The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

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. Increasing healthcare consolidation of hospitals has exacerbated the problem of lack of interoperability. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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Digital Health EHR Interoperability Health Information 87

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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Meaningful Use EHR Health Data HIPAA 60

Chilmark Research

JULY 31, 2015

The study, which surveyed 246 women at four Baltimore-area hospitals, found barriers to entry still exist for using email, Internet and even social media to communicate with these types of patients. The post #WWBR Week of July 27, 2015 appeared first on Chilmark Research. We have to wait to see if this works though.

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