Need Skilled, Affordable IT Personnel? Outsource it.
If 2012 promises anything for physicians, it’s a year full of IT challenges. Whether it’s Version 5010 compliance, the achievement of EHR meaningful use or the sharing of data with HIEs and ACOs; there will be some work to do on the technology front. The problem is that many physicians don’t employ a full-time resource dedicated to researching, [...]
Health IT Growth Indicators from the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
According to an article published yesterday in HealthLeaders Media, Farzad Mostashari, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, laid out a list of leading IT growth indicators at a recent National Health IT Summit in Washington DC:
EHR adoption by primary care physicians. After 20 years the rate of adoption of electronic health records by primary [...]
White House Discussion on Healthcare Reform
Nancy-Ann DeParle, the White House Director of the Office of Health Reform, met with representatives of healthcare companies & community organizations. They discussed health care issues as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing effort towards health care reform. Go here to watch the C-SPAN video taped from Washington, DC : 2 hr. 5 min.
HIMSS IT Provision Summary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
As you re-define the information technology strategy for your healthcare organization, you may find the HIMSS Summary of Key Health Information Technology Provisions of The Merical Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 particularly useful.
This document is a summary of the health IT provisions of the ARRA, which aims to stimulate the economy through investment [...]