While population health management often seems like the job of primary care providers concerned with a relatively small and local set of patients in need of reminder calls and flu shots, individual...
As the October 1, 2015 deadline draws nearer, the annual flurry of legislative activity around the ICD-10 transition has been picking up as lawmakers volunteer alternatives to the way the implementation...
Whatever its shortfalls, there is no denying that the EHR Incentive Programs have created an enormous market for healthcare information technology that would likely be lacking if the HITECH Act was...
The healthcare industry has taken on more than its fair share of risky health IT projects in recent years, but few have come with quite as many unknowns as ICD-10 implementation. No two...
Long before meaningful use made it financially attractive to implement electronic health records, EHR advocates were making the argument that improved information technology was critical for healthcare...
The tug-of-war between ICD-10 implementation advocates and their stalwart foes is still raging as new data points give fodder to both sides about the industry’s readiness – or lack thereof...
Over the last several years, most healthcare organizations have moved to storing all protected health information (PHI) in HIPAA compliant electronic health records (EHRs) systems. Yet, over the...
Arguably, accountable care has made the transition from experimental pilot to the new standard in healthcare payment, but many healthcare organizations are still unsure of how to take advantage of what...
The widespread implementation of electronic health records has brought about some of the most significant changes in the practice of medicine for decades, but the usefulness of these health information...
The MetroChicago Health Information Exchange has accomplished in six months what many other HIEs are still trying to achieve: the secure exchange of data covering one million patient lives in its...
CMS was able to conduct a “successful” initial week of ICD-10 end-to-end testing, says outgoing Administrator Marilyn Tavenner in an email update that shares details about the first comprehensive...
The Office of the National Coordinator is refining its course towards health IT interoperability with the release of a detailed plan to achieve nationwide health information exchange entitled Connecting...
At the University of Arkansas Medical Center last year, Director of Clinical Informatics and Innovation Amy Hester, PhD(c), BSN, RN, BC, has had a pair of huge health IT projects on her hands. Not...
Industry-wide health IT interoperability is a top priority for the Office of the National Coordinator, but the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) would like to see a smoother, easier path...
The ICD-10 transition is a large, complex, and complicated task for the healthcare industry, but if one thing is clear about the drawn-out process, it’s that many providers are lagging behind where...
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is welcoming Scott Whyte as the newest member of its Board of Directors, the organization announced today. Whyte, who is Senior Vice President of...
How will the rise of medical scribes impact EHR documentation, health information management, and data governance?
It’s no secret that EHR documentation has been a major pain point for physicians...
The healthcare industry must develop a national patient matching strategy based on standardized data elements as HIE expands, AHIMA says.
A dearth of standardized data elements is preventing EHR...
Data registries for implantable medical devices are providing evidence for the importance of unique device identifiers.
Data registries for implantable medical devices such as hip and knee replacement...
Interoperability is often described as the ability of disparate EHR systems to directly exchange data in a standardized way, but truly effective interoperable health information exchange may require a...
