EHRs, PHRs and Connectivity in Health IT
The Three Legs of Health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Technology (health IT) has been a…
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Survey Finds Consumer Engagement Top HIE Priority
NeHC Surveys HIE Learning Network on Consumer Engagement Strategies The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information…
AHA Annual Most Wired Hospitals
2012 Most Wired Hospital Survey Released The American Hospital Association (AHA) conducts a survey each year in cooperation with McKesson Corporation, the College of Healthcare…
AHRQ Releases PHR Handbook and Seeks Comments
AHRQ Funds Projects for Health IT The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is an agency under the Department of Health & Human Services…
AHIMA Launches Interactive Career Map
New Tool Helps Health IT Job Seekers The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) serves more than 64,000 members and is a recognized leader in…
Rapid Adoption of EHRs Create Patient Privacy Issues
Top 3 Issues Facing Patient Privacy Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts You have greater privacy rights regarding the size of a shirt you…
HIMSS calls for Party Platforms on Health IT
Can Health IT be the issue everyone agrees on? This week the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) has reported they have formally written…
10 Ways Health IT Improves Healthcare Delivery
Health IT Enhances Patient Care, Reduces Costs Verizon has released their list of 10 ways to enhance patient care and reduct costs through health information…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – July 22, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News This week’s business news saw a couple of very big acquisitions. News broke on Tuesday that US computer contractor…