This is second part of the #HITsm at HIMSS15 Panel transcript. Read Part 1. A special thanks to our four panelists: Keith Boone, Standards Geek…
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Health Data Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Think Like a Retailer
You have to wonder: if data is the new oil, and it can’t flow through, in, or out of EHR systems, will it simply flow…
HIMSS15: It’s about the Patient, Stupid.
This year at HIMSS the buzz was not just about the geekiest new technology, the biggest sale, or the latest vendor acquisition. Now the buzz…
Brookings: Align Health IT Policy with Payment Models
In their brief, High Value Health IT: Policy Reforms for Better Care and Lower Costs, authors Peter Basch and Mark B. McClellan consider several problems…
#HITsm at HIMSS15: YourTurn with the Health IT Experts
For the fourth consecutive year, we will be having a #HITsm meetup at HIMSS. This year’s event is certain to break attendance records as we…
Integrating the Healthcare Workplace: Diverse Roles Must Unite for Patient Care
This information assymetry exists not only within teams at hospitals or clinics, it is also seen at the international and national levels . Numerous regulations…
5 Questions with Michael James McCoy, Chief Health Information Officer at the ONC
“In 5 years, I hope we are well on our way to the Learning Health System, with little or no thought required to get my…
Can EHRs be Uberized?
The American College of Physicians believes that EHRs need to be redesigned to better fit physician thought processes and workflows. They’ve also asked CMS to…
Preserve Trust in Technology: Get Consent, Be Transparent
Do you know how your “Personal Information” will be used by third parties? Increasingly, the trend in privacy policies is that users provide consent just by using…
Opinions about HL7 FHIR in the JASON Report
With REST in place as a paradigm for interoperability, along with the simple modular structure of resources, JASON believes that FHIR sets the stage for…
