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CHIME StateNet is releasing foundational operating guidelines for RECs and HIEs. Both sets of principles have been presented to ONC, “which has been receptive to the recommendations,” according to CHIME. Some of CHIME StateNet’s recommendations for HIEs include: Adoption of best practice models with common themes across states – patient identification, provider directories, consent management, [...]
Crafting a strategy to bring affiliated, but independent, community physicians up on an EMR is a challenge all large health systems are dealing with. The problem for CIOs is that almost all are doing it in a slightly different way. From which applications to offer, to varying subsidization models, to the thorny problem of ongoing [...]
PODCAST: Mike Hibbard, CIO, Mercy Health Partners, Discusses His CHIME Survey Results, Chapter 1 [ 11:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (369)
Just like any multi-hospital health system, OhioHealth’s 16 facilities are measuring up differently when it comes to besting ONC’s Meaningful Use bar. And while CIO Michael Krouse says all 16 facilities many not qualify for every HITECH dollar, he’s supremely confident of avoiding the government’s penalty sticks. To learn more about how the Stimulus program [...]
PODCAST: One-on-One w/OhioHealth System VP & CIO Michael Krouse, Chapter 1 [ 12:18 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (153)I had planned on including an expanded version of my June 5th post (HI(TECH) Anxiety) in the upcoming edition of SRS’ QuickHITs monthly newsletter. So in doing some additional research, I came across some interesting websites and facts that I thought I would share with www.healthsystemcio.com readers. First of all, the readership of www.healthsystemcio.com not [...]
Here we are, just 15 months after HITECH’s enactment and the government’s “full court press” to drive HIT adoption is in full swing. The dizzying pace of events over just these past three months has been enough to take one’s breath away. So let’s pause for a moment, take a deep breath, recap some relevant [...]
The HITECH Act could dramatically improve healthcare in the United States, but such an outcome will only take place if some current trends in its implementation are altered, according to a recent report from Manatt Health Solutions; commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation and the United Hospital Fund. LISTEN TO THIS [...]
Chuck Podesta’s stance on Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria probably won’t win him any toasts at the next CIO event. That’s because, despite the position of organizations like CHIME (and this journalist), Podesta thinks the criteria aren’t overly onerous. Though he acknowledges the incentive payout structure isn’t perfect, little else about the program disquiets the [...]
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