AmericanEHR Partners has just released their Physicians Use of EHR Systems report. The report is based upon 940 EHR satisfaction survey responses received from clinicians for the period May 30, 2014 and July 18, 2014. The data presented and analyzed in this report not only offers useful insights into a critical challenge that vendors, policy…

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) launched The Patient Engagement Playbook during their 2016 Annual Meeting. This tool was designed for health care providers, practice staff, hospital administrators and others who want to leverage health IT, and their electronic health record (EHR) patient portals, to further engage patients in their health and care. The Playbook…

During their Annual Meeting last Saturday, June 11, 2016, the American Medical Association (AMA) selected three “AMA Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge” winners. The event featured the top five finalists from the challenge who pitched their ideas live to a panel of judges and the audience for an opportunity to receive a share of $50,000 in…

Healthcare Administrator has made their selections for the Top 40 Health and Fitness Blogs of 2016. Selected blogs were listed by virtue of uniqueness, popularity, usefulness, and creativity. With rising occurrence of illnesses, people are becoming even more desperate to acquire information that will help them on their journey to living healthier lives. Hence, we…

ONC’s Annual Meeting, was held from May 31 through June 2, 2016 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. It was kicked off with a presentation by ONC Principal Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT, Dr. Vindell Washington. Dr. Washington did a great job of revving everyone up for the event and…