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100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare
Modern Healthcare's
readers name the most influential people in the healthcare
industry. |
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2006 Health Data Management Resource Guide
Health Data Management
magazine's categorized reference tool to find companies that
offer healthcare information technology. |
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2006 Most Wired Winners
List of winners of the the 2006 Most Wired Survey and
Benchmarking Study, which names the 100 Most Wired hospitals
and health systems in the United States. |
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aboutmedicalsoftware.com
A Medical Software
Directory designed to help its users find the medical
software information, articles, source, companies, products
and services. |
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American Academy of Family Physicians' Practice Management
Computerization
Resources of the American Academy of Family Physicians
for computerizing Practice Management. |
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American
Hospital Directory
Provides online data for over
6,000 hospitals. The database of information is built from
Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use
files obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS). The data also include AHA (American
Hospital Association) Annual Survey Data. |
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AMIA 10x10 Program
This American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) program
aims to realize the goal of training 10,000 health care
professionals in applied health and medical informatics by
the year 2010. |
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Annual EHR Systems Review
Previously known as the Annual
CPR Systems Review -- has been an ADVANCE for Health
Information Executives exclusive for the past eight
years. The 2005 edition indicates a definite increase in
both vendor and provider interest in, and deployment of, EHR
systems in disparate health care environments -- especially
the ambulatory setting. |
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BestTreatments
Helps patients and doctors work together by providing
them both with the best research evidence about the
treatments for many medical conditions. |
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Board on Health Care Services
The Board on Health Care
Services (HCS) of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) focuses on
issues of health care organization, financing,
effectiveness, workforce, and delivery, with special
emphasis on quality, costs, and accessibility of care. |
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BPHC (Bureau of Primary Health Care)
Electronic Medical Record Resources
The BPHC is part of the Health
Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services. The information provided on
this site is to be used by organizations interested in
better understanding resources used by community health
centers and their experience with piloting the electronic
health record. |
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Business 2.0 Web Guide: Electronic Medical Records
Electronic
Medical Records web guide for subscribers of Business 2.0. |
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CCHIT Certified Products by Company
The list, by company name, of Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) products certified by the Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT). |
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CCHIT Certified Products by Product
The list, by product name, of Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) products certified by the Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT). |
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Clinical Knowledge Management Resources on the Web
Links to Clinical Knowledge
Management Resources on the Web. |
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Clinical Microsystems
A project at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), where
investigators conducted a study to identify and describe the
characteristics of exemplary clinical microsystems (small
groups of people in front-line patient care units with a
specific clinical purpose). |
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ClinfoWiki - The Clinical Informatics Wiki
An implementation of a
wiki devoted to topics in clinical informatics. To begin
a new article, or edit an existing article, you must first
create an account and login to the ClinfoWiki. |
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C.O.M.P.E.T.E. - Computerization of Medical Practices for
the Enhancement of Therapeutic Effectiveness
A Canadian project whose
primary objective is to determine whether technology-based,
integrated delivery systems shared by key providers (family
physicians, specialists, diabetes nurses) and patients, will
improve access to care, quality of care, and efficiency of
care. |
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Computing for Clinicians
Provides timely information on
the selection and use of computer-based patient records and
related technologies. |
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Connecting Communities for Better Health (CCBH) Resource
Center (RC)
An online information sharing network and resource center
for communities to help organizations that are implementing
information technology and health information exchange. The
Connecting Communities for Better Health Program (Program)
is conducted by the
eHealth Foundation. The purpose of the Program is to
provide seed funding and technical support to
multi-stakeholder collaboratives within communities who are
using electronic health information exchange and other
information technology tools to drive improvements in
healthcare quality, safety and efficiency. |
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Connecting Communities Toolkit
Supports learning across and among diverse stakeholders
including state, regional and community-based organizations.
