Recently added articles from Health Management Technology:
Open source will help drive EHR costs down: the use of open source in healthcare will break down many barriers, from high cost and lack of interoperability, to inaccessibility and complexity.(Thought Leaders)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Since taking office, President Obama has pledged to ensure that all U.S. hospitals become paperless within the next five years. The success of this mandate will hinge on its ability to move health IT vendors, hospitals and practitioners to the ideological center in support of electronic ...
Do you know a pioneer?(Viewpoint)(Editorial)(Viewpoint essay)
Aug 01, 2009; ... pioneer n. A person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as a scientist doing exploratory work. Do you know someone who has been a pioneer in the healthcare information technology field? Someone who has blazed trails in creating, developing or implementing new ...
Panelists caution on reform.(Healthcare Reform)(Conference news)
Aug 01, 2009 ... The H.I.L. Forum "Transforming Health care Summit 2009: Impact & Opportunity in the Obama Plan" brought together four expert panelists from acrossthe healthcare industry. Discussion focused on the speed and extent of the upcoming reform, according to Forrester Research, with ...
Events.(Publications)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] August 2009 * Best Practices in Electronic Health Records, Aug. 19-21, Boston, is a strategic business forum that highlights strategies for EMR adoption and use within healthcare organizations. www.acius.net September ...
HITSP standardizing EHR.(Health Records)(Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2009 ... The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), the cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors working to ensure the interoperability of electronic health records (EHR) in the United States, has begun identifying global standards to support "core research ...