Wil Yu | December 1, 2011
Wil Yu | November 16, 2011
Wil Yu | November 14, 2011
The fact that nearly one in five patients discharged from a hospital will be readmitted within 30 days may be surprising to some, but it’s encouraging to know that many of these readmissions can be prevented simply by improving communication and coordination between patients, caregivers, hospitals, nursing homes, and other care settings at the time of the discharge. Addressing this communications gap is an ideal opportunity for health IT to play a meaningful role in improving the lives and health of patients throughout the country.
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Dr. Farzad Mostashari | November 8, 2011
New Institute of Medicine Report: Health IT and Patient Safety
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) appreciates the thoughtful work of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its new report, Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. The report was commissioned by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), as part of our long-term strategy to make safety efforts a top priority in our support of electronic health record (EHR) adoption.
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Dr. Farzad Mostashari | October 3, 2011
On Tuesday, September 27, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, as part of the Million Hearts Initiative, launched a developer’s challenge to create an application engaging consumers in improving their own cardiovascular health.
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