The majority of the information in the Toolkit is
available free of charge to the general public. The
Toolkit is a distillation of the knowledge that the
eHealth Initiative (eHI) has accumulated through its work with
multiple stakeholders and different communities. |
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CTS Medical Software Selection
On-line medical software
reviews and ratings. Independent Software Experts Review and
Rate Medical Practice Management, Medical Billing and
Electronic Medical Records Software. |
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Data Standards for Patient Safety
An Institute of Medicine (IOM)
project whose purpose is to produce a detailed plan to
facilitate the development of data standards applicable to
the collection, coding and classification of patient safety
information. The plan will apply to both adverse event data
and errors data. |
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Digital Physician
Provides unbiased on-line
comparisons of over 70 different Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) products. |
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Doctors' Gadgets.com
Resource for Medical Software for Palm and Pocket PC PDAs. |
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DOQ-IT Resource Center of MedQIC
The Medicare Quality Improvement Community (MedQIC)
tools, literature, stories, and links for prospects, participants,
and support personnel of the
Doctor's Office Quality - Information Technology (DOQ-IT)
program. |
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eCleveland Clinic
An extension of The Cleveland Clinic's 80-year role as a
respected referral institution. Using the Internet as a
tool, e-Cleveland Clinic provides patients online second
opinions, health news and health information regardless of
their location, eliminating the time and expense of travel. |
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eHI LIGHT Global HIT Resource Center
Resource Center for the eHealth
Initiative (eHI) Leadership in Global Health Technology
(LIGHT) Initiative. LIGHT was established in 2004 to
facilitate learning and information sharing among Healthcare
Information Technology (HIT) innovators and other nations,
in both the developed and developing world. |
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EHR-Lab Interoperability and Connectivity Standards (ELINCS)
A project that will develop a
national standard for the delivery of real-time laboratory
results from a labà©®formation system to an electronic
health record. |
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EHR Mind Map: A Comprehensive Resource Guide
A comprehensive guide,
developed by HIMSS, to the world of electronic health record
(EHR). Utilizing a mind-mapping format, this tool diagrams
key segments of the EHR universe and provides select
resources for exploring the topic in depth. Designed to
benefit both novice and expert alike, the EHR Mind Map
outlines topic segments that include: Standards, EHR outside
of the United States, Public Policy, Advocacy, Research and
Education and more. |
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EHR
Selector
An Electronic Health Record learning and system
selection resource available to physician group practices,
EHR consultants and EHR developers. Members of HIMSS
(Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), ACP
(the American College of Physicians) and AHQA (the American
Healthcare Quality Association), including their DOQ-IT
managers, are entitled to special discounts on EHR Selector
registration. The EHR Selector, originally known as the CPR
Selection Toolkit, was first developed as a collaboration
between Dr. Caroline Samuels and CPRI (Computerbased Patient
Record Institute). Subsequently, when that organization
merged with HIMSS, the tool was
rewritten to run on the Windows-based servers that HIMSS
managed, and renamed the HIMSS EHR Selector. In September
2006, the EHR Selector became part of a collaboration
between Dr. Samuels and Medical Strategic Planning, Inc. The
application was both rebranded and enhanced by MSP. The EHR
Selector
will continue to be enhanced by MSP to accommodate new EHR
criteria important to its individual and organizational
physician users. |
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EHRweb
Website maintained by the
Division of Information Technology and Research in the
Department of Oral Medicine of the University of Washington
School of Dentistry. This site has been created to help all
healthcare professional disciplines understand the nature
and progress of its evolution and to help them understand
the EHRà¡ny dimensions and implications. |
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) Education - Massachusetts
Medical Society
Online Continuing Education Risk Management courses,
sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society, intended for
those in the early stages of EHR selection and
implementation. Modules include basic terms, workflow
redesign, implementation and change management. |
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Electronic
Medical Records - basic info
A web resource prepared by the
Winter Quarter 2001 as a project for the Oregon Health
Sciences MINF 528 Course, Advanced Topics in Medical
Informatics |
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Electronic
Medical Records (EMR) Comparisons By Physicians for Physicians
Site lists and compares the
existing electronic medical records currently available.
There is a forum for feedback and a comparison table of over
70 of the most popular EMR products on the market. The site
is not sponsored or associated with any of the vendors. |
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Electronic Medical Records Directory
An industry directory for
Electronic Medical Records. |
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EMRguide.com
Guide to Electronic Medical
Record software. |
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Ending the Document Game: Connecting and Transforming Your
Healthcare Through Information Technology - Official Web
Site
The Commission on Systemic Interoperability was authorized
by the Medicare Modernization Act and established by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services. It held its first
meeting on January 10, 2005. The Commission was charged with
developing a strategy to make healthcare information
instantly accessible at all times, by consumers and their
healthcare providers. On October 25, 2005, the Commission
released its report, which is available at this official web
site. |
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GotEHR?
