Engaging Conversations on Healthcare and Technology
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
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Electronic Health Records or EHRs are one of the essential solutions to move our health care system into the digital age, yet the conversation still questions, at times, the real value of the electronic system. Regardless, HITECH is incenting the change ... Read entry ⇒
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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Massachusetts requires hosptials to use CCHIT-certified EHRs and COPE systems by 2012 and 2015 respectively. Massachusetts recently passed a law requiring hospitals and certain other organizations to use interoperable electronic health applications. One ... Read entry ⇒
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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The Healthcare Blog has an interesting post entitled EHR Redux. The impacts of the proposed regulations will have a ripple impact which may be somewhat unknown at this time. David Kibbe, in his post, highlights some of these potential changes in EHR tec... Read entry ⇒
... need in support of optimal patient care. CCHIT An ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) to certify Complete EHRs and all EHR Modules for both ambulatory and inpatient settings. Drummond Group (DGI) An ONC-Authorized Testing and Certifi... Read entry ⇒
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
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...dy begun to receive info via The Direct Project for the Care360 EHR. Connectivity and interoperability are quasi-law. Web-based EHRs have come to the forefront for many practices. It’s great progress, but while this is an amazing jump from where we... Read entry ⇒
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
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...ould be detailed.” Healthcare needs to remain personal, the art of touch and words. In all the hurried implementations of EHRs and putting technology in place to gain HITECH incentives, the simplicity of these two elements is essential to keep at th... Read entry ⇒
Friday, July 16th, 2010
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...rn Louisiana area has experienced in the last decade. Take a minute to read through our Surgeon General’s experience with EHRs and healthcare integration. Finding My Way to Electronic Health Records ... Read entry ⇒
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
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...ent—going beyond standard clinical data collected in the provider’s office and inclusive of a broader view on a patient’s care. EHRs are designed to reach out beyond the health organization that originally collects and compiles the information. They are b... Read entry ⇒
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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In a recent poll, we asked if PHRs and HIEs, in addition to EHRs, should be included in the proposed health IT certification program. The results clearly demonstrated a preference on behalf of respondents for both PHRs and HIEs to be included as a part o... Read entry ⇒
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
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...hich your personal healthcare information can be stored securely and delivered securely, a Mint model would never work. Getting EHRs in place is crucial to facilitate this approach. Personal Health Records, or PHRs, seem somewhat secondary to many of the ... Read entry ⇒
