Will the next ONC leader be a healthcare CIO?
Date: Feb 14, 2011 Anthony Guerra makes a strong case that the next National Coordinator for Health IT be a healthcare CIO.
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How will Berwick impact health IT adoption?
Date: Jul 09, 2010 While Congress was in recess, President Obama appointed Donald Berwick, MD, to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which has been without an administrator since 2006. Let's forget the usual politics for a moment and focus on the impact this appointment will make on health IT adoption.
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National privacy center backed by trusted entities
Date: Jun 03, 2010 Amidst all the millions of federal dollars slated for health IT adoption, HHS understands the importance of protecting patient information in electronic form.
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An Evolving EHR market can be unsettling
Date: Mar 11, 2010 Amidst a still-faltering economy, the bright spot has been healthcare IT, thanks to ARRA and its HITECH Act. Just as there is a lot of hope and energy invested in moving the healthcare industry into the 21st century, there are equal parts of anxiety and pessimism that billions of dollars will be spent without transforming the industry in the form of increased quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery, and reduction of medical errors and cost.
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Guest Blog: Leverage and extend EHR clinical benefits
Date: Oct 30, 2009 Randall T. Huling, MD, FAAFP, CPI, sent EHRWatch.com an interesting take on my Oct. 1 blog, "EHRs as 'predictive medicine.'" We are including it here as a guest post. Dr. Huling is president of Olive Branch Family Medical Center and Simbiote Development in Olive Branch, Miss.
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EHRs as "predictive medicine"
Date: Oct 01, 2009 By analyzing six years of hospital admissions and emergency room visits for patients over the age of 18, researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School
