A formal definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records is in the works and should be released in the not-too-distant future, Charles Friedman, deputy national coordinator of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said at a health IT conference. Meaningful use is significant in that it “changes the focus from [...]
Formal definition of “meaningful use” to be released in the not to distant future
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EHR to Play a Large Role in Healthcare Analytics
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Information technology is positioned to make a critical difference in the success of healthcare reform and reengineering. The healthcare systems in the U.S. are poised to undergo the most significant changes they have faced since the introduction of Medicare in 1965 when computing was just beginning to emerge. Fast forward all these years and the [...]
Huge Cost Savings Make EMRs Key Piece of President Obama’s Healthcare Initiative
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A big part of President Obama’s plan to fix the looming healthcare crisis includes increased usage of electronic medical records (EMR) and other high-tech patient monitoring systems, because they have the potential to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, provide cost savings and more efficient use of healthcare resources and reduce hospitalizations. According to a new [...]
Health Care Finance to Implement DC’s First Medicaid “Patient Data Hub”
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The Department of Health Care Finance, DHCF, the District of Columbia’s Medicaid agency, announced the selection of MedPlus, the health information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), to implement the District Government’s first Medicaid focused health information exchange (HIE). Within a year, clinicians and selected hospitals and clinics serving Medicaid beneficiaries will soon [...]
University of Virginia professor’s research highlights privacy concerns with EMR
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Image via Wikipedia Patient privacy rights are at the heart of research by a University of Virginia professor. The Federal Stimulus Package is pumping $20 billion into the healthcare system to move it completely to electronic records, but state privacy laws may slow that down in Virginia and across America. Electronic Medical Records (or EMRs) [...]
