The readiness of healthcare to deploy EHRs and EMRs, supported by ARRA and the HITECH Act, is not where it needs to be, especially in small physician practices, according to William Bria, III, MD, president of the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) and CMIO at Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa. The role of the CMIO is key to managing the process design necessary to implement and integrate EHRs and EMRs in order to attain meaningful use—and making sure balance exists between technology and the medical staff’s ability to absorb it. Please view the CMIO interview, which took place at the HIMSS10 conference this week.
The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.
As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."
