An Information Week Article summarizing a February, 2014 survey of 322 technology professionals working for healthcare providers in North America identified the top three IT priorities as: Meeting Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria, Implementing ICD-10, and Working to qualify as an accountable care…
A KLAS survey of 28 users found that “For Epic end users, sharing with other health systems is a stress-free experience,”. However, “Epic is rigid in how it integrates with others”. Still, non Epic users rate it a 4 on a 5 point scale…
Only four hospitals have achieved Stage 2 meaningful use of electronic health records seven months into the reporting period for hospitals enrolled in the federal EHR incentive-payment program, a CMS official reported today. Among physicians and other eligible professionals—who are…
The MedData Group surveyed physicians between December, 2013 and March, 2014. According to MedData Group’s research: “At least two thirds of physicians use some kind of mobile application in the performance of their jobs.” 60% say they are “interested in technology the enables…
The discussion paper begins with the statement “Although it may seem obvious that both the demands for higher reliability and higher-value health care require robust electronic health records (EHRs), information exchange, and deep analytic capabilities, it remains difficult to measure the…
Patients surveyed were asked for what reason primarily they searched online for health information. 89.5% answered that they wanted to stay updated on the latest news and research. 67.2% wanted to hear from an expert. 59.5% wanted to gain basic understanding…
Key findings of the Study include: 60% of respondents have a formalized EHR governance structure in place 63% of formalized EHR governance structures involves a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary advisory board or committee Physician/clinician engagement and adoption are biggest EHR Governance challenges…
The “FDA, ONC, and FCC invite interested persons to submit comments on this report,” states Bakul Patel, senior policy advisor for the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. http://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/fdasia_healthitreport_final.pdf The Agencies’ proposed strategy identifies three categories of health IT:…
Section 212 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4302) states the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “may not, prior to Oct. 1, 2015, adopt ICD-10 code sets,” meaning that it could be later than…
In 2007, Practice Fusion’s Web-based electronic health record (EHR) system was used by 92 medical professionals. Today the company has a customer base of more than 100,000 doctors and clinical office staff, making it the fourth-largest vendor of EHR systems for physicians…
