ENTRIES TAGGED "electronic health records"
Growth of SMART health care apps may be slow, but inevitable
Harvard Medical School conference lays out uses for a health data platform
Technical requirements for coordinating care in an Accountable Care Organization
Report from the field by Tony McCormick
Five elements of reform that health providers would rather not hear about
Data as a platform, patient control, and partnerships are key
Democratizing data, and other notes from the Open Source convention
Health care track draws a small and passionate core
The state of health IT according to the American Hospital Association
The letter conveys a rather sorrowful message about the state of health IT in the United States. One request–to put brakes on the requirement for hospitals to let patients see their own information electronically–has received particularly strong coverage and vigorous responses.
Five tough lessons I had to learn about health care
Realistic conclusions and opportunities in health care.
Despite the disappointments I've undergone in learning about health care, I expect the system to change for the better. Those who want a better system need to look at the areas where change is most likely to make a difference.
Report from HIMSS 12: wrap-up of the largest health IT conference
Recalcitrant instincts that depressed me and progressive suggestions that restored me. Details DICOM, Watson, and other interesting projects.
Report from HIMSS 2012: toward interoperability and openness
Two key pillars of the Stage 2 announcement are requirements to use the Direct for data exchange and HL7's consolidated CDA for the format.
Report from HIMSS: health care tries to leap the chasm from the average to the superb
HIMSS has promoted good causes, but only recently has it addressed cost, interoperability, and open source issues that can allow health IT to break out of the elite of institutions large or sophisticated enough to adopt the right practices.
Small Massachusetts HIT conference returns to big issues in health care
The real reason hospitals haven't joined health information exchanges, and other reports from the Massachusetts Heath Data Consortium's annual conference.
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