If CDA is not an adequate standard for leading the industry to utilize atomic data, then what would be better?
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20 Questions for Health IT #10: Direct Project
In what ways does it make sense to extend Direct Project beyond those already defined by Meaningful Use?
Collaboration and Federation: IHE Creating Direct Project Provider Directory
We’re seeing a move from talking about the sustainability and interfacing challenges of HIE organizations to a new discussion focused on a one-to-one exchange of…
GAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Meaningful use criteria are indeed shaping the industry and modernizing how health data is used, but the criteria isn’t a paint-by-numbers instruction manual. IT departments…
Health IT in 2013: A Year in Review
Brian Ahier takes a look back on 2013 and the significant developments in health IT. According to Brian, we made some great progress in 2013…
It’s Not Complicated: Health IT Makes Our Lives Better
For National Health IT Week: What is the value of health IT? The more information we are able to generate about the healthcare system, medicine,…
5 Questions With Stephen Mickelsen, Mobile Application Architect for Humetrix iBlueButton
The patients need and want their health data. Not a new theme, not a new demand. And, really, no one is arguing that patients should…