Two new IHE Technical Framework supplements and a handbook are still out for public comment. The ITI Technical Committee encourages and welcomes your input to…
Archive | June, 2014
Healthcare Has Missed the Point of Google Fit
Google’s a la carte approach focuses more on personal daily workflow models and integrating everyday tasks into a common platform to help establish trends that…
Cool Tech and a Drive for Men’s Health
For all our technological advances, getting a man to see his doctor is still a big challenge. Men are 24% less likely to go to…
When Rules Don’t Rule & Regulation Becomes Frustration
Like clinicians, Health IT and EMR professionals have their share of frustration with regulations. The bottom line is that rules need to be workable for…
Philosophical and Structural Differences Between HL7 and X12
Even though the interfaces that handle both types of documents live side by side, keeping some of the high-level differences in mind when designing them…
Patient Satisfaction: Who’s Paying the Price for Happy Patients?
I admit I was skeptical when I first heard about the patient satisfaction component to Medicare reimbursement that was part of the Affordable Care Act….
Health Data’s Future: 6 Paths to Health Data Maturity
We’re nearing the point where we’ll be able to capture someone’s vital signs every minute of every day via Samsung, Apple, and many others. Will…
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…