Grow Your Own Health Information Exchange

When you hear 'health information exchange', what comes to mind? A widescale, all-encompassing network?

Maybe...or maybe what eventually evolves will be a network of smaller, interconnected, enterprise-wide information exchanges fueled by increased private sector growth.

Grow Your Own Health Information Exchange
SOURCE: InformationWeek Healthcare

ICD-10 and SNOMED-CT: Better together?

ICD-10 and SNOMED-CT: Better together? (Source: FierceHealthIT)

Health: Language barriers hamper both patients and providers

In one of my classes we discussed the issue of language barriers in providing quality healthcare in some depth. This article highlights some of the perils of communication problems between provider and patient:

Health: Language barriers hamper both patients and providers (Source: SouthCoastToday.com)

Texas docs to HHS: Scrap ICD-10 completely

Think ICD-10 is innovative and up-to-date with modern medicine? The Texas Medical Association may beg to differ. In fact, according the the association's president, it's "nearing obsolescence". What's your opinion? Will ICD-10 be skipped altogether rather than delayed?

Read more here:
Texas docs to HHS: Scrap ICD-10 completely (Source: ModernHealthcare.com)

ONC Health IT Dashboard Launch

Info on the ONC's new Health IT dashboard from EHRintelligence:

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ONC Health IT Dashboard Launch (Source: EHRintelligence)

Is This Patient Privacy Crusader Doing More Harm Than Good?

Short article on Deborah Peel of Patient Privacy Rights and her opposition to EHR.

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Is This Patient Privacy Crusader Doing More Harm Than Good? (Source: Forbes)

Will EHR adoption encourage information exchange?

Not everyone is enthused about the transition to EHR...

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Will EHR adoption encourage information exchange? (Source: EHRintelligence.com)

Banner Health Achievement Highlights EHR Struggles

17 of 22 Banner Health facilites acheive Stage 7 for EMR adoption:

Banner Health Achievement Highlights EHR Struggles (Source: InformationWeek)

Real-Time Data Exchange

Inspiring article on the growing movement to increase quality of care and maximize efficiency in healthcare delivery. I think the author's point regarding the necessity of abandoning the adversarial relationship between providers and insurance plans is an especially important one.

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Real-Time Data Exchange (Source: ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals)

Medical homes offer patients better monitoring of their treatment

The patient centered medical home is, I feel, one of the more exciting opportunities to use health information technology to improve people's lives.

There is huge potential to coordinate and improve treatment and to do so in a way that focuses on patients' needs.

I plan on doing more research on this topic and posting additional information after finals week. :)

For now, the article linked below is an overview of the concept of the PCMH and a glimpse at how that model of care has impacted patients' lives in a positive way.

More to come...

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Medical homes offer patients better monitoring of their treatment Source: (DemocratandChronicle.com)

ICD-10 Boosts Appeal Of Computer-Assisted Coding Tools

Very interesting read on predicted growth of computer assisted coding tools. I also recently heard an interesting presentation on CAC at our state convention and will try and post the link to the speaker's website as soon as I get time.

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ICD-10 Boosts Appeal Of Computer-Assisted Coding Tools (Source: InformationWeek Healthcare)

ICD10: by the Numbers

A general (but detailed) article from Chiropractic Economics regarding ICD-10 implementation strategies.

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ICD10: by the Numbers (Source: ChiroEco)