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Hospitals across the country have until September 30 to complete their 2014 reporting period for Meaningful Use Stage 2. Recently, Ashish Jha and Julia Adler-Milstein published important articles in Health Affairs about the current state of EHRs and Health Information Exchange. What can we learn about the status of Meaningful Use Stage 2 across the country? […]
ACO work with University of Michigan
MU 2 struggles
Creating governance committees
Physician frustrations — “You’ve got to let them vent, and you can’t take it personally.”
From U-Mich to MidMichigan
Coveting the CIO role — “I felt I had something to offer.”
There’s nothing like a crisp New England winter evening, a roaring fire, a cup of cider, and a 242 page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to fill your Friday night. I’ve summarized the preamble and all 50 criteria to save you time as you consider the proposals during the 60-day comment period. Note that no vendor needs […]
Patient portal focus groups
Stage 2 reporting requirements
Partnering with API Healthcare to cut costs
“We actually changed our methodology.”
Role of analytics in population health management
No ACO plans — “A lot of it has to do with our geography.”
About MedCentral
Being a beta site for Siemens — “We get to influence the usability of the systems.”
Quality measures
Piloting portals with employees
MU dream team: clinical program manager, nursing liaison & CMO
Creating a unified patient record
NextGen in ambulatory, Siemens Soarian in the hospitals
