Patient engagement continues to be big news. Meaningful Use’s Stage 2 final rule has patient and family engagement at its very core. And, based on…
Archive | August, 2012
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule Released: Quick Review
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule yesterday detailing the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements. The rule spans 672 pages, and…
Do a 360: How Health IT Will Make a Difference During the Next 12 Months
I’m one of those people who doesn’t feel a day over 25. In reality, I’m 11 years past my quarter-century mark. In my mind, I…
Hacking Health: DIY Medical Technology
Jose Gomez-Marquez says his geek cred is that he turns “helicopters into inhalers.” He is the head of the Innovations in International Health program at…
Be Careful Not to Throw Physicians to the Mob
Every major purchase I have made the past five years has been aided by Amazon reviews for validation or advice on a better brand or…
All Things Must Pass: The End of the Top #HITsm Contributors Award List
For the past two years we have published the Top #HITsm Contributors list to recognize top social media voices in health IT. After much deliberation…
Mythbusters Episode #975: Are Nurses Resistant to EMRs?
We’ve all heard it. Nurses loathe, despise, resist (your adjective of choice) EMR and HIT. It’s been said so frequently that it’s often taken as…
