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Experts express different views of EHRs' future in accountable care
Not all health IT experts see eye-to-eye on the role of technology in accountable care. Case in point, while a HIT consultant argued in a recent commentary that technology creation hasn't matured
Technology key to population health management, ACO maturation
As healthcare shifts to model emphasizing more accountable care, technology will be an indispensable part of the equation, according to a report unveiled this week by the Institute for Health
Chicago MSO to use PatientPoint solution for accountable care
PatientPoint, a vendor of care coordination and patient engagement management software, is working with ACME MSO in Chicago to help its Clinical Value Network (CVN) network deliver accountable care
NCQA approves second vendor for medical home recognition credit
Phytel, which provides cloud-based solutions related to population health management, has made an agreement with the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) that will help its clients achieve
Microsoft-GE venture will focus on information exchange, remote monitoring
Microsoft and GE's health IT division are forming a new global company to help healthcare organizations and professionals "use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and
U. of Michigan health informatics program emphasizes IT for patients
The University of Michigan (U-M) has launched a new Master's degree program in "health informatics," which emphasizes the use of information technology in consumer health applications. The field is
Why IT may not be the cure for what ails healthcare
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And to government proponents of health IT, technology provides the solution to nearly every problem in the healthcare system. That much, at
More federal funding needed for public health IT infrastructure
Back in 2004, when President George W. Bush launched the federal health IT initiative that has now morphed into Meaningful Use, it was clear that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, served as a
The moon landing was nothing compared to the ONC strategic plan
Where will health IT be in 2015? If we achieve all of the goals of the updated Office of the National Coordinator strategic plan , it will be in an ideal state. Everybody will have electronic health
Maine Community Health Centers to aggregate EHR data for benchmarking
Maine Primary Care Association (MPCA), the organization of the state's community health centers, is launching a quality improvement program based on the aggregation of the community health centers'
