Challenges with the use of digital healthcare data
While healthcare institutions are busy collecting terabytes of data the vast majority of digital information captured has no secondary use value. Information is created by proprietary systems using...
View ArticleAdoption of HIE and Patient Engagement Low in Practices
The August 2014 edition of the Journal “Health Affairs” published the results of a survey conducted by representatives from AHRQ, ONC, Harvard and the University of Michigan. The article is titled...
View ArticleEHRs and the ICD-10 Transition: Planning for 2015
This article (link below) was published by AHIMA and reprinted with permission by Physician’s Practice. It details recommendations regarding how EHRs users and vendors should approach the transition...
View ArticleAMA Focus On EHR Usability – Not Enough?
Physicians in general are not satisfied with their EHRs, citing problems related to loss of productivity, difficult to learn tools, and excessive data entry requirements. The AMA recently announced a...
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Patients as Medical Record Keepers
A number of concerns have been raised by the medical community about giving patients control of their own version of their medical record. Patients may elect to redact certain information from their...
View ArticleACO Survey – Interoperability and Cost of HIT are “Burdens”
This article (link below) reports findings from a survey of 62 accountable care organizations (ACOs) reported by the eHealth Initiative and Premier, Inc. 90% reported that the cost of HIT and its...
View ArticleSix Barriers to Interoperabilty
Large institutions face problems with internal and external interoperability. Many, like the Cleveland Clinic, may have hundreds of systems that have to be coordinated in order for meaningful...
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EHR Data Analytics – Diabetic Drug for Cancer
Metformin One of the major benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) is their ability to capture data in a form that can be used for clinical research. Data gathered from retrospective chart reviews...
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