In their brief, High Value Health IT: Policy Reforms for Better Care and Lower Costs, authors Peter Basch and Mark B. McClellan consider several problems…
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EHRs: First, Do No Harm
First, do no harm. Four simple words that are synonymous with healthcare. It’s a principle that everyone in the industry – not just physicians –…
Biggest Loser Again: The U.S. Healthcare System Takes Last Place for Healthcare Quality
Despite spending $8,508 per person on healthcare – more than any other country – the U.S. healthcare system placed dead last for overall healthcare quality…
New ONC Leader Karen DeSalvo Discusses Priorities, Current Health IT Landscape at HIMSS14
This year’s HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition saw Karen DeSalvo, the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, take the stage and it was clear…
Should We Pause Meaningful Use?
There has been some discussion about whether it might be a good idea to delay stage 2 meaningful use for some providers. Sen. John Thune…
Report: Health IT Adoption in U.S. Sees Steady Increase, HIE Growing Pains Remain
Unprecedented federal financial support for HIT drives system change; proportion of hospitals with electronic health records nearly triples since 2010; 30 percent of hospitals send…
The Underlying Message of CommonWell Health Alliance
The sound of HIMSS 13 has quieted and now the work continues to follow through on the connections made and the initiatives launched. The CommonWell…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule Released: Quick Review
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule yesterday detailing the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements. The rule spans 672 pages, and…
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Investing in Health Innovation Benefits More than the Bottom Line
Five hundred million dollars is a lot of money. You may recall that $500m was the settlement in August between Google and the Department of…
Would growth in EHR use continue if Meaningful Use stopped?
During an #HITsm tweet chat in February, I asked participants if they believed the momentum in EHR adoption by healthcare facilities initiated from HITECH and…
