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DIY Healthcare Reform Performance Proposal

A small band of healthcare leaders will show you a typical Patient Experience how it should be -- online and off -- and what is possible Not tomorrow [+]

If you care about health care, you care about September 23rd

September 23rd is a critical day for health care reform. This short video from Mary Pat Whaley gives you a 60 second run down off why you should care. [+]

AmericanEHR Partners’ Meaningful Use Webinar with Dr. Blumenthal is Now Available for Viewing

The Webinar, “Meaningful Use and Its Implications For Your Practice,” is now available for free viewing at AmericanEHR Partners. This event was originally presented by ACP and AmericanEHR Partners on August 4, [+]

It is a Management Issue SILLY! Blocking social media is pointless.

I just saw an article on the Running A Hospital blog that reminds me of a constant battle I keep fighting. I have talked with numerous health care CIO and CMIO types across the planet (mostly [+]

Health Connections: Statewide Health Improvement Plan

The Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) is a unique project currently running in the state of Minnesota.  Minnesota has engaged dollars and resources to create a culture of wellness.  This two part series walks through [+]

National Webinar: Meaningful Use and its implications for your practice featuring Dr. David Blumenthal

Two weeks ago, ACP, in partnership with Cientis Technologies, launched AmericanEHR Partners (www.AmericanEHR.com) - a new online community dedicated to helping health professionals adopt health information technology.  The interest has been great with visits to the [+]

Meaningful Use of Health IT: David Blumenthal Opening Statement

David Blumenthal M.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, delivers his opening statement at a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing on Efforts to Promote the Adoption & [+]

How will cloud computing help the expansion of health information technology under the HITECH Act?

Massoud Alibakhsh, CEO of Nuesoft Technologies, explains how the HITECH Act of 2009 is expanding cloud computing through EHR adoption and other means. [+]

What Happens After Meaningful Use?

Meaningful use definition specifies three types of requirements - use of EHR (Electronic health record) technology (such as electronic prescribing), electronic exchange of information and health information to improve quality care, and [+]

HI State Rep. Marumoto discusses Health Information Technology

Represenative Barbara Marumoto learns the basics of  Health Information Technology with Julia Croly, Health consultant at Kapiolani Community College and with Dean Carol Hoshiko.  I do hope that Ms. Marumoto learns more about [+]

Health versus Healthy

Riley, M. http://medicalstudentblog.co.uk Two primary schools of healthcare arose from within the Ancient Greek culture: Aesculapius, associated with the healing of illness, and Hygeia, associated with disease prevention through lifestyle (Rodriguez, 2009; [+]

Timetables Of Meaningful Use

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enacted in February 2009 authorized the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid to pay physicians, who demonstrate the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR), [+]

How Innovation and Technology Impact Health Care Reform

Dr. Thomas Beeman, President and CEO of Lancaster General Health(LGH), on what it will take to re-invent the way health care is delivered, as well as initiatives underway at LGH. "Plug Into the [+]

Friday Fun: AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush says NO to EMRs

It isn't often that I link up a Fox News vid, but in this case, this is worth a good laugh.  AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush goes on a rant about EMRs and why he believes [+]

New Recovery Act Investments in Health IT

Vice President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius announce the selection of 15 communities to serve as pilot communities for eventual wide-scale use of new health information technology. [+]

PODCAST: Edelman Health Engagement Barometer

Edelman has released their "Health Engagement Barometer" study this week. Their 15,000+ person study spanned 11 countries and engaged multiple industries to determine trust and opinions about health and the importance of health in the workplace.  [+]

5 easy things you should look for when picking an EMR

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) documents patient’s medical history such as test results, medication and general clinical data in an electronic format and allows easy and rapid access to such information to authorized personnel [+]

Mayo Clinic’s thoughts on the health reform bill

The following is publicly available from http://letstalk.mayo.edu. Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 21, we have received numerous questions about the law’s impact on Mayo Clinic. Details remain unclear, [+]

“Health Connections” – Rural Health Care

Today's episode discusses the unique challenges that exist in rural health care facilities and how administrators are forced to deal with them. Adam Rees, CAO (Chief Administrative Officer) of the Austin Medical Center - [+]

Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman on Obamacare

Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman speaks on Fox Business regarding healthcare information technology and healthcare reform. [+]
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