Interoperability
Leading up to the initial phase, slated to begin in the Pacific Northwest, the Defense Department is focusing on configuration more than customization, and program executive Stacy Cummings said that change management will be paramount.
There needs to be a better business case for sharing data because consumers expect it and HIPAA allows it, said National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD. And Americans are growing increasingly impatient.
Now that almost all U.S. hospital are using electronic health records, the industry is ready for the next phase of information sharing, improved outcomes and collecting the digital dividend.
Half of hospitals routinely use patient information received electronically from other providers, which National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD said is an indication of how far the healthcare industry has come for both patients and clinicians.
EHRs hinder population health progress while MACRA has potential to ease workflow burden, doctors s…
Simplified regulations around MACRA meaningful use could address the loss of efficiency and usefulness of electronic health records software to enable more flexibility for the doctors using them, said Shawn Griffin, MD, of Memorial Hermann Physician Network.
Allscripts President Rick Poulton: EHR vendors need to move away from regulations, innovate on inte…
With meaningful use winding down, Poulton urged other EHR makers to work on technologies that enable providers to be more effective in the changing world or healthcare.
Medical University of South Carolina aims to bolster patient monitoring for one million people annu…
In a $36 million contract with Philips, the hospital system is working to improve the collection and management of patient data to standardize clinical practices and enable interoperability with other systems.
The advisory committee said that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT should accelerate the definition and standards for President Obama's PMI and Patient-Generated Health Data.
HIMSS16 Social Media Ambassadors John Lynn and Shahid Shah exchange opinions on the state of interoperability and patient care. Part of the Social Media Debates series hosted by Beth Jones Sanborn, Managing Editor of Healthcare Finance.
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The Oregon-based network said the new electronic health record system will help it improve care quality and coordination.