At HIMSS15, I had to the pleasure of teaming with Mandi Bishop and four health IT leaders to organize our annual #HITsm live event. The…
Archive | Meaningful Use
Meaningful Use is the new standard in healthcare, driven by the passage of HITECH.
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…
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…
Meaningful Use is Just the Start
Guest column: “We in medicine need much more than electronic connectivity and meaningful use. We need to allow technology to actually shoulder more of the…
Extreme Makeover: ONC Edition
Mounting criticism of the Meaningful Use program, the departure of key ONC leaders, and lagging Stage 2 attestation figures have led many to question the…
What the JASON Report says about CDA
If CDA is not an adequate standard for leading the industry to utilize atomic data, then what would be better?
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?
Rules of Engagement: Engaged Patients Have Better Outcomes
Engaged patients have better outcomes and cost less to care for. How do we get patients who are not engaged to become more participatory?
The CCD/CCR Fork in the Road. Did Health IT Take the Wrong Path?
Did healthcare IT chose the wrong path by not choosing CCR? It certainly seems so at this point. But one must also step back and…
Patient Portals: Healthcare Lags Behind Again
In a world where we can spend 10 minutes online and pay a month’s worth of bills, buy a pair of shoes, and read the…
