As some of you will know, the ONC’s Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap’s goal is to create a “nationwide learning health system.” In this system...
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CHICAGO (September 24, 2012) – At its September 14, 2012 meeting in Washington, DC ,the HIMSS Board of Directors confirmed its endorsement of the core values...
Bottom line, it seems that reporting on adverse EMR events is a very unpopular idea in many quarters, or at least a political hot potato. I suspect someone...
CHICAGO (February 21, 2012) – The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Association today released its Statement of Commitment to Patient Safety and a Learning...
This week, a pair of HIT organizations — including a HIMSS-backed group and an alliance focused on HIT safety — came together to help track HIT...
Nurses are key leaders in developing the infrastructure for effective and efficient health information technology that transforms the delivery of care...
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Last month, in my very first post for EMR and HIPAA, I mentioned Dr. Larry Weed in my commentary about the...