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Boston Hospital CIO Reflects After Bombing
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka blogs on risk planning and data sharing in wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Healthcare IT: Savior Or Sinkhole?
Latest RAND report suggests we might be throwing taxpayer dollars away on EHRs and other healthcare IT systems.
Halamka Knows Perils And Promise Of Healthcare BYOD
One of the nation's top healthcare CIOs discusses Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's $200K project to secure personal devices used for work.
Health IT Bubble Is No Bubble At All
Unlike the disappointing tech startups of the late 1990s, healthcare IT will continue to grow because it addresses problems the medical industry...
Health IT: How Not To Get Hired
Brains aren't enough to land that dream job. Humility and a willingness to learn are just as crucial.
National Health Information Exchange: Why The Delay?
Hurricane Sandy took many lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. But so does a healthcare system that still refuses to embrace...
Patient Engagement: One Secret To True Healthcare Reform
Genuine healthcare reform can't happen until facilities and doctors get patients more involved in their own care. To do that, patients need fast...
EHR Savings Debate Grows
Credible sources are raising serious concerns about the value of health IT. Some, but not all, of their criticism is warranted.
Patient Engagement Requires Right IT Tools
Federal and private policy makers are insisting that healthcare providers get patients more involved in their own care, but that's not going to...
Obamacare Victory Spells More Work For Healthcare CIOs
CIOs and CMIOs can expect many more sleepless nights now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act.
Health IT Faces Eventful Summer
Supreme Court's upcoming decision on healthcare reform and feds' Meaningful Use Stage 2 final rules add up to a heated summer for healthcare IT execs.
How To Improve Communication Between Clinicians
Although mandated to communicate better with patients, some healthcare providers also are looking for tech tools that get info to staff faster.
Stage 2 EHRs Require Meaningful Patient Engagement
Many of the government’s proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria for e- health records won't be easy to meet. Here's how providers are meeting...
Compromise On Health Data Access May Be Ugly
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer...
So What Was Wrong With ICD-9?
As your IT team makes the transition to the ICD-10 medical coding system, doctors will insist that the older system worked just fine. Here's your...
As More Docs Use Digital Records, So Will Consumers
HITECH Act is prompting widespread adoption of e-health records, but there's more to "Meaningful Use" than what's in the government's programs.
Don't Hit Snooze Button On ICD-10
Given a one-year extension for ICD-10 compliance, healthcare groups must make the most of the preparation time.
Is Your Clinical Decision Support Built On Quicksand?
If a CDS system isn't based on rock-solid data, don't expect to see better patient outcomes or long-term cost savings.
IT Decisions Hang On Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling
Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of healthcare reform legislation could influence the direction of health IT.
Can Personalized Medicine Improve Drug Safety?
Personalized medicine programs can find better treatments based on patients' genetics. Why can't the same tools be used to predict--and...
How To Achieve Better Patient Engagement
Meaningful Use Stage 2 proposals raise the bar for online patient engagement, highlighting how important it is for healthcare providers to...
What To See At HIMSS12
Among the hundreds of health IT presentations, demos, and vendor offerings at HIMSS12 next week, don't miss these highlights.
Healthcare Reform Is Here, Like It Or Not
Participation in new accountable care organizations isn't for the faint of heart. But healthcare providers that have their IT acts together have a...
ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die
Failure to meet upcoming deadlines could mean major disruptions in claims payments for healthcare organizations.
IT Tools Help Patients Cut Prescription, Exam Costs
Change Healthcare provides companies' employees with a Web portal, data analytics, personalized text messages, and email alerts to help them find...
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Healthcare Reform Too Focused On Doctors: Telemedicine Pioneer
May 17, 2013Hopkins physician Jay Sanders, known as the father of telemedicine, says emphasis should be on changing patient behavior.
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Boston Children's Hospital Tackles Teen Records Privacy
May 17, 2013Boston Children's Hospital's pioneering approach would bar parents from seeing sensitive portions of their children's personal health records.
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ONC Webinar Reveals Details of Data Exchange Projects
May 13, 2013Agency seeks feedback on interoperability efforts in the field while continuing to guide private sector's efforts.
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20 Health IT Leaders Who Are Driving Change
May 13, 2013Innovation is tough amid today's regulatory checklists. These leaders are getting it done.
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Medicare Incentives Spur Jump In E-Prescribing
May 10, 2013Surescripts annual report shows 38% growth in electronic prescribing in 2012, plus growing use of online medication histories and benefit data.
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Meaningful Use Stage 2 Needs More Time, CHIME Says
May 06, 2013Healthcare CIO group tells U.S. senators that providers need extension on current timeframe for EHR, interoperability work.
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Rx Abuse Data Tools Sought By Healthcare
May 01, 2013Doctors, pharmacies could more easily join fight against drug diversion if states followed uniform data rules, says standards organization NCPDP.
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Microsoft Updates Cloud Agreement For HIPAA Rules
April 30, 2013Microsoft responds to new HIPAA regulations that make cloud service providers "business associates" of healthcare providers and health plans.
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Boston Hospital CIO Reflects After Bombing
April 25, 2013Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka blogs on risk planning and data sharing in wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Will Doctors 'C' The Way To Accountable Care?
April 22, 2013Health IT vendor Lumeris develops "Nine C's" framework to help primary care physicians achieve healthcare reform goals.
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