» An updated federal health information technology plan announced in December aims to expand health information technology adoption and use efforts across the care continuum, emphasizing assistance for...
IT Update
May 02, 2011
Farzad Mostashari’s appointment as the new national coordinator for health IT has been enthusiastically received across the healthcare industry. Analysts generally agree that Mostashari — formerly...
Institute of Medicine checklist offers healthcare IT guidance
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2012
Healthcare executives should have a full understanding of the benefits of healthcare information technology as a means for improving outcomes and lowering costs, new guidelines recommend.
Partnership’s mission is to help seniors get plugged in
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2013
Social media, email and other forms of communication technology offer senior citizens a virtual world of information, entertainment and correspondence with friends and family. Yet these can be strange,...
Experts: Push EHR progress even if feds won’t help pay
Aug 01, 2012
Long-term care providers might not be eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records. But that does not mean that facilities should ignore these tools, experts stress.
GAO: More planning needed to increase info exchange
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2017
When patients leave the hospital and move to post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, electronic health records and the electronic exchange of patient health information can help better...
New Wisconsin data network breaking through old barriers
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2013
In what may be a sign of things to come, Wisconsin nursing homes, hospitals and other providers will soon have the ability to exchange patient information with a database operated by a nonprofit organization.
ITUpdate
Aug 01, 2013
» The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has unveiled a new webpage with information and resources for long-term and post-acute (LTPAC) providers.
ITUpdate
Jul 01, 2013
» The second annual McKnight’s Excellence In Technology Awards program will accept applications through July 12. In all, 15 honors will be given to the highest-scoring providers. Awards will recognize...
Long-term care stakeholders submit quality measures list
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2012
A public-private stakeholder group has submitted quality measure recommendations for long-term care to the federal government.