Tag Archive for ‘EHR’

Telescope at HIMSS: HIE Standards in 2020

How will healthcare standards evolve over the next decade? Lorraine previews her HIMSS11 session where she will discuss how health standards have changed in the past few years amidst a data explosion.

Braving Privacy Storms for “The Greater Good”

On Data Privacy Day, Lorraine reflects on the ongoing discussion around privacy for healthcare, and working towards the greater good.

Collaborative Care Across a Community: Huntington’s Story

Last week we were privileged to have Rebecca Armato, Executive Director of Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA, share her experience with care collaboration. The webinar, “Enabling Care Collaboration & Ensuring ‘Right Care, Right Place, Right Time,’” chronicled Huntington’s journey to connected care. Like many other hospitals, integrated delivery networks, health information exchanges and other [...]

Ditch the Clipboard: Strategies for HIE Success

Back in the old days – even just ten years ago – doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers carried around clipboards with paper files for each patient.

But clipboards didn’t begin to address the challenges of accurately identifying the patient and provider, and there were significant costs in transcribing and managing the resulting stacks of paper. Penny explains how Sutter Health has moved beyond paper records.

Putting It All Together: The Systems & Processes Behind an HIE

Bill Klaver incorporates all the systems and processes usually involved in a health information exchange – from the PIX/PDQ Manager and XDS Repository to the security and privacy measures – to walk through a detailed example of a patient seeking additional care.

Three Architecture Styles for State-Wide HIE

There is no “one size fits all” model that will serve as a solution for every state trying to implement a state-wide health information exchange. Chad Cosper reviews the pros and cons of the three most common types of architecture.

Children’s Hospital Streamlines Medical Record Processes

Children’s Hospital administrators and IS staff wanted to significantly reduce the number of duplicate patient records, upgrade their legacy systems to include more comprehensive integration among several systems and establish an Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI).

Better Health Interview with Lorraine Fernandes at HIMSS10

At HIMSS10 in Atlanta, Initiate’s Lorraine Fernandes sat down with Better Health to discuss a wide range of issues, including EMRs, meaningful use, linking patient data and more.

Answering States’ HIT Wish Lists

States have long wished for an integrated, state-run health information exchange (HIE). Now as the stars align, how can they leverage new directives and ARRA cash to address the items on their wish lists?

Sentara’s New EMPI Reduces Duplication Creation Rates

Sentara sought to boost physician satisfaction and increase patient safety, so they decided to implement an Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) to help more effectively manage patient identity data by streamlining records into a better, more accurate view of their patients.