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Rural Health IT Workforce Program

Medicine and Technology

These formal training programs will result in the development of a cadre of HIT workers who can help rural hospitals and clinics implement and maintain systems, such as electronic health records (EHR), telehealth, home monitoring and mobile health technology, and meet EHR meaningful use standards.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

There are hospitals within the same healthcare system in many places with disparate EHRs which do not talk to each other or exchange information.

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Unifying the Healthcare Assembly Line

Mobile Health Matters

As the industry experiences increasing merger and acquisition activity and more hospitals become part of ACOs or integrated delivery networks (IDNs), establishing a framework built on interoperable and scalable technology will ensure our healthcare assembly line operates seamlessly within a single warehouse.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

Mobile health — the application of sensors, mobile apps, social media, and location-tracking technology to obtain data pertinent to wellness and disease diagnosis, prevention, and management — makes it theoretically possible to monitor and intervene whenever and wherever acute and chronic medical conditions occur.