Friday, January 27, 2012
A new Bipartisan Policy Center report states that although health care providers are adopting electronic health records, certain obstacles are obstructing wider health IT use. According to the report, some of the barriers to health IT use include a lack of interoperability between systems and consumer concerns about EHR accuracy, privacy and security.
AP/Boston Globe et al.
Today, the White House announced that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra is stepping down from his post. During his tenure, Chopra advocated for greater use of health IT and improved government transparency by making more data available online.
Politico et al.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is seeking applications that would help individuals with disabilities access their electronic health record data, help patients schedule follow-up appointments and improve the health of commuters.
Health Data Management et al.
During a recent symposium, researchers discussed how the University of California-San Francisco and Vanderbilt University used Web-based tools to boost the efficiency of screening potential kidney donors and attract more donor applicants.
Renal & Urology News.
MyHealth Access Network, a Beacon Community in Oklahoma, will deploy Archimedes' clinical decision support tool. Drexel DeFord of Seattle Children's Hospital has been named chair of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' board of trustees.