Illinois state and local economies are getting a boost from increasing federal Medicaid dollars as a result of work with priority primary care practices being done by the Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (IL-HITREC). Recent national figures from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) indicate more than 129,000 [...]
Illinois REC Services and Medicaid Incentives Provide a Boost to the State’s Economy
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CalHIPSO Enrolls Over 7,700 Providers in EHR Implementation Program, Hits Other Key Milestones After First Two Years
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a little more than two years, the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO) has successfully developed the infrastructure needed to help thousands of providers throughout California implement Electronic Health Records, considered vital for improving the quality and efficient delivery of healthcare. This and other key milestones are highlighted in CalHIPSO’s biennial report, [...]
Perry County General Hospital Selects ONE-Electronic Health Record from RazorInsights
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RazorInsights has announced that Perry County General Hospital in Richton, Mississippi will deploy ONE-Electronic Health Record to drive patient safety and achieve the Meaningful Use objectives outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “We’re very excited to have Perry County General Hospital choose ONE-Electronic Health Record to better the overall quality of care for [...]
Health Information Technology: How Fast Is It Spreading, And Is The Nation Reaping The Benefits?
March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The March 2012 issue of Health Affairs explores how the nation’s progress in health IT adoption is progressing Adoption of health information technology (IT) throughout the health care system is “on the march,” according to Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for health IT. Nearly 2,000 US hospitals and more than 41,000 doctors have now met the standards [...]
The Health Information Technology Training Program that Not Enough People Know About
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Are you a healthcare or information technology professional that’s interested in expanding your expertise? Would you like to help hospitals and medical practices implement and maintain electronic health records and meet meaningful use requirements? Did you know there was an inexpensive program being offered at community colleges around the country that can help to prepare [...]
HIMSS12 Keynote for Tomorrow is National Coordinator for HIT Dr. Farzad Mostashari
February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Keynote address for Thursday should be a good one as Dr. Farzad Mostashari will provide his thoughts on where we are and where we’re going with health information technology in the United States. Prior to joining the ONC in 2009 Dr. Mostashari served at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene [...]
Survey Finds that Consumers Value Electronic Health Records – But Still Worry about Security Breaches
February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As more and more consumers see their doctors using electronic health records, trust in doctors is high and patients have confidence that health information technology can improve the quality and coordination of care. Those with online access to their own medical records are especially supportive of health IT. But consumers have persistent concerns that data [...]
Ohio Reaches Target for EHR Adoption
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Ohio, the future is now. The Ohio Health Information Partnership is creating a statewide environment for improved patient safety and coordination of care, having signed up more than 6,000 primary care physicians to use electronic health records, the highest number of any Regional Extension Center in the nation. “The fact that so many physicians [...]
Optum Introduces Health Care Cloud Environment
February 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
Health services provider Optum has launched a secure, cloud-based environment designed to help everyone involved in patient care communicate and collaborate more effectively to improve health outcomes. The Optum health care cloud will be previewed at the HIMSS 2012 conference in Las Vegas, Feb. 20-24. According to the company the Optum health care cloud simplifies the lives [...]
Medsphere, Silver Hill Hospital Collaboration Yields Behavioral Health Enhancements to OpenVista® EHR
February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The development partnership between Medsphere Systems Corporation and Silver Hill Hospital this week produced the first built-from-the-ground-up innovation of Medsphere’s OpenVista® electronic health record specifically for behavioral health hospitals. Designed in close collaboration with clinicians at Silver Hill, the OpenVista Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan (MDTP) coordinates mental health care across members of the care team and [...]
