Thoughts on the HIT Policy Committee
Why the HIT Standards Committee is “Camelot”
Advice for furthering CPOE and electronic documentation
Hospital/physician practice integration
Tackling quality measures
Is The Meaningful Use Race Fair?
In a recent article, I was portrayed as someone who does not fully believe the benefits of EMR adoption are, shall we say, meaningful. The author went on to describe the tremendous benefits one health system has gotten from the use of EHR and how terrific the new HITECH regulations and incentives are. I assume […]
Test Cases Urged In Usability Recommendations
Rather than study electronic health record (EHR) usability in the abstract, “a few high-value use cases, particularly those that have patient safety implications,” should be examined, according to recommendations developed by the HIT Policy Committee’s Adoption and Certification Workgroup. Those recommendations — based on a day of hearings held by the workgroup — were outlined […]