Category Archives: electronic patient records
Ebola: Patient Notes on Travel History
by Peggy Salvatore The story about Ebola has been dominating the news, and I didn’t feel any particular need to weigh in on it since there is plenty of information out there. Then a few little bits of information hit … Continue reading
Apple Hints At Putting The “Meaningful” Into Meaningful Use
What’s so “meaningful” about Meaningful Use anyway? The short answer is, “Today, very little. Tomorrow, everything.” And that is the problem with the meaningful use requirements as they exist. By its very definition, patient data is information that should have … Continue reading
Is Resistance Futile in Health IT? KSAs in Health IT Education
KSAs? For my readers who are healthcare people, you may ask, “What are KSAs?” For readers who are training people, you know that KSAs are Knowledge, Skills and Atttitude. You can teach KSAs. Here are some examples of teaching KSAs … Continue reading
Healthcare Futurist Meets Present Reality
Frequently, when I go to work, I get in my car and drive to New York City, Philadelphia, New Jersey or to the airport. That’s the life of a home-based writer. Last week was a little different. I got in … Continue reading
New Leadership at HHS and ONC: A Change in Direction or Doubling Down?
In periods of relative calm, leadership can be largely titular. These are not those times. While Burwell’s and DeSalvo’s predecessors were both stellar leaders in their own right, these times call for operational excellence. That requires hands-on leadership with proven management skills.
With only several weeks’ experience to judge them, it appears the country is getting what it needs right now: a change in direction of the kind of leadership that will double down on moving along all the initiatives to coordinate the implementation of health IT within the larger implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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You Can’t Have One Without the Other: Patient Experience and Health Information Technology
HealthLeader’s Media Intelligence last month released its annual hospital survey, Forging Healthcare’s New Financial Foundation. (www.healthleadersmedia.com/intellligence). Overwhelmingly, improving patient experience topped the list where hospitals expect to be increasing their investments within the next three years. Before I get back … Continue reading
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Change Now or Wait for Natural Evolution?
Information technology for healthcare is inevitable. The only question left is whether we push through the change now or we wait for the natural evolutionary pull to occur. For those who advocate pushing through the change now, we’ll need to prepare the way for a whole group of healthcare workers who might not be convinced that electronic patient records will improve care. Continue reading
If Health IT Education and Training is the Answer, What is the Question?
A little education and training can go a long way toward helping the integration of health IT move more smoothly, quickly and toward a common goal. Of course, first we need technology that is easy to use for providers, secure for patients and easy to integrate for the IT staff that has to implement it. Education and training are only part of the answer, but they are an important part of the answer. The question is: how are we going to get tens of millions of healthcare providers all on the same page by 2014?
Technology for Healthcare Education: Build it and They Will Come, and Keep Coming!
Elearning makes sense economically more than ever today. It is the cheapest way to get a clear, consistent message to the most people in the least amount of time. In healthcare, even moreso. What better way to educate healthcare workers on the use of IT than to use technology to deliver the message? Continue reading
