ONC Programs for Behavioral Health
Helping Behavioral Health Care Provides Make Effective Use of Health IT The ONC Behavioral Health Initiative combines programs and resources that help providers make effective…
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Health IT Jobs Growth Outpacing Qualified People to Fill Them?
CHIME Survey Shows Challenges in Meeting HIT Staffing Needs William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor I recently wrote about the substantial growth…
ONC Blue Button Video Challenge Begins
Latest ONC Health IT Video Contest Announced Yesterday ONC kicked off the Blue Button Video Challenge as a means to create awareness around its Blue…
National Health IT Week
National Health IT Week Sept. 10 – 14 One Voice, One Vision is the tag line for this week of recognition which begins Monday. This…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 19, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News We lead off this week’s recap with the news that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has completed its acquisition of…
SXSW Rocks the Health IT Vote
SXSW Panel Picker Voting is Open South by Southwest (SXSW) is a trio of festivals and conferences comprised of music, film, and interactive that takes…
Health Information Exchange Is the Foundation for ACOs
Reference to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) appears in only seven pages of the massive healthcare reform law yet in healthcare circles ACOs have become one of the most discussed and debated pieces of that legislation. Conceived as a model for streamlining and improving delivery of health services through the realignment of incentives, ACOs seek to synchronize the motives and actions among physicians, clinicians and hospitals to better coordinate care to
Impact of Shifts in the Healthcare Environment on Health IT
The changing healthcare environment, and what it means for health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health care is…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 12, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News The lead story of the week is Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate….