Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Patient Centricity Any clinician, staffer, or group should be easily assigned to any patient’s care team, immediately creating an intimate information-sharing ecosystem (not unlike a social media chatroom) focused on the patient and the workflow. For many clinicians, EHRs have actually been a disservice, a major factor in burnout.

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EHR Health Information Meaningful Use Nursing 128

Society for Participatory Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Power to the patients continued to surge throughout the year, capped off by the ONC with the information blocking’s limitation on the scope of electronic health information (EHI) lifted as of October 6 , granting patients full real-time access to our medical records, despite 10 major healthcare industry groups’ opposition.

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BioTech Drug Development Meaningful Use Pharmaceuticals 112

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Looking back to 2010, the health IT initiatives of that time consisted of getting up-to-speed as quickly as possible about Meaningful Use and helping to move health systems and clinical practices away from paper and analog processes to electronic and Internet-enabled technologies.

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Healthcare IT Meaningful Use Patient Experience Health IT 118

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It is worth noting that the SaMD efforts are based on the principles articulated by a group of medical device regulators from around the world (IMDRF) which chartered a working group to look at SaMD; the IMDRF document was unanimously approved by its management committee and was adopted by the FDA. The Harlow Group LLC.

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Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 113

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And so that's why we started interoperability years before meaningful use required it. And so, finally, we had a CEO give a talk at our users group meeting who said that his CIO came in and handed him a piece of paper and said, "Sign this, I need some software." They were afraid to.

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Interoperability Telehealth Meaningful Use FHIR 197

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 113

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 113

Chilmark Research

JANUARY 17, 2014

For many, the delay of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program evoked a collective sigh of relief, providing a much-needed extra year to focus on the challenging requirements for patient engagement and interoperability. Collecting data such as patient allergies or side effects appears a simpler use case on paper.

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Meaningful Use EHR Health Data HIPAA 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 25, 2017

He became the president of the GE Centricity user group, and his group practice won a HIMSS Davies Award for its innovative and effective use of its EHR. The Harlow Group LLC. Rob was an early adopter of electronic health records in his practice, after having been exposed to EHRs during his training. David Harlow.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 25, 2017

He became the president of the GE Centricity user group, and his group practice won a HIMSS Davies Award for its innovative and effective use of its EHR. The Harlow Group LLC. Rob was an early adopter of electronic health records in his practice, after having been exposed to EHRs during his training. David Harlow.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 25, 2017

He became the president of the GE Centricity user group, and his group practice won a HIMSS Davies Award for its innovative and effective use of its EHR. The Harlow Group LLC. Rob was an early adopter of electronic health records in his practice, after having been exposed to EHRs during his training. David Harlow.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 25, 2017

He became the president of the GE Centricity user group, and his group practice won a HIMSS Davies Award for its innovative and effective use of its EHR. The Harlow Group LLC. Rob was an early adopter of electronic health records in his practice, after having been exposed to EHRs during his training. David Harlow.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Import Immunity

MARCH 23, 2015

I have an incredible amount of respect for the people running the group, but I also believe that the momentum at ONC right now is just wrong. My plan was to just go quietly into the night, but looking through the recently-released Meaningful Use 3 requirements convinced me that I really ought to put this out there.

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Interoperability EHR Meaningful Use HIPAA 68

Docnotes

APRIL 26, 2024

The impact of the work of ONC therefore can’t be overstated, despite the single thread with which ONC is sometimes conflated: the 1st five years of HITECH and the meaningful use incentive programs. The alignment of a dedicated group of people to a shared goal (better health for millions of people) is powerful and exhilarating.

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Meaningful Use Interoperability EHR Health Information 40

eHealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

There were several other chapter meetings, chapter leader institute, meaningful use meeting and the Nursing Informatics Institute, all well delivered HIMSS events. In June, I had the opportunity to speak at the Northern Ohio HIMSS conference on the Value of Patient Engagement.

mHealth 48

mHealth Meaningful Use Patient Experience Nursing 48

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

According to the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Stat poll, by 2018 patient portals were employed by about 90% of the surveyed providers. . healthcare providers’ initiative or, should we say, their need to comply with Meaningful Use. In fact, the wave of patient portal deployment wasn’t caused by patients’ interest.

