Decision Support

Clinical decision support encompasses a variety of electronic tools at the point of care to facilitate decision-making on the part of clinicians. These include electronic order sets, patient alerts, and evidence-based medicine protocols. Stories here encompass the design, creation and implementation of clinical decision support tools as well as the benefits and pitfalls of using them.

WOW! Or is it MOW?

Elizabeth Gardner | May 01

Carts evolve from workstations on wheels to medication delivery on wheels.

Medication Management

Hospitals

EHR

Group Practices

Mobile Technology

HHS/OCR Content Explains HIPAA Nuances for Consumers, Providers

Joseph Goedert | Apr 30

The HHS Office for Civil Rights has put together a package of new and existing content to help consumers and providers better understand the HIPAA privacy and security rules. The office enforces the rules.

Consumer Health

Data Security

EHR

Health Info Exchange

Group Practices

Hospitals

Policy & Regulation

Stimulus

Payers

Health I.T. Keeps NY Islanders On the Ice

Apr 29

How the Isles’ medical team uses PACS/RIS and other health information technologies to take care of John Tavares, Matt Moulson, Brad Boyles and the rest of NHL playoff-bound team.

Hospitals

Medical Imaging

New Health I.T. Safety Committee Holds First Meeting

Joseph Goedert | Apr 29

A recently formed workgroup of the HIT Policy Committee to identify ways to improve the safety of health information technology held its introductory meeting on April 29. Among its charges, the group will compile a report on strategies and recommendations for a risk-based regulatory framework for health I.T., including medical mobile applications.

EHR

Data Security

Group Practices

Hospitals

Health Info Exchange

Payers

Medication Management

Mobile Technology

Policy & Regulation

New Elsevier Content Covers Evidence-based Medicine

Joseph Goedert | Apr 26

Medical information content vendor Elsevier has published the first in a series of issue briefs examining the benefits and challenges of adopting evidence-based medicine.

Hospitals

Group Practices

Policy & Regulation

Consumer Health

Chronic Care

NFL Drafts eClinicalWorks to Tackle On-Field Injuries

Apr 24

The NFL draft is getting underway, and the league has made a draft choice of its own: It has called on eClinicalWorks to create a mobile electronic health record that will be used by team caregivers to provide real-time access to player videos and information on how to diagnose and treat sports injuries.

EHR

Health Info Exchange

Hospitals

Medical Imaging

Mobile Technology

Web Technology

Wireless/Mobile

CMS to Use Data to Find the Medically Vulnerable in an Emergency

Joseph Goedert | Apr 22

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is adding a new routine for use of health information to eight “systems of records” or databases, to ease in identifying vulnerable individuals who may need health assistance during an emergency, such as a disaster.

Consumer Health

Disease Management

Chronic Care

Group Practices

Hospitals

Health Info Exchange

Payers

Policy & Regulation

HHS Seeks to Ease HIPAA Barriers to Background Gun Checks

Joseph Goedert | Apr 22

The HHS Office for Civil Rights has issued a request for information as it prepares to promulgate a rule to lift legal barriers related to the HIPAA privacy rule that may prevent states from reporting mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Data Security

Group Practices

Hospitals

Data Repositories

Policy & Regulation

Looking for BI Talent? You’re Not Alone

Boris Evelson at Forrester Research | Apr 18

Whether you are just starting on your BI journey or are continuing to improve on your past successes, shortage of skilled and experienced BI resources is going to be one of your top challenges. You are definitely not alone in this quest. Here are some scary statistics:

EHR

Data Repositories

Group Practices

Hospitals

Payers

Vendors Expand Connectivity with Integration Deals

Joseph Goedert | Apr 17

Two health information technology vendors serving ambulatory care have announced recent integration alliances.

Electronic Data Interchange

Group Practices

Hospitals

Health Info Exchange

Systems Integration

Vendor News

Proposed 2014 HHS Budget Kind to Health I.T. Initiatives

Joseph Goedert | Apr 10

Federal spending levels for health information technology initiatives generally get a boost in the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2014.

EHR

Health Info Exchange

Group Practices

Hospitals

Payers

Policy & Regulation

Rule to Govern Conduct of HIX Consumer Assistance Personnel

Joseph Goedert | Apr 03

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule to govern the conduct of “Navigators” and other personnel called “non-Navigators” who will assist consumers in comparing and selecting health benefits coverage via state insurance exchanges.

Consumer Health

Payers

Group Practices

Hospitals

Policy & Regulation

President Obama’s Challenge: Map the Brain

Joseph Goedert | Apr 02

President Obama on April 2 launched a national public-private initiative to map the human brain, adding federal funds to private sector efforts as was done to map the human genome.

Disease Management

Medical Imaging

Consumer Health

EHR

Hospitals

Policy & Regulation

Health Info Exchange

Group Practices