Clinical Decision Support for Immunization: How do we move the agenda forward?
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Clinical Decision Support for Immunizations (CDSi): A Comprehensive, Collaborative Strategy
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source | Technology
This article focuses on the requirements and current developments in clinical decision support technologies for immunizations (CDSi) in both the public health and clinical communities, with an emphasis on shareable solutions.
Read more >Discussion Paper: Address Geocoding Options
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability | Open Source | Technology
Some organizations have the need for a web application that can translate street addresses into latitude/longitude coordinates. This brief discussion paper provides some potential solutions and strategies.
Read more >The Reduction of State-coordinated HIE: How Should Public Health React?
BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use
A move away from jurisdiction-based HIEs will make it harder for public health agencies to engage with vendors and providers on core public health reporting and data access despite requirements from state/local law or the CMS EHR Incentive Programs.
Read more >HLN Supports Open Source ICE Deployment by VHA
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source | OSEHRA
HLN Consulting is pleased to announce a new project with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) which will result in the incorporation of HLN’s Open Source ICE Immunization Evaluation and Forecasting software into VistA, the EHR used by VHA, and its deployment system-wide over the next few years.
Read more >Consumer Access to Health Care Data: Still a Challenge
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use
ONC launched a Consumer Health Data Aggregator Challenge to spur the development of new applications and partnerships to provide aggregated health data to patients.
Read more >New Articles: Interoperability; Information Blocking
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability
Two new articles written by Dr. Noam Arzt, President of HLN, have been published in the most recent (Fall 2015 – just published now) issue of the HIMSS Journal of Health Information Management.
Read more >Patient Matching and HIE: Do We Even Have a Strategy?
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability | Matching
Accurate patient matching continues to be a challenge in healthcare, especially in an HIE environment. No simple solution appears to be at hand.
Read more >New ONC Report: Key Considerations for HIE-based Personal Health Records
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability
In September 2015 ONC released a new report based on the activities of the HIE Personal Health Record (PHR) Community of Practice.
Read more >Meaningful Use Lives On!
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | Meaningful Use
The controversial report of the demise of CMS EHR Incentive Programs and Meaningful Use (MU) were greatly exaggerated. The confusion began with a statement (now removed) that CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt made at a healthcare conference on January 11, 2016.
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