Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But these facilities are afterthoughts in our health care system, and were excluded in particular from the huge digitization of health care triggered in the United States by the 2009 HITECH act and 2010 Affordable Care Act. Learn more about PointClickCare: [link]. And for an exclusive look at our top stories , subscribe to our newsletter.

Nursing 121

Nursing EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT 121

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fragmented Healthcare Data is Costly for Patients and Providers Signed into law by President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) mandated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across healthcare systems.

Interoperability 110

Interoperability EHR Health Information Health Data 110

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

That question would call for yet another study, which would interview the nurses and doctors themselves. In short, each time the clinician deals with the patient—which could easily be several times a day for in-patient nursing staff—the clinician must make sure to include everything about that patient in the note. Follow the money.

EHR 101

EHR Nursing Meaningful Use Health IT 101