Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Opening Keynote Address: The National Landscape of HIEs

Sunday, February 28, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Let us presume secure, private electronic patient information exchange exists among competing medical delivery organizations and supports local and national patient care, public health and quality reporting activities. This session will discuss the following questions and issues: Should the public provide the same financial support for HIEs as for public highways (taxes) or utilities (regulated fees/assessments)? Is there a role for private, even for-profit, HIEs? What are the pros and cons of state legislatures embracing HIEs?

HIMSS Feature: Smartphones, sociological changes create perfect storm for telemedicine

ATLANTA--The prevalence of immediate information combined with connectivity created by technology and the clinical workforce expectation of better time management is a perfect storm for better mobile applications and delivery of medical care including telehealth, said William F. Bria, MD, CMIO for Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa, Fla., yesterday at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference.

Implementing and Measuring EMR ROI in the Specialty Practice

Thursday, March 4, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PMLearn how a multispecialty ambulatory physicians' practice implemented and tracked the ROI of an electronic medical record while meeting the needs of physicians, administrators, patients and the bottom line.

Correlating EMR Capabilities with Quality and Efficiency Metrics: An Update

Thursday, March 4, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PMUsing Premier and HIMSS survey data, this presentation examines associations between comprehensive HIT implementation and a range of quality measures and outcomes at approximately 540 hospitals across the US over a two-year period.

Leveraging EHRs for Public Health Alerting & Outbreak Management

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe EMR Alerting Project is fostering communications between public health and clinical care through implementing the HITSP T81 standard within electronic medical records. A demonstration of the concept was presented at the 2009 HIMSS Interoperability Showcase through the use of a web service that provides public health alerts relevant to the patient being seen by matching the characteristics of the patient to the alert and returning to the electronic medical records system the content of the alert and as well as support information to be used by the physician in making clinical decisions regarding the patient. The objective of this session is to describe the various components of the EMR Alerting system. Nedra Garrett of CDC, will provide an overview of the project and will discuss future activities.

Get Ready EMRs/HIEs, Here Comes One Billion Clinical Documents

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMOver a billion clinical notes are created by physicians in the U.S. each yearprimarily produced through dictation and transcribed. With standards, the output can easily integrate with EMRs/HIEs.

EMR/Medical Device Integration: Promise in Ambulatory Care Settings

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMIn this session we will explore considerations and potential benefits presented by the growing number of interoperable medical devices capable of capturing and incorporating clinical information directly into an electronic medical record.

Physician Practice EHR/PM System Leads to NCQA Medical Home Recognition

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMBy mobilizing its EHR/PM system, Potomac Physicians fulfilled its vision of creating an evidenced-based practiceyielding improved disease management, National Committee for Quality Assurance medical home recognition, and a demonstration project.

Around the web

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

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.”