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OntarioMD Looks to Help with AI Adoption and EMR Improvements

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One is aimed at helping Electronic Medical Record (EMR) users in Ontario drive down costs and have a bigger voice with vendors. In the past, OntarioMD has been responsible for Certifying EMRs. Collaborating with EMR Vendors In a groundbreaking move, OntarioMD is considering reimagining the way EMR systems paid for.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

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Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. Securing the health environment: Evolving cyberthreats demand shifts in strategy. 2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT.

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What the Marine Corps Taught Me about Working in the Healthcare Industry

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In a military offensive, you are thinking through the subsequent actions and what strategies and tactics you will use to meet those episodic events. There should never be a disparate connection between the two; strategy and tactical execution are one and the same. The same lesson applies to healthcare. About Enrique Estrada.

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Tom Johnson, CIO, DuBois Regional Medical Center, Chapter 3

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If UPMC acquires a smaller hospital, do you think they maintain the EMRs? For it to really take off, the payers have to say, ‘this is important to us. With everything we do, we say, ‘okay, we’re going to comply with Meaningful Use, but how do we make sure it’s an integrated solution?’ I would argue almost zero.

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10 Years Since HITECH: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by John D’Amore, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Diameter Health. Almost every article on the 10 years since the passage of the HITECH Act mentions the over $35 billion spent to incentivize the implementation of electronic health records. Most go on to conclude either “We failed!”

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Sheri Rawlings, CIO, San Juan Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2

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In this interview, Rawlings provides her honest take on Meaningful Use — and why it’s much more challenging for community hospitals, and the strategy she employs when introducing change. LISTEN NOW USING THE PLAYER BELOW OR CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR iTUNES PODCAST FEED. They’re making their Meaningful Use numbers.