American Medical Informatics
Association's (AMIA) national initiative to promote the use
of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for patient safety. |
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Health Care Standards Landscape (HCSL)
An on-line information resource about healthcare
standards, where to find them, and about the organizations
that develop and use them. This demonstration website was
built by the Standards and Conformance Testing Group of the
Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) under their Health
Information Technology e-Health Program. |
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Health e-Technologies Initiative
A $10.3-million National Program Office of The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation. This program of funded research will
advance the discovery of scientific knowledge regarding the
effectiveness of interactive applications (i.e., Internet,
interactive TV and voice response systems, kiosks, personal
digital assistants, CD-ROMs, DVDs) for health behavior
change and chronic disease management. |
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Health Information
Technology of HHS
The official U.S. Government Health Information
Technology (HIT) web site, sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). |
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Health IT Certification
Provides professional training
and certification for those responsible for planning,
selecting, implementing, and managing electronic health
records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT). |
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Health Management Technology Online Showcaseà°´
Resource Guide
This showcase is a collection
of brief profiles of some sponsors of the full HMT 2004
Resource Guide of products and services from more than 1,000
healthcare IT vendors. |
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Healthcare Information Technology Yellow Pages
Links to Healthcare Information
Technology companies by category. Compiled by On-Line
Consultant Software. |
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Healthcare
Intelligence Network (HIN)
Provides high-quality
information on the business of healthcare. In one place,
healthcare executives can receive exclusive, customized
up-to-the minute information from more than 50 of the
nation's leading healthcare publications in five key areas:
managed care, hospital and health system management, health
law and regulation, clinical care and outcomes, and the
healthcare industry. |
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HealthConnect
A network of electronic health records that aims to improve
the flow of information across the Australian health sector.
It involves the electronic collection, storage and exchange
of consumer health information via a secure network and
within strict privacy safeguards. It gives doctors, and
other health professionals, quick and secure access to
important and potentially lifesaving medical information. |
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HealtheTracks
Allows you to keep your family's up-to-date health
records online. These are your observations, your questions,
your notes. From anywhere in the world, 24/7, it's secure
and always at your fingertips |
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HIMSS Davies Awards of
Excellence - Winning Manuscripts:
Organizational
Primary Care
Public Health
The Dr. Nicholas E. Davies EHR Recognition Program,
sponsored by Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS), encourages and recognizes excellence in the
implementation of EHR systems. The program recognizes
healthcare provider organizations that successfully use EHR
systems to improve healthcare delivery. |
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HIMSS Handheld Healthcare Information Resource
An information resource,
produced by Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS), for using handheld devices in the
healthcare environment. Among the major topics are:
Introduction, Getting Started, Buying Guides, and Vendors. |
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HIMSS National Legislation Crosswalk
With multiple pieces of
healthcare information technology (IT) legislation now under
consideration by the U.S. Congress, the Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) evaluates
the specifics of each bill in the HIMSS Health IT
Legislation Crosswalk developed by the HIMSS Advocacy team.
The tracking tool, which is a new service that will be
regularly updated for HIMSS members, federal decision-makers
and the media, compares and contrasts provisions of the
legislation. |
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HIMSS RHIO Information Resource
A RHIO (Regional Health Information Organization)
information resource, produced by Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Among the major topics
are: Getting Started, Lessons Learned/Case Studies, Current
Issues and Trends, Definitions & Acronyms, HIMSS RHIO
Federation, Become a Member of HIMSS∉O Federation, RHIO
Federation Projects, Ask the Expert, and Calendar of RHIO
events. |
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HIMSS State Legislation Tracker II
Provides key information on pending health IT
legislation at the state level. In addition to providing a
summary and description of the legislation and the status of
the legislation in the legislative approval process, HIMSS
Tracker II links state legislation to one of Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) forty-two
local chapters, documents whether that chapter has taken a
position on specific legislation, and also links to
state-sponsored health information exchange initiatives. |
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History of Medical Informatics
Site developed to offer
information on the development of the industry Medical
Informatics. |
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HIT
Dashboard
A collaborative effort between Healthcare Information
and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Center for
Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
The HIT Dashboard provides a color-coded, easy-to-read
visual interface that tracks over 500 state, federal, and
private HIT initiatives. |
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HL7
Electronic Health Record Functional Model and Standard
A central repository for
information related to the HL7 (Health Level Seven)
Electronic Health Record Functional Model and Standard
project. The site contains information describing the
project, how to get involved in the project, how to vote on
the EHR (Electronic Health Record) Ballot document, a
calendar of events related to the project, and links to the
other organizations that are providing support to this
project. |
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Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) has several efforts in progress to provide
hospital quality information to consumers and others and
improve the care provided by the nation's hospitals. This
site includes links to reports and other documents that
describe in more detail these efforts that will result in
reporting quality information. |
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iHealthRecord
iHealthRecord is a secure and confidential interactive
personal health record. This service not only stores
personal health information for patients, but it provides
interactive programs that help the patient better understand
medical conditions and medications, all at no cost to them.
