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Halamka: ACO success depends on EHRs, decision support
Universal adoption of electronic health records and decision-support services are among five priorities imperative to successful accountable care organizations, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hospital CIOs: If I could do one thing over ...
With so many decisions for a hospital CIO to make--from choosing an electronic medical record system to deciding whether or not to go forward with the transition to the ICD-10 coding system--is it
3 HIT standards that could help improve quality measurement
To accelerate quality measurement in the U.S. the healthcare industry must chose a clinical summary standard for transmission of longitudinal patient care data. That's one of three recommendations
Med schools prep students to avoid device distractions
No doubt computers, smartphones and tablets have helped physicians improve access to information and, in turn, care delivery. For patients meeting with technology-armed docs, however, there can be a
Halamka: Mobile device distractions 'a matter of life and death'
We've tackled the "distracted docs" question before--whether mobile technologies interfere with physicians' workflow as much as they improve it. But a few new nuances came to light this week in an
Halamka determined to upgrade DICOM standard for image sharing
John Halamka, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, had a personal experience recently that showed why the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard for
Halamka outlines BIDMC's ICD-10 processes, shares resources
While Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka, M.D., doesn't necessarily believe that ICD-10 is a worthwhile project--particularly because it is used for reimbursement instead of for
Meaningful Use Stage 2 a high priority on HHS regulatory agenda
The next few months are going to be chock-full of new regulations affecting electronic health records systems. That's the scoop from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' latest regulatory
How health execs are dealing with apps leaking sensitive information
Dangers continue to mount for clinicians who download commercial apps for work. A new report by security site Dark Reading warned that growing number of apps share user information with a variety of
Management advice abounds for healthcare technology leaders
The years ahead will be challenging ones for healthcare chief information officers and chief medical information officers. Their calendars are chock full of deadlines, their to-do lists full. There
