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Deadline Flexibility Needed to Make Meaningful Use More Attainable | HL7 Standards » HL7 Blog 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
With the debate on whether to pause the EHR Incentive Program beginning to heat up, I wanted to dissect the various issues involved as this concept...
Health Insurance Company Member Engagement Index: The EveryMove 100 | HealthBlawg 27 Aug 2013 | 04:58 pm
There's a new index in town. Today's entrant is the EveryMove 100, a ranking of health plans across the US "based on how they engage with and empower consumers to manage their own health." according t...
The Coalition Is Planning A PCEHR Review - What Should We See From The Review. | Australian Health Information Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
As I mentioned last week we found this late in the week from Coalition Policy. In the full .pdf of the policy a review of the PCEHR is mentioned. Page 15: "Health professionals will be increasingly...
A Few Comments On The Election Health Debate - August 27, 2013 | Australian Health Information Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 10:49 am
1. The two debaters were Ms Tanya Plibersek (Labor) and Mr Peter Dutton (Coalition). 2. Mr Dutton raised the PCEHR debacle in his introductory comments. Said that the PCEHR program was going to be re...
Morning Headlines 8/27/13 | HISTalk 27 Aug 2013 | 09:15 am
Q&A: OSEHRA CEO Seong Mun on iEHR, future of open source Leading up to the 3rd annual OSHERA summit, CEO Seong Mun answers questions on unifying VistA under a standard codebase and the odds of VistA ...
Don't Forget - Election 2013 Health Policy Debate - 11:30am - Details Below. | Australian Health Information Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 05:57 am
Election 2013 Health Policy Debate The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Vs the Hon Peter Dutton MP August 27, 2013 11.30am - 1.30pm Here is the link: http://www.npc.org.au/speakers/election-2013-health-pol...
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Wireless Medical Devices | Medical Connectivity 27 Aug 2013 | 05:26 am
On August 14, 2013, AAMI reports that the FDA has, “issued a new guidance document on integrating RF technology into medical devices.” You can read the FDA blog post on this guidance here. The draft ...
Readers Write: Natural Language Processing: Putting Big Data to Work to Drive Efficiencies and Improve Patient Outcomes | HISTalk 27 Aug 2013 | 03:29 am
Natural Language Processing: Putting Big Data to Work to Drive Efficiencies and Improve Patient Outcomes By Dan Riskin, MD Natural language processing (NLP) is increasingly discussed in healthcare, b...
Readers Write: Bridging the Divide: Can Clinicians and CFOs Speak the Same Language? | HISTalk 27 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am
Bridging the Divide: Can Clinicians and CFOs Speak the Same Language? By Nick van Terheyden, MBBS Pity poor Henry the VIII. Historians still argue over his medical records. Though his was the most sc...
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 8/26/13 | HISTalk 27 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
Mr. HIStalk ran a Time Capsule piece about electronic timekeeping systems earlier this week. Due to being on staff at several hospitals as well as working as a consultant and as a CMIO, I’ve been thro...
