From The Editor

  1. 4 Reasons To Delay Stage 2 MU 8/28/2013

    Several healthcare organizations, including HIMSS, are calling for a Stage 2 MU extension. I’m standing with them, and here are my four reasons why.

  2. BYOD: It's What Doctors Want 8/21/2013

    Green Clinic Health System proves that you can satisfy physician BYOD demands without sacrificing data security.

  3. The Road To Wi-Fi Wellness 8/13/2013

    Hospitals lose a ton of productivity and money each year because of unreliable or insufficient Wi-Fi communications. How can your healthcare facility optimize its wireless communications for growing EHR and clinical data traffic?

  4. Olympic Lessons In EHR Adoption 8/5/2013

    Thanks to an EHR implementation in 2012, the United States Olympic Committee has improved medical documentation, health data access, and overall patient care. 

  5. Finally … Proof Of Health IT ROI 7/30/2013

    Some new third-party research has emerged that illustrates that health IT actually is effective at reducing healthcare costs. What do these findings mean and how can the industry build upon them?

  6. The EHR Honeymoon Is Over 7/23/2013

    According to Black Book Rankings’ latest ambulatory EHR satisfaction survey, many providers have become so dissatisfied with their existing EHRs, they’re looking to rip and replace these systems within the next 12 months.

  7. How Safe Is Health IT? 7/16/2013

    According To ONC, not safe enough. The Office recently released a new action plan geared toward improving the safety of health IT use. Here’s what the plan means to you.

  8. Can Entrepreneurs Save Healthcare? 5/28/2013

    I love to hear Jonathan Bush speak. Say what you will about his agenda as president and CEO of EHR vendor athenahealth, but the guy is a charismatic, passionate, and persuasive public speaker. When you hear Bush give a keynote, it’s clear he’s inherited much of the political swagger that runs in his bloodline (former president George H.W. Bush is his uncle and George W. Bush is his cousin).

  9. A Spotlight On Personalized Medicine 5/22/2013

    Angelina Jolie’s drastic decision to have a preventative double mastectomy has brought public awareness to the concept of personalized medicine, but what can healthcare providers and health IT do to take it to the next level?

  10. A Golden Lesson In Patient Care 5/14/2013

    It’s amazing to me how a television show that first aired back in 1989 (that’s 24 years ago folks) is still so relevant today. As far as the healthcare industry has come from a technology and treatment standpoint in the past two-and-a-half decades, we haven’t made much progress when it comes to how physicians interact with their patients. Many are still woefully poor performers when it comes to listening, communicating, and compassion.