Cooperative Network Launched for EHR and HIT Professionals
New Network Connects Health It Professionals Our colleagues from EMRApproved.com recently launched a network community portal dedicated to help the EHR and health IT consultant…
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Top-of-Mind Pitfalls to Avoid When Launching HIEs
What Problem is the HIE Seeking to Solve? The number of health information exchanges (HIEs) increased from 234 in 2010 to 255 in 2011, or…
HITECH Answers Announces Launch of HIEAnswers.net
HIE Answers to Support Health Information Exchange August 9, 2012 – HITECH Answers, a leading provider of educational resources, reporting and commentary on the HITECH…
Nominations Sought for Top 25 Clinical Informaticists
Modern Healthcare Call for Entries for 2012 Top 25 Clinical Informaticists For the third straight year Modern Healthcare is seeking nominations for the country’s Top…
Awards Announced to States with Highest Rates of e-Prescribing
7th Annual Safe-Rx Awards to States for e-Prescribing Surescripts operates the nation’s largest health information network and that network supports the most comprehensive ecosystem of…
Healthcare Consumerism in a Post-reform Health Market
New Report looks at Customer Experience in Healthcare PricewaterhouseCooper’s Health Research Institute (HRI) provides research and analysis on trends impacting health-related industries. Their latest report, Customer…
ACO Movement is Gaining Momentum
An ACO “heat map” Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining momentum. These efforts, part…
Challenges in Governance and Technology in Creating HIE Success
Ensuring the Success of an HIE There are positives and negatives to existing governance and technology models for HIEs across the country. Tennessee, for example,…
Relationship Management Biggest Challenge for HIEs
The biggest challenge for HIE is not technical We are at a time of dramatic change in health care. Not only is the question of…