Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Residency programs have extra difficulty attesting for MU

Meeting Meaningful Use requirements can be difficult for all provider organizations, but residency programs encounter distinct challenges, according to commentary published in the October issue of Hawai’i Journal of Medicine & Public Health.

Inconsistent problem list practices create problems for providers

Inconsistent practices for maintaining problem lists create challenges for sharing health records and standard policies should be adopted to address the issue, according to research published Nov. 11 by BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

First look at Stage 3

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's HIT Policy Committee has released a copy of its proposed recommendations for Meaningful Use Stage 3 for public comment.

New spec sheets for Stage 2 available

The Stage 2 Meaningful Use specification sheets are now available for both eligible professionals and eligible hospitals and critical-access hospitals to help them participate in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

CMS: EHR incentives reach 300K+ providers

The number of registered EHR incentive program participants and incentive payment recipients continues to rise, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Weekly roundup: Call for improvements on numerous fronts

The theme for this week appears to be improvement and various ways in which health IT can do better.

Tennessee seeks funds for open-source EHR technology

The Tennessee Department of Health wants to follow in the Department of Veterans Affairs footsteps and replace its aging computer system with open-source technology.

NEJM: National EHR-specific patient safety goals should be created

National EHR-related patient-safety goals are needed to address current problems with existing EHR implementations and failures to leverage current EHR capabilities, according to a Nov. 8 article published by the New England Journal of Medicine.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns. 

One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology?