In a September 19 news release, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced a Text4Health task force and recommendations on health text messaging and mobile health technologies. The accelerated growth of smart phones and mobile applications puts a great deal of communication power in the hands of consumers; however, in addition to more…

Selecting and implementing an EHR can be a daunting process. Even a “tech savvy” clinician can be severely taxed by the sheer volume of work needed to make a decision regarding the choice of an EHR and coordinating the implementation and use of that system within the medical practice. A wide range of consultants is…

We are very pleased to announce the winner of the draw for an iPad2 in the recent ACP AmericanEHR Partners EHR satisfaction survey. The winner is Dr. Eric Christoff, who is an internist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Ill. AmericanEHR Partners conducts regular EHR Satisfaction Surveys in conjunction with professional society partners to assist…

The British government announced October 22 that it is going to “axe” the 2002 National Programme for IT (NPfIT). In April 2005, the UK Department of Health announced the formation of NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) that was responsible for delivering the NPfIT. Initially expected to cost £2.3 billion ($3.5 billion) over three years, the…

In a September 22, 2011, announcement, AMIA (the association for informatics professionals) announced that Clinical Informatics (CI) has become an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) subspecialty. The CI examination will be administered by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and available to physicians who have primary specialty certification through the American Board of Medical…

Since the advent of computerization in healthcare, the promise of clinical decision support has been seen as a holy grail: the ability to integrate a variety of technology and knowledge/evidence based tools into the care delivery process and at the point-of-care. HIMSS defines Clinical Decision Support (CDS) as: “A process for enhancing health-related decisions and…