The clinical information systems that we deal with every day have had a significant impact on the quality of care we deliver and the safety and efficiency of that care.

Transforming to an accountable care organization (ACO) is a marathon, not a sprint, says Craig E. Samitt, MD, MBA, CEO of Dean Health System, based in Madison, Wis. “It takes time to evolve the vision, values, incentives and operations around a very different paradigm.”

EHRs need to do a better job of collecting clinical data to enable research informatics, but vendors aren’t the only ones to blame for this elusive functionality.  Researchers and clinical staff responsible for EHR configuration must be better collaborators, according to a Sept. 1 perspective published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Patients are satisfied with the treatment they receive, but providers will need to offer additional services as they become more involved as healthcare consumers, according to a Harris Interactive survey.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a nonprofit standards development organization and accrediting body, has posted new versions of program criteria for general public review.

It was innovation celebration day at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On Sept. 24, the agency took time to honor the most recent winners of the HHSinnovates program.