Category Archives: Patient-Centered Systems

Overcoming Hurdles to mHealth Adoption

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

by Rick Krohn, co-editor, mHealth: From Smartphones to Smart Systems In a blog written 16 months ago, I named four hurdles to mHealth adoption, listed below. I suggested these issues would require swift resolution, in the face of mobile’s growing momentum in healthcare. … Continue reading →

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The Consumer Payment Experience

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Ask 10 patients about how easy it was to pay for their recent healthcare visit, and you’re likely to get mixed reviews, some even bordering on anger. Some areas of a typical business are simply understood as pivotal for driving success. What have we … Continue reading →

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The Future Is Getting Closer – Are You Ready?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

I imagine many of you have recently whiled away a few hours reading the proposed rules (NPRMs) for Meaningful Use Stage 2, and the Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria. Tedious work at best, but the documents provide an opportunity to better understand how … Continue reading →

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5 Facebook Timeline Features that Drive Better Engagement

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Facebook users are no strangers to things moving around their profiles and Like pages, but the transition to Timeline seems to be a total shift in methodology and philosophy rather than its usual nip and tuck. In the past, Facebook … Continue reading →

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Health IT in 2012

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

The authors of a study published in the March issue of Health Affairs found that their analyses of the records of 28,741 patient visits to 1,187 office-based physicians in 2008 “raise the possibility that, as currently implemented, electronic access [to … Continue reading →

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Status of ACOs in New York

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

The Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform legislation enacted by Congress in March 2010, required the Department of Health and Human Services to develop the Medicare Shared Savings Program (the “Shared Savings Program”) by January 1, 2012.  Through accountable care organizations, healthcare … Continue reading →

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Health IT Security Concerns in the Cloud

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Here is a new monthly post from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!.  Keep reading to learn more about the column and this month’s  topic – health IT security concerns in the cloud.  Lisa Gallagher, Senior Director, Privacy & Security, … Continue reading →

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Why We Need an Industrial Revolution in Healthcare

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

by George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente This country cannot afford to have healthcare costs continuing to increase at a level that destroys both state and federal budgets and makes U.S. businesses less competitive in world markets. We also can’t … Continue reading →

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HIMSS12 Breaks Previous Attendance Records

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

LAS VEGAS (February 24, 2012) — The record-breaking trend continues for the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, held in Las Vegas at the Venetian Sands Expo Center from Feb. 20-24.  As of Friday morning, Feb. 24, attendance at HIMSS12 reached 37,032 … Continue reading →

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Proposed Rules for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Are Posted

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Proposed Rules for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Are Posted. http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-04443_PI.pdf PROPOSED RULES Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program -Stage 2  2012-04443 [CMS-0044-P; Filed: 02/23/12 at 4:15pm;  Publication Date: 3/7/2012] Watch the HIMSS website at www.himss.org  and Twitter for updates … Continue reading →

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