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Telemedicine, mHealth will connect with EHRs when providers are motivated
In a discussion at the recent American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, panelists bewailed the absence of electronic health record vendors from the meeting, according to a post in NHIN ...
NQF endorses chronic conditions framework, 28 quality measures
The National Quality Forum on Thursday endorsed a measurement framework for individuals with multiple chronic conditions. "Performance measurement is critical to improving the health and well-being
HealthBridge tech exportation lays groundwork for ACO infrastructure
HealthBridge, a successful health information exchange in Cincinnati, has been exporting its core technology to other HIEs for several years. Now HealthBridge has expanded its offering to include
IOM pushes for primary care, public health integration
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as well as the U.S. Health & Human Services
Medical wellness centers help hospitals stay competitive
Creating a medical wellness center not only addresses population health, but it also can help a hospital gain a competitive edge, experts said at today's American College of Healthcare Executives'
Stage 2 Meaningful Use will relieve reporting burdens, boost big data
Proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements could alleviate the administrative burdens associated with clinical quality reporting, according to a Health Affairs blog post . The proposed rules align
ACOs must be ready to manage populations with tech, staff
For accountable care organizations (ACO) to succeed in their goal of providing improved care at reduced cost, participants are being asked to use data to more effectively manage populations of
Health IT innovations that marked 2011 continue to roll forward
To anyone involved in the health IT industry, the acceleration in the pace of change over the past year has been unmistakable. Among the major drivers of this change were the HITECH Act incentives
Meaningful Use about better care, not just better technology
About a quarter of hospitals are qualified to meet the Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria, according to a recent CHIME survey . Many institutions are still finding it difficult to implement the necessary
How hospitals prepare for health IT in an ACO world
A survey by consulting firm Beacon Partners last month found that even though most hospital executives (92 percent) were planning an accountable care organization (ACO) , almost half (48 percent) of
