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Patient review of med lists in EHRs can reduce discrepancies
Patient review and reporting of medications lists can reduce discrepancies and improve patient safety, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association .
Society: Give patients 'immediate' access to EHR data
The Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) has expressed concern that proposed delays in allowing patients access to their EHR records under Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use EHR incentive program are
AHA: Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements 'not feasible' for most hospitals
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), two of the biggest guns in the health IT industry, have formally expressed significant
Meaningful Use Stage 1 confusion doesn't bode well for Stage 2
As the clock ticks down toward the May 7 deadline for commenting on the proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use rules, reports that express concern about the program seem to be rising. The latest warning
Fierce Q&A: Lots of barriers to MU patient engagement rules
As comments on the proposed requirements for Meaningful Use Stage 2 pour in, debate around the patient engagement requirement is heating up. For example, in a recent column posted to The Health Care
6 technologies to support ACOs
For many healthcare organizations, technology implementation is a major hurdle in the quest to become an accountable care organization. For example, one survey of safety net hospitals in California
CMS should rethink patient engagement requirement for Meaningful Use
One of the most controversial provisions of the proposed rule implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use is the requirement that more than 50 percent of an eligible professional's (EP) patients have the
Survey: Patient engagement important, but loosely defined
What exactly is patient engagement? According to the National eHealth Collaborative's 2012 stakeholder survey released last month, there is little agreement among health leaders. They currently use a
EHRs should include patient-reported data
Electronic health records would be more useful if they contained self-reported data from patients, according to a new analysis published in the March issue of Health Affairs. EHRs should include
ACOs must be ready to manage populations with tech, staff
For accountable care organizations (ACO) to succeed in their goal of providing improved care at reduced cost, participants are being asked to use data to more effectively manage populations of
