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EHR Adoption Efforts Should Focus on Small Practices
A survey of physicians in Massachusetts found that practice size strongly correlated with EHR adoption, as 52% of practices with 7 or more physicians reported using an EHR, compared with just 14% of solo practices.
SPECIAL AUDIO REPORT: Does California Need a Health IT Czar?
Stakeholders at the recent summit meeting for the California Regional Health Information Organization discuss recommendations for advancing health information technology in California. Audio.
SPECIAL AUDIO REPORT: Government, Health IT Strengthen Pay-for-Performance Programs
Medicare involvement would bring “a huge amount of energy and focus to performance measurement,” according to Tom Williams, executive director of the Integrated Health Association. Audio.
SPECIAL AUDIO REPORT: California Data Standards Can Influence Federal Efforts
National Coordinator for Health IT David Brailer said that the California Regional Health Information Organization’s work on guidance documents for providers, vendors and other data-sharing projects creates precedence for national efforts.
SPECIAL AUDIO REPORT: HealthTech CEO Molly Coye Discusses California RHIO Progress
In an interview for a California HealthCare Foundation special audio report, Molly Coye, founder and CEO of HealthTech — a not-for-profit education and research organization advancing the use of technology to promote the health of individuals and communities — said there has been “real progress” in the California Regional Health Information Organization’s plans to advance “concrete” local, regional and statewide projects that facilitate secure sharing of patient data.
CPOE Study Draws Strong Reaction From Medical, IT Community
A March study on computer physician order entry systems in the Journal of the American Medical Association has continued to elicit reaction from the health care and information technology communities, with some stakeholders saying media coverage of the report could slow implementation efforts.
Medem Launches No-Cost Electronic Health Records Service
Medem earlier this month launched no-cost electronic personal health records for the general public, a development that some observers say could spur wider adoption of health care information technology.
California IPAs Take Increased Role in IT Adoption
A recent survey of physicians found wide gaps between small and large physician practices’ IT adoption. In California, several forces are attempting to change that, with large independent practice associations in the state beginning to play a larger role in shaping physicians’ IT uptake.
California Hospitals Reflect Successes, Challenges To Wired Health System
Six California hospitals and health systems made this year’s annual Hospitals & Health Networks list of the 100 “Most Wired” U.S. hospitals. In many ways, these hospitals reflect the incremental progress, and the formidable barriers to the health sector’s adoption of new technologies.
Data Exchanges Go Live in California, Nationwide
A health data exchange project that will officially launch in Santa Barbara this summer is a model for what an interconnected health care system might look like. As similar networks start up nationwide, the heath care community must contend with the long-term funding challenges of such systems.