COVID-19 forced a spike in policy-makers’ interest and willingness to invest in public health; a spike that is unfortunately retreating to the old...
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The following is a guest article by Sarah Samis, VP, Public Health Products & Platforms at GCOM. Chronic diseases, which most Americans have at least one...
As Spring holds off a bit longer this March in New England, it’s certainly pleasant to read a sunny assessment of patient access to records, based on a...
Reading ONC’s recent summary of patient engagement capabilities at US hospitals left me feeling both hopeful and wistful. The ONC, as usual, is trying to...
Reformers in the health care field, quite properly, emphasize new payment models and culture changes to drive improvements in outcomes. But we can’t...
The previous section of this paper introduced problems found in HIE by two reports: one from the Office of the National Coordinator and another from experts at...
Given that Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) received 564 million dollars in the 2009 HITECH act to promote health...
Congress received an odd document last week from an advisory committee on Health IT. It takes an unexpectedly new–and demandingly detailed–approach...
Have you kept current with changes in device connectivity, Meaningful Use, analytics in healthcare, and other health IT topics during 2015? Here are some of...
The health care field, becoming more computer-savvy, is starting to take advantage of conveniences and flexibilities that were developed over the past decade...