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EHRs improve care coordination in medical homes
Using EHR-enabled care coordination resulted in numerous process improvements for patients with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease within a medical home, according to a new report from the eHealth
Regional extension centers slow to sign physician contracts
Surprise, surprise! Things are moving slower than hoped for in health IT. The latest example of the glacial pace of change concerns the 60 federally funded regional extension centers set up to help
Cost, 'meaningful use' adherence critical in choosing EMR vendors
Ah, we just can't seem to get over the cost barrier when it comes to implementing EMRs. In a survey by the eHealth Initiative and Quest Diagnostics HIT subsidiary MedPlus, close to two-thirds of
You say mHealth, I say m-health
Call me a stickler, but I hate seeing "mHealth." I'm not a fan of "mServices," either. For that matter, I could do without "eHealth" and "ePrescribing," too. It's not the terms themselves that bother
HIE activity picks up, but sustainability remains a problem
After a bit of a lull in the late 2000s, health information exchange--to no one's surprise--is picking up again. (Funny how a massive national incentive program that requires HIE can do that.)
eHealth Initiative finds significant gains in EMR adoption since 2007
Health IT adoption is gaining steam, but many have been unable to articulate the value of EMRs within their organizations and, significantly, to the public, a new report suggests. Still, people are
