Timeliness and Productivity are two of the keys to successful Practice Management. Being able to quickly communicate from provider to provider can mean saving a life or cutting down on the cost of operations that includes time, staff and expense. The Dept of Health and Human Services ONC has developed regulations that require secure encrypted...
HIE BLOG: Meaningful use
In today’s world, technology determines how we conduct our business and our lives. The use, exchange, and the security of data impact our well being. The concept of data liberation allow us to use and exchange our data on our own secure terms. It is worth looking at Facebook and Google when we speak of...
By Richard Braman Ok, I first must admit this is a slightly self-indulgent post, but in the light that other health information exchange vendors are out and about making comparisons, I thought it would be appropriate to chime in about evaluating health information exchange software vendors. We recently put our first bid in to do...
That’sMMMM Good! During HIMSS 12 in Las Vegas, Midland Memorial Hospital announced that it has met the requirements for Stage One Meaningful Use. Midland uses EHR Doctors Medibridge.net for exchange of clinical information, and has received an initial ARRA Meaningful Use incentive payment for EHR adoption from the federal government. Midland Memorial, a public hospital...
By Gerard Reeder During our discussions with hospital staffs, HIE is often defined differently depending on who we are talking to. When asked for a definition of HIE, the answers we get back range from: paperless, email, provider portals, and electronic summary of care records. While all the answers touched on are relevant to the...
