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April 17, 2013 | John Halamka | Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety
Many reporters have contacted me for an IT perspective on the April 15 bombings in Boston. Within moments of the event, social media became the preferred mechanism for communication and coordination. More
April 16, 2013 | Chad Johnson | Electronic Health Records, Policy and Legislation
First off, I’m no legal expert, but recently I had an interesting conversation with the director of HIT at Texas Medical Association, which represents more than 47,000 physicians in the state. I... More
April 11, 2013 | David Harlow | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety
I'm quoted in the current issue of Medical Economics, on the subject of the Medicare PQRS: Physician Quality Reporting System. I'm not a big fan of PQRS, since it rewards reporting of... More
April 10, 2013 | John Halamka | Health Information Exchange (HIE)
In the next few weeks, BIDMC will begin sending 50,000 patient encounter records per week through the state HIE (the MassHIWay) to our quality measurement service operated by the Massachusetts... More
April 09, 2013 | Edmund Billings, MD | Policy and Legislation
In these politically polarized times, Americans expect Republicans and Democrats to disagree on every detail right down to what day of the week it is. This is especially true in the posturing hurly-... More
April 09, 2013 | Paul Black | Electronic Health Records
I've been hitting the road hard to learn from clients and teammates who are making a real difference in this industry. Their passion for health care is inspirational.
Allscripts continues to... More
April 04, 2013 | JoAnn Klinedinst | Electronic Health Records, Workforce Management
While the Annual Conference & Exhibition is HIMSS' signature event, the organization emphasizes the value of health IT in myriad other ways during the year through the framework of education... More
April 03, 2013 | Maureen Kaplan | Privacy and Security, Cloud Computing
All organizations have a business imperative to control risk. For healthcare companies that corporate responsibility extends to the protection of ePHI within their organization. More
April 02, 2013 | Charlie Jarvis | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records
Healthcare organizations around the country have been working diligently to implement electronic health record technology and attest for meaningful use -- the federal government’s standards that... More
April 02, 2013 | Keith W. Boone | Network Infrastructure, Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
I keep hearing that "There's no standards for that," or that "There's too many optional features in that data element." Sometimes these pronouncements come from people... More