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EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare IT Health Information 72

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It is worth noting that the SaMD efforts are based on the principles articulated by a group of medical device regulators from around the world (IMDRF) which chartered a working group to look at SaMD; the IMDRF document was unanimously approved by its management committee and was adopted by the FDA. The Harlow Group LLC.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It is worth noting that the SaMD efforts are based on the principles articulated by a group of medical device regulators from around the world (IMDRF) which chartered a working group to look at SaMD; the IMDRF document was unanimously approved by its management committee and was adopted by the FDA. The Harlow Group LLC.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It is worth noting that the SaMD efforts are based on the principles articulated by a group of medical device regulators from around the world (IMDRF) which chartered a working group to look at SaMD; the IMDRF document was unanimously approved by its management committee and was adopted by the FDA. The Harlow Group LLC.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It is worth noting that the SaMD efforts are based on the principles articulated by a group of medical device regulators from around the world (IMDRF) which chartered a working group to look at SaMD; the IMDRF document was unanimously approved by its management committee and was adopted by the FDA. The Harlow Group LLC.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This task won’t be solved by any single organizer or sector; the AMIA calls on providers and health systems, Health IT vendors, and policy and advocacy groups to join the effort. The American Medical Informatics Association began a project to reduce patient documentation to 25% of its current volume by 2025. Follow the money.

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EHR Nursing Meaningful Use Health IT 105

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

American Well

JUNE 23, 2016

Many hospitals, physician groups, clinics and ambulatory centers are turning to telemedicine to effectively and efficiently deliver healthcare services when patients need it, regardless of their physical location. Meaningful use and payer incentives for adoption (13%). Care coordination of high-risk patients (17%).

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Telemedicine Telehealth Meaningful Use Primary Care 48

Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Thus far, Remedy Partners has been involved in managing about half a million episodes of care, representing $12 Billion in medical spending, in 48 different DRG-based episodes – working with many hospitals, physician groups, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, all of which may bear risk in the program. The Harlow Group LLC.

EHR 60

EHR Interoperability Life Science FHIR 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Thus far, Remedy Partners has been involved in managing about half a million episodes of care, representing $12 Billion in medical spending, in 48 different DRG-based episodes – working with many hospitals, physician groups, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, all of which may bear risk in the program. The Harlow Group LLC.

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EHR Interoperability Life Science FHIR 60

care innovations

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

As an anti-tank gunner (MOS: 0351), I was part of a group that trained for the most unfathomable scenarios. Quite a bit of this is inspired by ONC’s Meaningful Use, telehealth reimbursement models, and new CMS programs mandating effective change. Ultimately, the CMS is driving the strategy for the industry to execute.

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Meaningful Use EMR Interoperability Telemedicine 56

David Chou

MARCH 5, 2019

Decentralization vs. Centralization in Healthcare IT There was a time when consolidation, aiming to eliminate shadow IT groups, was one of the larger drivers in IT, Nigrin says. For several years, CIOs focused on implementing EHRs and meeting Meaningful Use requirements, she says.

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EHR Meaningful Use Digital Health Leadership 40

Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Harlow Group LLC. by Ed Marx, Cleveland Clinic CIO – Harlow on Healthcare - HITECH Answers: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIPAA News Good stuff — did Ed have perspective on who wins out when. Your comments are welcome here. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC. David Harlow. Health Care Law and Consulting.

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Healthcare Innovation Leadership Interoperability Meaningful Use 60

Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Harlow Group LLC. by Ed Marx, Cleveland Clinic CIO – Harlow on Healthcare - HITECH Answers: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIPAA News Good stuff — did Ed have perspective on who wins out when. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC. David Harlow. Health Care Law and Consulting. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 5, 2013

As we more closely integrate our many efforts using the infrastructure of EHRs, we will be looking at some of the challenges presented in areas such as information exchange and coding. This is only the first of many steps we plan to take to help providers. Learn More at HIMSS and Online.

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eHealth EHR Meaningful Use Accountable Care 30

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 16, 2013

This defines the purpose of a security Audit Log, the uses of this audit log information, including how it is used to provide patients with accounting of disclosures. This specification has been leveraged by many regional initiatives including in the USA the Meaningful Use Stage 2.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Collecting a receipt seems like some of the retired meaningful use measures — if virtually everyone’s doing it, why bother measuring any more?) The Harlow Group LLC. (These are almost universally available from providers on line, and virtually nobody reads them anyway because they are, well unreadable. David Harlow.

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HIPAA Health Data Accountable Care Meaningful Use 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Collecting a receipt seems like some of the retired meaningful use measures — if virtually everyone’s doing it, why bother measuring any more?) David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting Image credit: Fresco Tours via Flickr CC Comments Two comments. See my note about layered NPPs, above.

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