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System's IT Initiative Proceeds Despite Recession
CHRISTUS Health is in the midst of an ambitious plan laid out by CEO Thomas Royer, MD, to create a unified IT system across its 40 hospitals and affiliated physician practices. This interview with System Director Randy Osteen examines the process and how CHRISTUS is handling its in-between status.
The CFO's Role in Implementing EHR Systems
The experiences of a Florida health system point to 10 actions that can help CFOs manage the revenue risks and opportunities of implementing an electronic health record (EHR).
The New Federal Stimulus Bill Promotes Technology and Expands HIPAA
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (Titles XIII and XIV of the ARRA legislation) aims to further the use of information technology in health care and expand the reach and requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Do You Know Who’s Who in Your EHR?
Erroneous patient records can be a serious problem—particularly for children’s hospitals—that can lead to reimbursement and patient safety issues. Do you have the people, processes, and technology in place to prevent this problem?
Is Your Organization Ready for Stimulus?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $17.2 billion to reward Medicare and Medicaid providers that use certified healthcare IT in a meaningful way, starting Oct. 1, 2011
Is a Patient Portal on Your IT List?
If your organization is providing patients with access to health information and enabling them to perform various health-related tasks online—not just offering educational content or the ability to pay a bill—you are ahead of many of your peers.
HIT Stimulus: Ready, Set, Spend?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allocates a pretty substantial slice of the total package to healthcare IT (HIT): $19 billion is “serious” money and underscores the belief of the Obama administration and Congress that HIT is a crucial component in the transformation of America’s healthcare system.
Electronic Health Records-Why Not Now?
The electronic health record (EHR) has been in the spotlight lately. Lots of positive press has been generated by politicians’ bipartisan support for automated, intelligent records as a necessary foundation for health reform.
Assessing IT Readiness
Because many hospital staff are already overworked, the very idea of having to adapt to a new technology adds a new level of stress. Those who feel particularly overburdened may resist or even sabotage the rollout of an electronic medical record (EMR) because the changes it will bring seem overwhelming.