By Andrew Gettinger & Teresa Zayas Cabán – Health IT has helped drive progress in health care over the last decade, but it has also introduced a variety of different challenges, many reported by the clinical community.
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By Andrew Gettinger MD & Thomas A. Mason MD – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a comprehensive strategy to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden related to the use of health IT, including EHRs.
By Andrew Gettinger MD & Kate Goodrich MD – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a draft Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs for public comment.
By Andrew Gettinger MD & Justin Cross MD – September is National Preparedness Month, which makes it the perfect time for clinicians and healthcare entities to consider what would happen if their health IT systems are unavailable or in some way compromised.
By Andrew Gettinger MD – Reporting on the safe use of health information technology – especially the use of electronic health records – continues to be a challenge to many healthcare providers.
By Andrew Gettinger MD – Health IT has come a long way since Hurricane Katrina came roaring ashore in 2005. At that time, few hospitals in the region had adopted Electronic Health Records. Today, virtually all hospitals use EHRs.
By Andrew Gettinger MD, Thomas A. Mason MD, & Rebecca Freeman, PhD, RN, PMP – Every day, clinicians work tirelessly to provide the best possible care for their patients.
By Andrew Gettinger MD & Marcy Opstal – With the rapid adoption of certified EHRs and health IT tools, the ONC has been working to help address concerns about the safe use of these tools.
By Andrew Gettinger MD – Safety is and always has been a top priority at ONC. We have incorporated safety into the ONC Health IT Certification Program and our guiding documents, the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2015 – 2020 and Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap.