Consumer Health


Connecting patients and providers is the holy grail of clinical I.T. This section looks at enabling technologies, such as patient portals and personal health records that are designed for direct use by patients. In addition, patient-centric technologies, such as disease management applications, are covered.


New Content on HHS Consumer Web Sites

Joseph Goedert | Feb 08
Two agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services have introduced new Web-based health management tools for consumers.
Disease Management
Decision Support

Health Plan ID, Insurance Exchange Rules Coming Soon

Joseph Goedert | Feb 06
The Department of Health and Human Services expects soon to publish a final rule to govern establishment of state insurance exchanges to provide one-stop shopping for health coverage, and a proposed rule to establish the long-delayed unique identifier for health plans.
Policy & Regulation
Electronic Data Interchange

Putting Social Networks on Trial

Tracy Granzyk Wetzel | Feb 01
There's a broad movement to use social media tools to find patients for clinical trials. But a host of technological and privacy hurdles present a challenge.
Disease Management
Web Technology

Aetna Wants Dentists to Push Smoking Cessation via iPads

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Health insurer Aetna is working with Columbia University to develop a smoking cessation clinical decision support system, accessed via an iPad, for dentists.
Decision Support
Group Practices

HIT Vendor Round-up: Castlight, MedAssets & Aprima

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Several health information technology vendors have recently announced new initiatives, including:
Decision Support
Hospitals

Laptop Loaded with PHI Stolen from Lexington Clinic

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Following the Dec. 7 theft of an unencrypted laptop, Lexington Clinic in Kentucky is notifying 1,018 patients who received services in the neurology department.
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Data Security
EHR

Consultant Describes Rocky Road Through the Health System

Paul Keckley | Jan 27
Paul Keckley, executive director at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, recently underwent knee surgery and things have not gone so well on the treatment and payment sides.
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Hospitals
Revenue Cycle & Payments

Care Innovations Summit

Jan 26
Co-hosted by the CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Data Security
Decision Support

ONC Seeks Easy EHR Accessibility, Discharge Apps

Joseph Goedert | Jan 26
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has announced two new challenges to software developers to make applications that improve the continuum of care and consumer health.
Web Technology
EHR

Mostashari: 2012 Will be a Big Year for HIT

Joseph Goedert | Jan 26
At least 100,000 providers will receive electronic health records meaningful use incentive payments, during 2012, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., National Coordinator for HIT, predicts in a new blog posting.
EHR
Health Info Exchange

Sorting the Reform Law Options Before the Supreme Court

Joseph Goedert | Jan 25
President Obama in March 2010 signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementing enormous changes in the U.S. health care industry. Almost immediately, opponents of the law filed lawsuits challenging its constitutionality.
Policy & Regulation
Payers

Hospital CEOs Outline Challenges in a New World

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
A new report from Huron Consulting Group summarizes what hospital CEOs feel are the biggest challenges in a changing industry.
Health Analytics
Policy & Regulation

Insurance Exchange Final Rule Nears Publication

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expects soon to publish a final rule implementing certain requirements for state insurance exchanges mandated under the Affordable Care Act.
Payers
Policy & Regulation

Kaiser Gives Patients Mobile Access to Electronic Health Records

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
Kaiser Permanente has made patient access to their electronic health records available via mobile computing devices.
Mobile Technology
EHR

Social Security Numbers, Other Veterans’ PHI Ends Up on Ancestry.com

Joseph Goedert | Jan 23
The Department of Veterans Affairs has notified more than 2,200 veterans and is offering them one year of credit monitoring services after protected information including Social Security numbers were posted on the Ancestry.com Web site.
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Data Security
Data Repositories
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