Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 30th, 2008 Health exchange said to improve care, but concerns raised (The Providence Journal)
The Health Information Exchange is an electronic network that aims to give health-care providers a complete medical record.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 29th, 2008 Health plans pit low-cost vs. public coverage (The Des Moines Register)
November s presidential election offers a dramatic choice on how to attack America s health care problems. Here s a look at both.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 25th, 2008 NGA Report on e-Health Recommends Adherence to HITSP Interoperability Specifications (American National Standards Institute)
HITSP produces Interoperability Specifications (IS), which are framework technical solutions that address a specific set of identified HIE needs, such as electronic health record laboratory results reports, biosurveillance, and consumer empowerment.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 24th, 2008 WFU Translational Science Institute plans conference (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
The Translational Science Institute at Wake Forest University will host a national conference on the future of electronic health records this fall.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 23rd, 2008 Medsphere Comments on Congressman Pete Stark Opening Door to Universal Adoption of Open Source Electronic Health Records (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The following is a statement and advisory from Medsphere Systems Corporation:
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 22nd, 2008 HHS Meeting Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Health IT (Centre Daily Times)
The 24th meeting of the American Health Information Community (AHIC) Tuesday, September 23, will showcase real time data exchanges among 19 organizations currently participating in the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). The demonstrations will focus on information exchange among regional, state, and national organizations, including Federal agencies to support patient care activities.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 18th, 2008 InformationWeek 500: Health Care Sheds Its Tech-Laggard Ways (InformationWeek)
InformationWeek 500 health care companies are spending their IT dollars on electronic medical records, automation, and business intelligence.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 17th, 2008 Legislative committee considers pros, cons of electronic medical records (The Farmington Daily Times)
FARMINGTON New Mexico’s legislative committee on Health and Human Services spent Monday and Tuesday listening to expert testimony about the thorny legal issues, merits and minuses of converting patients’ medical records to electronic form.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 16th, 2008 CQ’s Carey Discusses Prospects For Votes On SCHIP, Tobacco Bills, Other Health-Related Legislation (Medical News Today)
Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses the likelihood that Congress will not vote again this year on bills to renew and expand SCHIP, give FDA authority to regulate tobacco products, and the passage of legislation to improve access to health care services for veterans living in rural areas in this week’s “Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on September 15th, 2008 Congress Must Approve Health Care Information Technology Legislation This Year, Opinion Piece States (Medical News Today)
The “life-saving, cost-reducing benefits” that health care information technology legislation “can deliver to the American public make its passage imperative this year” because next year a “new administration will take office and, in the shuffle, health IT legislation could stall, forcing American
