National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: Electronic Health Records & Meaningful Use in Physician Practices, 2011

This data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics reports on the levels of use of electronic health records Continue reading →

National Quality Forum Call for Healthcare Disparities and Cultural Competency Measures

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has issued a call for healthcare performance measures related to healthcare disparities and cultural competency Continue reading →

Center for Studying Health System Change: Physicians Slow to Email Patients Routinely

This issue brief from the Center for Studying Health System Change describes how physicians are slowly begin to use electronic Continue reading →

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Direct Project

Launched in March 2010 as a part of the Nationwide Health Information Network, the Direct Project was created to specify Continue reading →

Health 2.0: High Wow Factor, High Hopes for the Future of Health Care

I just spent the past two days at the 2011 Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco being wowed and a Continue reading →

ONCHIT Website Now Features Resources for Patients and Families

The U.S. Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) has refreshed its website to include resources specifically for Continue reading →

ONCHIT Pledges on Use of Health Information

The U.S. Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) has launched a campaign for both health care providers and systems Continue reading →

athenaClinicals Reports on Progress of Users Towards Meaningful Use

One electronic health record provider, athenaClinicals has established a dashboard to report on the progress of its users in meeting Continue reading →