The patient can create, manage and share their personal
health information with their physician, or another care
giver in case of an emergency. |
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In Case of
Emergency Prescription Database (ICERx)
An online service developed for healthcare professionals
assisting disaster-affected individuals. Through ICERx,
authorized pharmacists and doctors obtain records of
medications evacuees were using prior to the disaster,
including the specific dosages. Armed with this information,
healthcare professionals will be able to renew prescriptions
for evacuees and effectively assist in the coordination of
care while avoiding harmful prescription errors. |
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Integrate for Health
Shares practical information to
successfully integrate patient information across the
clinical services provider organization. The site is for
clinicians, hospital and other healthcare provider
administrators, medical records administrators, charge
capture and billing system administrators, healthcare
benefits administrators and others with a practical interest
in integrating clinical and related patient care data
enterprise wide. It garners and provides a broad, objective
perspective on selected, practical issues facing
organizations seeking clinical and related healthcare data
integration. It outlines what is effective in integrating
this data across the enterprise. |
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Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
An initiative by healthcare
professionals and industry to improve the way computer
systems in healthcare share information. IHE promotes the
coordinated use of established standards such as DICOM and
HL7 to address specific clinical needs in support of optimal
patient care. Systems developed in accordance with IHE
communicate with one another better, are easier to
implement, and enable care providers to use information more
effectively. |
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InteractiveHealth.org Electronic Medical Records Links
Electronic Medical Records
links compiled by InteractiveHealth.org. |
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Interoperability Showcase
Features cutting-edge technology and standards that create
an interactive environment where attendees experience
interoperability up close and personal. Interoperability
will be demonstrated in existing Electronic Health Record
(EHR) products, including laboratory results, radiology
images, medical summaries, and cardiology reports. |
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Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
This web site is a major, central repository of resources and
information related to all aspects of patient safety. The
Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
Focuses on the identification, gathering, analysis, and
dissemination of patient safety solutions, both in this
country and abroad, and upon the creation of organization
cultures of safety which embrace continuous attention to
safety-focused, systems improvement efforts. |
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KatrinaHealth.org
A secure, online service giving authorized healthcare
providers access to medication and dosage information for
evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. The site allows authorized
physicians and pharmacies to renew critical medications,
coordinate care, and avoid potential medication errors, when
renewing or prescribing new medications. KatrinaHealth.org
was established through the efforts of medical software
companies; pharmacy benefit managers; chain pharmacies;
local, state, and federal agencies; and a national
foundation. |
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KLAS Enterprises
Site is intended for Healthcare
CIOs, CEOs, vendors, consultants and investment bankers to
provide candid, current information on the vendors in the
healthcare industry. All data is collected from CIOs and
directors in Healthcare and compiled into useful healthcare
vendor performance reports. |
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KLAS 2004 Mid-Year Rankings
July 2004 rankings of vendor
performance, from vendor research firm KLAS Enterprises,
based on survey results from 4,500 hospitals and more than
1,200 clinics. |
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Life as a Healthcare CIO
John D. Halamka's, MD, MS,
blog: "Every day I experience life in the world of
healthcare IT, supporting 3000 doctors, 18000 faculty, and 3
million patients. In this blog I record my experiences with
infrastructure, applications, policies, management, and
governance as well as muse on such topics such as reducing
our carbon footprint, standardizing data in healthcare, and
living life to its fullest." |
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MedBioWorld
Access to medical and
bioscience journals, associations, and databases. |
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Medscape
Features medical journal
articles, Free CME, MEDLINE, case reports, medical news,
major conference coverage, and comprehensive drug
information. |
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My
Family Health Portrait
A tool from the U.S. Surgeon
General that allows the creation of a personalized family
health history report from any computer with an Internet
connection and an up-to-date Web browser. The information
that is provided creates a drawing of the family tree and a
chart of the family's health history. Both the chart and the
drawing can be printed and shared with family members or
healthcare professional(s). |
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MyMedicalRecords
Provides consumers with a
secure on-line site where they can easily store and readily
access their important medical and personal health
information, 24/7 from any Internet-connected computer
anywhere in the world. |
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myPHR
A guide to understanding and managing one's personal
health information, provided as a free public service by
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). |
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National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI)
A coalition-based program comprised of healthcare,
technology and provider companies dedicated to positively
impacting the national prescribing process through
electronic prescribing (eRx) delivery. NEPSI delivers on
this commitment by offering free eRx to every physician and
medication prescriber in America. |
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National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)
An initiative of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services to improve the
quality of health care through the use of Information
Technology. |
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National
Resource Center for Health Information Technology
