Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Health IT
2012 Year in Review (Part 2 of 4)
Alternative Healthcare Delivery Systems The concept of the medical home is an old one, developed in the 1960s for the pediatric population, but lately has grown in popularity. It hopes to provide for patients comprehensive, coordinated care for the whole Continue Reading …
An Overview of Health Information Technology
Health information technology is expected to reduce costs, save the environment, and improve the quality of care. Some evidence exists supporting health IT as beneficial to processes of care; more evidence is needed on outcomes. The Health Information Technology for Continue Reading …
Meaningful Quality
The era of meaningful use of information technology has begun in medicine yet is still in its infancy. As electronic health records evolve alongside quality reporting, many expect health care to become safer and more effective. The of certified electronic Continue Reading …
Clinical Decision Support is Cost-Effective
Clinical decision support systems incorporated within electronic medical records have the potential to save health costs. When not cost-saving, CDS systems demonstrate cost-effective ways to achieve improved clinical outcomes. Only twenty percent of patients with diabetes in 2008 reached goals Continue Reading …
EMRs: Airbags for when your doctor crashes you
EMRs have the potential to prevent dangerous medication errors – I certainly have been saved a few times by them – but in this study appear to function mostly as a rescue device once an adverse event has already taken Continue Reading …
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