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How can patient engagement initiatives move forward when there’s little agreement on what data patients need to access, and how? To get some answers, we spoke with CIO John Halamka and activist Dave deBronkart.
From lessening the regulatory burden to taking a more collaborative approach to patient safety, CIO John Halamka offers 10 guiding principles that can ensure health IT keeps moving in the right direction.
After spending three jam-packed days monitoring the biggest trends in health IT at the biggest industry event, CIO John Halamka feels optimistic about the future – but has concerns about the present.
The field of healthcare IT made great strides in the past eight years, says CIO John Halamka. Now it’s time to refine the path forward by taking steps like reducing the burden on clinicians and focusing on infrastructure.
From cloud hosted interoperability to patient engagement, CIO John Halamka examines the top goals his organization set for 2016, and how they actually panned out in the past year.
With a new president elected, we know that change is ahead, but in Washington this is nothing new, says John Halamka, who lists the 10 themes he believes will guide the industry over the next few years.
Patients want more than raw data; they want tools that help them more easily interact with the healthcare system, says CIO John Halamka. And that means stepping out of the dark ages of portals and exploring apps.
Are the challenges that plague healthcare IT executives in the US really different from those facing leaders in other countries? No, says CIO John Halamka, who draws some interesting parallels.
It may be called the Quality Payment Program ‘final’ rule, but it’s only the beginning of the journey, says John Halamka, MD, who provides insight into what it means for physicians and hospital leaders.
From managing negative reviews to complying with HIPAA, social media can be a minefield for clinicians, making it all the more critical for leaders to establish clear guidelines, says John Halamka.
