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Category Archives: Health Information Technology
White House Summit on Achieving eHealth Equity
This is the summary report from the February 2013 White House Summit on Acieving eHealth Equity convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of National Coordinator for Health IT, Office of Minority Health, and ZeroDivide. The … Continue reading
Institute of Medicine: Collecting Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Data in Electronic Health Records
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a summary of its October 12, 2012 workshop on the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data in electronic health records. The summary can be downloaded from the IOM website and will … Continue reading
What My Father Taught Me About Health and Health Care, About Life and Death
Three months ago, my father Andrew Shih Lun Bau passed away, peacefully, in his own home. Next week, on Christmas Day, we would have celebrated his 93rd birthday. As someone who now seeks to improve both health and health care … Continue reading
HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health: Recommendations for Health Insurance Exchanges
The following was my presentation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health on November 29, 2012 regarding the implementation of health insurance exchanges and other national health care reforms.
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Office of National Coordinator for Health IT Policy Committee: Draft Stage 3 Requirements for Meaningful Use
The Office of National Coordinator for Health IT Policy Committee has released draft Stage 3 requirements for meaningful use incentive payments under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The Policy Committee seeks public comments on the … Continue reading
CMS: Final Stage 2 Requirements for Meaningful Use of EHRs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final regulation that establishes the Stage 2 requirements for eligible professionals and hospitals to receive incentive payments through the Medicare and Medicaid programs for the “meaningful use of certified … Continue reading
Blue Shield of California Foundation: Patient-Provider Relationships Among Low-Income Califorians
The Blue Shield of California Foundation has published the results of its survey of low-income Californians and their perspectives on connectedness and continuity with their health care providers. • Low-income patients broadly report that they want their care to be … Continue reading
National Center for Health Statistics: Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems, 2011
The National Center for Health Statistics has just published this data brief, reporting that as of December 2011, 55% of physicians have adopted electronic health records (EHRs). The data comes from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey’s 2011 Physician Workflow … Continue reading
Center for Health Care Strategies: Supporting Meaningful Use of HIT in Small, High-Volume Medicaid Practices
This technical assistance brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies highlights the importance of additional outreach, engagement, and technical assistance to support small group practices to meet the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act requirements … Continue reading
Cal eConnect: California e-Prescribing Gap Analysis
This report from Cal eConnect, the California health information exchange governance entity, describes the status of electronic prescribing in California in 2011. Similar to many states, while there are more and more pharmacies, physicians, and other clinical prescribers electronically enabled … Continue reading
