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Maturity model offers guidance for ACOs
Electronic health record technology alone will not be sufficient to implement accountable care, according to a new report.
AMA: Computers in exam room don't have to be disruptive
Physicians' overall comfort with computers and communication skills determine whether technology is a positive or negative influence during patient visits, according to a new report from the American Medical Association board of trustees. The five-page paper, "Exam Room Computing & Patient- Physician Interactions" is being presented for approval to the AMA House of Delegates meeting this week in Chicago.
U.S. docs hesitant in adoption of health IT tools
Despite a feeling of inevitability regarding the use of integrated technology healthcare, the bulk of U.S. physicians remain hesitant in their adoption of such tools for direct patient care, according to a newly published analysis by consulting firm Deloitte.
Health IT at the core of ACO effectiveness
Those involved in the push to create accountable care organizations (ACO) will find that effective technology lies at the heart of efforts to collaborate, eliminate duplication, apply best practices and cut costs, writes Frank X. Speidel, M.D., chief medical officer for Healthcare IT Leaders.
CIO highlights health IT lessons learned from Boston bombings
Who would think that when your hospital's database administration team decides to volunteer as a group at a local event, such a gesture could put the facility at risk? That's just one of the lessons for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, CIO John Halamka (pictured), a FierceHealthIT Editorial Advisory Board member, said in a recent post to his Life as a Healthcare CIO blog.
Interoperability a key component for scalable mHealth
Interoperability is a critical step in supporting scalable mobile healthcare solutions, and can bring many benefits to providers and payers, but adoption of standards and guidelines has been...
IT staffing woes call for new recruiting, retention strategies
Healthcare leaders are revisiting their IT staffing strategies in the face of ongoing difficulty in attracting the talent they need, according to a new survey. H ealthcare CEOs said they worry that IT staffing shortages could impede their ability to meet government mandates, consumer expectations and new growth opportunities.
New vendor code of conduct for Athenahealth
Responding to the National Coordinator for Health IT's call for vendors to "step up" and agree to a code of conduct, EHR provider Athenahealth has proposed such a code at HIMSS13. The...
Providers far from done with ICD-10 conversion
Three out of four healthcare providers say their ICD-10 implementation process is 25 percent or less complete and one-third have not yet started the process, according to a study by healthcare consultants Aloft Group.
mHealth gets its due at HIMSS 2013
With the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference being held this week in New Orleans, it's amazing to see how far mHealth has come in gaining acceptance within an...
