| All originally written material, including articles, editorials, and descriptions of the websites are considered copyrighted material ( © 2008 C. Pearson), and reproduction is prohibited without the consent of the author.) COMPUTER INFORMATION SITES i-HealthBeat.org - A service of the California Healthcare Foundation - Provides up-to-date information on the Laws, studies, etc related to Healthcare Reform, EHRs, ARRA, etc. Office of the U.S. Government - Health Information Technology - One stop for the latest information from the US Government on what was included in ARRA to help fund Electronic Health Records Healthcare-Infomatics.com The site description says it is "Leadership, Vision, and Strategy for CIO". Contains some very interesting and helpful articles on EHR subjects, including successful implementation story highlights. Computerized physician/provider order entry - This website gives the results of a research project on CPOE that was done by Oregon Health & Science University and funded by the National Library of Medicine. The study shows the success factors for implementing a CPOE and the unintended consequences. Of course, it stresses that CPOE is important for improving health care quality and efficiency. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.com IHealth Beat.org Electronic Health Records -Publication by AHRQ about how EHR can improve patient safety. Among other things, it includes results of various studies, where they were done, the software used, and a rating that relates to how well it was at reducing errors. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.com Government Stimulus Package Includes EHR Funding - Article about the grants and loans that will be available to physicians under ARRA - Article explains how ARRA provided for physicians to get grants for implementation of EHRs, including how much, and for how long. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.com Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology - Not-for-profit organization which states as its purpose "accelerating the adoption of robust, inter-operable health information technology by creating a credible, effective certification process". The website provides a list of EHR programs that are "certified" by this organization. They are listed by the type of healthcare settings. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.com Stimulus Package Could Convert More Physicians to EHRs Article from Medscape Today from WebMD - Explains amount of funding available through ARRA for physicians under Medicare, included how much extra they can receive if they work in a "professional shortage area". It also explains that systems must be "certified", and gives and opinion as to what type certification will be required. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.com ehrdecisions.com - Website that provides information and news about EHRs. The site is provided by CCHIT, and, at the time this was written, it contained a MP3 recording of the director talking about how ARRA would affect CCHIT. It also has a tab that provides information about grants that are available that can be located by state/s in which they are available. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.co Statement from AHIMA on Determining the Meaning of Meaningful Use - Meaningful use is one of the standards for obtaining the grant money associated with ARRA, and AHIMA statement is about how "meaningful use" will be defined. Website and/or article descriptions -© 2009 C. Pearson & originally published on www.medicalcodingresources.com User Centric - Website of a consulting firm, but it contains some very interesting articles, such as "How to Select an Electronic Health Record System that Healthcare Professionals can use. |
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