HHS Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan
Comment period for Patient Safety Plan open through February 4th “It is widely believed that, when designed and used appropriately, health IT can help create…
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Big Data for Healthcare: Why are we collecting all this data?
The induction of electronic health records, the building of health information exchanges and moving big data to the cloud seemed unconceivable for most. And for many the words healthcare technology, data and analytics strike a sense of etherealness. All this time and investment in data and where it is leading us to? The latest news in Health IT has started to present some optimistic signs for healthcare providers and hospitals
ONC Releases Blue Button Implementation Guide
Blue Button Advances to the Next Stage The Blue Button Initiative was launched in August 2010 in an effort to accelerate patient access to their health records….
HHS Releases HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Bill
Highlights of HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Bill Released on January 17, 2013 Carolyn Hartley, President, CEO, Physicians EHR Late Thursday afternoon (1/17/13) HHS released the…
Defining Patient-centric Health IT
Patient-centric Health IT Keith Boone, Healthcare Standards A question came up on the Society for Participatory Medicine’s e-mail list the other day. Basically, it boiled…
HRSA Hosts Health IT and Quality Webinar
HRSA Webinar Addresses Upgrading EHR and Health IT Systems The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services…
Researches Identify Ways to Improve Quality of Care from EHRs
New Study Shows Ways Quality of Care Measures can be Improved for EHRs Health care providers and hospitals are being offered up to $27 billion…
EHR Adoption by Family Physicians Likely To surpass 80% in 2013
EHR Adoption Accelerating Among Family Physicians The Annals of Family Medicine is a non-profit, peer-reviewed research journal with a mission to advance the improvement of healthcare delivery among…
Challenge.gov Contest Looks to Create New Scheduler for VA EHR
VA Hosts Challenge.gov Contest In September 2009 President Obama outlined and initiated his Strategy for American Innovation. He called on agencies to “increase their ability…