Saturday, March 26, 2016

AHIMA petitions White House on national patient identifier

AHIMA petitions White House on national patient identifier: A petition asking the White House to recognize the need for a national patient identifier has been created by the American Health Information Management Association.

AHIMA petitions White House on national patient identifier

AHIMA petitions White House on national patient identifier: A petition asking the White House to recognize the need for a national patient identifier has been created by the American Health Information Management Association.

Veterans open to using health IT for mental healthcare

Veterans open to using health IT for mental healthcare: Veterans being treated for mental health issues show interest in using technology to receive care, with a few caveats, according to research published at Telemedicine and e-Health.

AHIMA Releases Consumer Engagement Toolkit for HIM Professionals | Healthcare Informatics Magazine | Health IT | Information Technology

AHIMA Releases Consumer Engagement Toolkit for HIM Professionals | Healthcare Informatics Magazine | Health IT | Information Technology

Hospital IT official resigns, compares organization's EHR launch to Challenger disaster

Hospital IT official resigns, compares organization's EHR launch to Challenger disaster: Following a report Wednesday by the New York Post that NYC Health Hospitals official Charles Perry, M.D., resigned in the wake of an electronic health record implementation he compared to the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, a hospital spokesperson says the organization is not compromising patient safety.