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E-Health Data Exchange Work Group Summit

Baltimore

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Symposium on the Future of E-Prescribing

Washington, D.C.

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FROM THE FOUNDATION

The Wisdom of Patients: Health Care Meets Online Social Media

A new CHCF report highlights how online social media, such as blogs and communities, are empowering, engaging, and educating health consumers and providers.

Health Care Interpreter Network

A cooperative of public hospitals, the Health Care Interpreter Network uses advanced technology to connect patients with trained interpreters in 16 languages. A new video explains this unique effort.

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State-Level Health Information Exchanges Raise Questions About Federal Alignment

05/13/2008

Officials from the State-Level Health Information Exchange Consensus Project, the California Regional Health Information Organization and the Indiana Health Information Exchange spoke with iHealthBeat for an update on state-level health data exchanges.

Hazy Definitions for Health Informatics Field Compound Issues in Work Force Development

05/02/2008

Experts from HIMMS Analytics, Oregon Health and Science University and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing spoke with iHealthBeat about a projected work force shortage in health IT.

Multinational Collaboration Promotes Use of Open-Source Software in Health IT Projects

04/21/2008

Open-source software experts spoke with iHealthBeat about Open Health Tools, an initiative that supports the use of free, adaptable software in health IT. The project includes collaborators from the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada.

Virtual Technology Programs Train Medical Personnel in Simulated Disaster Zones

04/14/2008

Robert Furberg of RTI International, David Gaba of the Stanford School of Medicine and Peter Yellowlees of UC-Davis spoke with iHealthBeat about training allied health workers in simulated environments.

Can the Power of Social Computing Drive Up Adoption of Personalized Health Records?

04/03/2008

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Forrester Research and a health care social networking site spoke with iHealthBeat about promoting PHRs through social media.

Groups Steer Focus to Personal Health Records in Development of Patient Privacy Standards

03/25/2008

Officials from CCHIT, the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, the Pacific Business Group on Health and Patient Privacy Rights weighed in on privacy standards for personal health records.

Health Organizations Step Up Security as More Patient Information Is Stored Electronically

03/13/2008

Lorraine Doo of the federal Office of E-Health Standards and Services and other experts in health information security spoke with iHealthBeat about strengthening data security at health care organizations.

HIMSS 2008: Stakeholders Reflect on Themes of Transition, Teamwork After Conference

03/03/2008

CCHIT Chair Mark Leavitt, Patricia Abbott of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Keith Hepp of Health Bridge joined iHealthBeat for a roundtable discussion of key issues at this year's HIMSS conference.

HIMSS 2008: Executives Highlight Hot Health IT Topics at This Year's Conference

02/25/2008

Stephen Lieber, CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and other HIMSS executives spoke with iHealthBeat about the group's 2008 conference in Orlando, Fla.

Insurers Embrace Online Physician Visits, But Doctor Participation Slow To Catch On

02/19/2008

Richard Frankenstein of the California Medical Association, Lisa Liu of Kaiser Permanente and Melissa Welch of Aetna spoke with iHealthBeat about health insurance coverage for online physician visits.

Better Care, Cost Efficiency Could Bring 'Smart' IT From the Lab Into Practice

02/04/2008

Majd Alwan of the Center for Aging Services Technology, Christine Henderson of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Jeff Kaye of Oregon Health and Science University weighed in on the advent of "smart" health IT.

Questions Surrounding Medical Credit Scores Rankle Some Consumer, Privacy Groups

01/22/2008

Pamela Dixon of the World Privacy Forum, Linda Foley of the Identity Theft Resource Center and Suzanne Lestina of the Healthcare Financial Management Association discussed HealthCare Analytics' upcoming "Med-FICO" launch.

E-Prescribing, EHRs, Patient Privacy Top Health IT Legislative Agenda for 2008

01/07/2008

Officials from the American Medical Association, Patient Privacy Rights Foundation and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society spoke with iHealthBeat about health IT-related legislation in 2008.

12/17/2007

Marketing expert Fard Johnmar, patient safety expert Robert Wachter and blogger Trisha Torrey spoke with iHealthBeat about the proliferation of health care blogs written by physicians.

Nurses Push for Input Into Clinical Health IT Design To Boost Hospital Workflow

12/03/2007

Pam Cipriano of the American Academy of Nursing and Patricia Abbott of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing spoke with iHealthBeat about incorporating nurses into the design and purchase of medical technology.

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