Patient-centered workflow requires stringing together individual steps, linking processes, and bridging activities by multiple caregivers to create an effective orchestration of resources to enhance the health of the patient.
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‘Show Me the Money’ Revisited
To date, hospitals, EMR vendors, and the government struggle to demonstrate the value of EMRs in enhancing patient care and delivering cost savings.
Continue readingA True Tipping Point?
From the signing of healthcare reform legislation to the release of final rules for “meaningful use,” events in 2010 are driving toward a true transformation in the delivery of healthcare in the United States.
Continue readingIs “Meaningful Use” Meaningful?
Transformation of healthcare requires a complete disruption of our current system of healthcare delivery.
Continue readingRegulate HIT Tools as Medical Devices? Yes and No
Regulation of HIT tools as medical devices is currently premature. The regulations must be constructed to advance HIT use while simultaneously protecting patients.
Continue readingHealth IT’s Glue
The future of health IT over the next five years is in the development of these “glue” applications that allow the seamless linking of large, robust system, such as EMRs or laboratory applications, so that end users can utilize these tools in a coherent, patient-centric manner.
Continue readingNews from HIMSS 2010 Annual Conference
The strength of HIMSS is in its diversity.
Continue readingLooking Back…and Looking Ahead…on the Progress of EHR Implementation
The appointment of a healthcare policy expert David Blumenthal, MD, rather than an informaticist, signals that the Obama Administration is serious about promoting the use of health IT through policy changes that impact how healthcare is delivered in the United States.
Continue readingHospital Computerization Not a Budget Saver, Concludes Study
The recent survey of over four thousand hospitals found no connection between computerization and reduced costs. In addition, increased computerization led to only small improvements in the quality of care.
Continue readingMaking Meaningful Use Meaningful
So what is “meaningful use?” Perhaps former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart defined it best: “It is hard to define, but I know it when I see it”
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