Health Care Technology (New Technologies; EMR, Internet, the rest)
Technology Will Become Reality In Health Care
What's Here?: In some ways health care has the best technology in the world- and in other ways (coordinating care, medical records, the infamous "explanation of benefits", and billing) it is many years behind other industries. We'll be posting information about Electronic Medical Records (we've including the "Meaningful Use" rules to be eligible for government funding) and other technology- related topics to provide you a broad overview of where we are today- and where we need to go tomorrow.
NEW Physician Perspectives About Health Information Technology; Deloitte Center for Health Solutions; 2012 (Those that provide care are going to need a whole new set of skills. This brief looks at the perspectives of providers on how they are using (or plan to use) technology as part of their delivery. We're making progress- but have a long way to go) Posted 2-26-12
NEW Administrative Simplification; From Compliance to Competitive Advantage; Deloitte Center for Health Solutions; 2012; (Health care is spending a lot of time and money on Administrative Simplification. Will it work? Can we simplify the processes to improve efficiency through technology? This brief takes a look at the challenges of technology in health care and how the challenges can turn into opportunities or competitive advantages for those who make the effort to change.) Posted 2-26-12
Health Information Exchanges: What Works; What Doesn't, Center for Health Transformation; November, 2011 (A look at the technology gap in health care and what needs to be done to close the gap for the future) Posted 11-28-11
Electronic Prescribing: Building, Deploying, and Using E-Prescribing to Save Lives and Save Money; Center for Health Transformation; 2008; (We all know that written prescriptions can create problems. We also know communication technology in health care is way behind where it should be. This document was developed by many of the key players in the industry to describe what e-prescribing actually is- and what we need to do to make it work in health care) Posted 10-27-11
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Engaging Patients; Institute for Health Technology Transformation; April, 2011 (Improved technology in health care will be key to improving its efficiency. Consumers are already using technology to gather health care information- what will it take to get them more engaged?) Posted 5-19-11
HIPAA 5010 Frequently Asked Questions; Emdeon; 2010 (An overview of HIPAA 5010 and the technical aspects surrounding the initiative) Posted 4-26-11
Accountable Care Organizations Technology Framework; MedeAnalytics; March, 2011 (ACOs are supposed to operate entirely different than the way health care works today. They will require a different technology structure for support. This is a pretty simple picture of what is going to be required to make it happen) Posted 3-29-11
Online Health: Untangling the Web; London School of Economics; BUPA; January, 2011 (A really fascinating look at the use of the internet, Facebook, Twitter, and the others in health care across the globe; Did you know a larger percentage of the population in the UK, Germany, and Australia use the internet than the United States?) Posted 1-16-11
Electronic Health Record Standards; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; September, 2010 (An update on the issues pertaining to EMRs and where we still need to go); Posted 10-14-10
The Mobile Personal Health Record; Technology-Enabled Self-Care; Deloitte Center for Health Solutions (An overview of the Personal Health Record (PHR) and opportunities in a reformed health care market; (Posted 9-27-10)
Consumers and Health Information Technology, A National Survey; California Healthcare Foundation; April, 2010; (The results of a national survey of the potential benefits and current frustrations with information technology in health care- from a consumer perspective) Posted 5-4-10
Putting the Patient In Control; Employing Technology Solutions to Empower Patients; Center for Health Transformation; March, 2010 (Discusses the need to extend consumer technology to health care)
DHS's "Meaningful Use" Rules (500 pages of light reading to define what constututes an Electronic Medical Record); Posted 1-5-10;
Electronic Medical Records vs. Electronic Health Records; Yes There Is A Difference; HiSS Analytics; 2006 (A pretty basic overview of the difference between the two); Posted 1-12-10.
