Archive for the ‘Poll Results’ Category

From Meaningful Use to ICD-10, CPOE and discussions of the most effective method for health information exchange, there are enough initiatives happening in healthcare IT at once to make one’s head spin. Although every initiative in the health IT space is worthy of attention, it is not realistic for health care providers and IT departments [...]

Almost a month after HIMSS, things are beginning to settle and clear ground for the year ahead. Since the conference, I’ve had the opportunity to chat with a number of health IT professionals who attended HIMSS11. The conversations have been tremendously helpful in digesting the mass influx of information I seemed to be bombarded with [...]

HIMSS11 is behind us, and as many of you have indicated on Twitter and Facebook, it is likely you are finishing up your HIMSS follow-up/to-do list of LinkedIn network requests, summary blog posts and network follows. Although the excitement leading up to HIMSS has diminished, the attitudes following the conference have remained optimistic and energized regarding the year [...]

The 2011 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition is approaching quickly and there is a distinct energy in the discussions around the anticipated focus of this year’s show. Makes sense; a lot has happened in health IT in the last year: Meaningful Use Stage 1 was finalized Health Information Exchanges and other health care networks gained [...]

On Wednesday, e-pateints.net posted a guest blog by Cynthia Lott Vogel titled, “I’m getting impatient”: an empowered patient guest post, that discussed her personal experience as a patient diagnosed with a number of health ailments, and her physicians’ care of those ailments. Cynthia had a number of concerns regarding the humanistic characteristics of her care. [...]

Proactive verses reactive appears to be a popular dichotomy throughout the healthcare industry. With the cost of insurance increasing across the board and the price of healthcare procedures matching that trend, taking responsibility for one’s physical and fiscal health can be quite the dilemma. The annual physical exam is one example of a proactive approach [...]

A lot has happened in health IT within the last year. Policies are changing, technology is advancing and there is something new every day. This can make work in health IT particularly exciting, as those participating in the conversations are truly on the forefront of a revolution. Keeping up-to-date on the information can be a [...]

In a recent poll, we asked our readers who they felt would benefit the most from the recently released meaningful use standards and incentives. The results indicated that meaningful use is understood to be focused on the improvement of patient care, and there is a belief that insurance companies may benefit in the process of [...]

In a recent poll, we wanted to know about our readers’ reactions to the meaningful use and standards final rules. As expected, the results noticeably reflected similar attitudes expressed in a number of publications following the release of the final rules. Question: What do you think about the meaningful use and standards final rules? They [...]

In a recent poll, we asked for primary sources used to stay current on HITECH & Meaningful Use. The results were fairly resounding for HIMSS, not the HHS / ONC website, that garnered the most votes with 31%. Read below for the complete results. Question: What are your primary sources to keeping updated on HITECH [...]