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May 24, 2013 | Joseph C. Kvedar | Electronic Health Records, Privacy and Security
The vision, as described by Amit Singhal, who is in charge of search for Google, is that instead of typing words into a box, we will have conversations with Google, enabling a much more personalized... More
May 21, 2013 | Charlie Jarvis | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure, Quality and Safety
In the “computer world” in which we live today, patients are using technology to address their healthcare needs in ways that we have never seen before. More
May 20, 2013 | Lisa Suennen | Quality and Safety
It is always interesting how events find ways of connecting themselves together even when they seem so unrelated. More
May 20, 2013 | Keith W. Boone
This question was the fundamental question being addressed in a recent Structured Documents Workgroup meeting. At the root of it is whether or not a patient authored note belongs, or doesn't... More
May 17, 2013 | Terry Cameron | Data Warehousing, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management, Policy and Legislation
Although “pay-and-chase” methods are still commonplace, health plans can supplement their recovery efforts with pre-payment analytics. More
May 16, 2013 | David Harlow | Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
The FDA launched an impressive patient network website this month, after nearly four years of research, focus groups, usability testing and more. More
May 15, 2013 | Rob Brull | Network Infrastructure
I recently had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Grahame Grieve, the originator of FHIR, on the details behind this evolving health IT standard. More
May 13, 2013 | Joseph C. Kvedar | Network Infrastructure, Quality and Safety
I’ve been in the healthcare delivery business now for 30 years and I can confidently say we’ve paid almost no attention to design. As we get closer to a world where we are engaging patients in their... More
May 10, 2013 | Edmund Billings, MD | Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
A question: What is the opposite of health IT return on investment? The answer: Unintended financial consequences, or UFCs, for short. More
May 07, 2013 | Farzad Mostashari, MD | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Policy and Legislation
Last year, ONC issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather public input on a potential regulatory approach that would have spelled out “conditions for trusted exchange” (safeguards, technical,... More
