Beacon Communities Using Electronic Health Records and Other Health IT Tools to Measure and Improve Quality of Care: Lessons Learned from the Beacon Communities
Dr. Anjum Khurshid | August 19, 2013
Using electronic health records and other health IT tools to improve quality measurement for better patient care is essential to support ongoing quality improvement efforts.
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Consumer Engagement Be a Part of the Blue Button Movement
Lygeia Ricciardi | August 12, 2013
“If patient engagement were a drug, it would be the blockbuster drug of the century and malpractice not to use it,” Leonard Kish.
The use and awareness of Blue Button as a consumer engagement tool continues to skyrocket and we need your commitment to be an active partner in the Blue Button movement.
Health Innovation Crowds Care for Cancer App Challenge Winner Facilitates Self-Management of Cancer Care
Adam Wong | August 8, 2013
Drum roll please!
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the National Cancer Institute congratulates Dr. Michelle Longmire and the Medable.com team for winning the Crowds Care for Cancer Challenge with their submission Together .
Regional Extension Centers, Rural Health HealthIT is an Opportunity for Job Creation in Rural Communities
Leila Samy | August 8, 2013
“Who else can provide healthcare in rural Mississippi besides these small rural hospitals? With so much responsibility and so few resources, they need all the help they can get,” said Jim Rice, RN, MBA, Health IT and Electronic Health Record Consultant at the Mississippi Health IT Regional Extension Center.
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University-Based Training ONC Health IT Fellows: National Learning from Local Champs
Lisa-Nicole Sarnowski | August 6, 2013
ONC is pleased to announce the selection of 28 practicing providers & office staff from 18 states to serve as the inaugural class of Health IT Fellows. These Fellows are clinicians, office staff and administrative office champions who have taken meaningful use and leveraged it to become more efficient and innovative in their practices.
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