The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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Chilmark Research

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Will 2015 be the year we finally see consumers embrace a go-to “app store” model for healthcare – and if so, where will that model come from? Enabling provider-to-patient messaging outside of the confines of a system is simply not on the to-do list for EHR vendors. 2015: Much More to Come. 2015: Much More to Come.

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Chilmark Research

JANUARY 17, 2014

For many, the delay of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program evoked a collective sigh of relief, providing a much-needed extra year to focus on the challenging requirements for patient engagement and interoperability. The final rule is expected to drop sometime in Q1-Q2 of 2015 – just one year away.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 31, 2015

The announcement itself raises some interesting questions though, around how deeply CVS is aiming to get involved in the care process with its pharmacists, as well as how much insight they can derive without access to other clinical data from the EHR. The post #WWBR Week of July 27, 2015 appeared first on Chilmark Research.

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