clinical data to use for better understanding health…
Identity verification is key for successful implementation of Direct
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Health Information Technology is on the threshold of a significant step forward. Up until now, most of the emphasis in…
Blue Button Co-design Idea Winners Announced
Blue Button Co-design Challenge Ideas Involved Patients in the Design The Blue Button Initiative was launched in August 2010 in an effort to accelerate patient…
AMA Seeks Two Year Grace Period for ICD-10 Coding Errors
AMA House Delegates Also Support Skipping ICD-10 All Together The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates held its annual meeting last week in Chicago….
New Report Indicates 70% of Federal IT Execs Say ‘Big Data’ Mission Critical
Big Data Key to Slashing Agency Budget MeriTalk is an online community and resource for government IT with an audience of 85,000 government community contacts….
Impact of EHR Technology On Healthcare Costs Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
EHR Technology’s Affect On Medicaid Costs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Information Products & Data Analytics  has released a research report evaluating…
Healthcare Infographics – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Recently Published Healthcare Infographics Using a picture and visual graphics to represent data and information is called an infographic. It is a great way to…