Medicine and Technology

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me highlight a few key points and reflections I jotted down as I sat through several presentations about Meaningful Use (MU) and the future of clinical informatics: Health IT is about improving clinical workflow efficiency and patient care. The HITECH Act was signed in 2009. How far have we come?

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Meaningful HIT News

MARCH 30, 2017

After years of doing this blog in fits and starts — particularly the two-year gap while I was essentially prohibited by a full-time employer from writing about health IT here or anywhere else but that company’s site — I have decided to refocus on healthcare consumers rather than industry insiders.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Bill Charnetski, EVP, Health System Solutions & Government Affairs at PointClickCare Traditionally, long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) facilities have not benefited from the same health IT investments or funding as other care sectors. Since the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This task won’t be solved by any single organizer or sector; the AMIA calls on providers and health systems, Health IT vendors, and policy and advocacy groups to join the effort. The American Medical Informatics Association began a project to reduce patient documentation to 25% of its current volume by 2025. Follow the money.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

For readers who haven’t tracked my career – I’ve worked in health IT for nearly 30 years – and (yes) I agree wholeheartedly that robust IT is an essential part of a healthy New York. . Goal #4: Creating Statewide Digital Health and Telehealth Infrastructure.

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