As part of its health IT initiative, the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the National
Resource Center for Health Information Technology to help
the health care community make the leap into the Information
Age. In addition to providing technical assistance, the
National Resource Center shares new knowledge and findings
that have the potential to transform everyday clinical
practice. The National Resource Center is committed to
advancing the goals of the Health and Human Services (HHS)
Secretary and the National Health IT Coordinator for
modernizing health care through the best and most effective
use of IT. |
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NCQA
Report Cards
Results of quality measurements
made by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. |
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New Media Medicine
Electronic Health Records news and resources. |
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NHIN
Watch
Comprehensive Web site, by the
editors of
Healthcare IT News, covering the creation of a National
Health Information Network in the United States |
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NJHA
E-Health Initiatives
A New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) web site whose
objective is to collaborate, promote and share
e-health-related information with the New Jersey healthcare
stakeholder community about electronic medical/health
records and other e-health initiatives. |
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NursingCenter
A portal to more than 700 continuing education
activities and thousands of clinical articles from 50
leading nursing journals published by Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins. |
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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC) List Serve
Listserv of the National
Coordinator for Health IT News ([email protected])
housed by the National Institutes of Health. |
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OneHealthPort
Offers healthcare professionals an easy and secure way to
access the provider sites of major local health plans,
hospitals and other valuable online service. Created by a
coalition of health plans, physicians and hospitals that
joined together to build a trusted community where business
and clinical information could be shared securely and
simply. Their goal: to improve all parties' efficiency and
effectiveness by applying collaborative information
technology solutions. |
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Patient Safety Practices (PSP)
The Joint Commission International Center For
Patient Safety's online resource for improving patient
safety. The links to trusted patient safety websites are
provided, with tips, tools and resources for addressing
patient safety problems. The problem categories and topics
have been culled from the Joint Commission's Sentinel Event
Database. |
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Physicians EHR
Portal that provides physicians
with information and advice on technology adoption,
especially Electronic Health Record systems. |
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Physician Focused Quality Initiative (PFQI)
Builds upon ongoing CMS
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) strategies and
programs in other health care settings in order to: (1)
assess the quality of care for key illnesses and clinical
conditions that affect many people with Medicare, (2)
support clinicians in providing appropriate treatment of the
conditions identified, (3) prevent health problems that are
avoidable, and (4) investigate the concept of payment for
performance. This initiative includes: the
Doctor's Office Quality (DOQ) Project, the
Doctor's Office Quality Information Technology (DOQ-IT)
Project and several
Demonstration Projects and Evaluation Reports. |
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Physician
Practice Connections (PPC)
National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) evaluation
program that recognizes physician practices that use
information systematically to enhance the quality of patient
care. Meeting PPC standards means that practices have
connections - to information, to patients, to other
practitioners, to evidence. |
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Physician Practice Patient Safety Assessment
Created by the Medical Group Management Association
(MGMA) Center for Research, in conjunction with the Health
Research and Educational Trust and the Institute for Safe
Medication Practices, to address the need for improved
patient safety in the outpatient setting. This assessment
tool is designed to: enhance physicians' awareness of
patient safety issues; heighten providers' awareness of
characteristics that make a practice safer; create a new
baseline for practices to enhance and support patient
safety. |
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Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
statutory program for a physician quality reporting system.
PQRI establishes a financial incentive for eligible
professionals to participate in a voluntary quality
reporting program. |
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Physicians'
Online
A physicians portal and
community that provides authenticated doctors with secure
discussion groups, email, medical literature searches, and a
medical marketplace. |
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Quality Check
Directory of safety and quality
of JCAHO accredited health care organizations and programs
throughout the United States - includes each organization's
name, address, telephone number, accreditation decision,
accreditation date, current accreditation status and
effective date, and its most recent performance report.
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QualityNet
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS)
gateway to healthcare quality improvement news and
information. QualityNet combines the resources of its
predecessor websites, including Doctors' Office Quality -
Information Technology (DOQ-IT) www.doqit.org, to give
healthcare providers the latest information on specific CMS
healthcare quality initiatives. |
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QualityNet eLearning Center
Online learning center of
QualityNet, including DOQ-IT University. |
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ReadMyChart.com
A website which securely stores medical information for
patients. Patients are able to store their vital information
at the HIPAA compliant website. When an emergency occurs,
the patient's membership sticker, attached to the driver's
license or ID, reveals that their information can be found
at ReadMyChart.com. The emergency worker, doctor or nurse
can simply visit the website and log on to the patient's
online chart with their ReadMyChart ID and viewing password. |
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RHIO Wiki
The
Center for Health Transformation,
eHealth Initiative (eHI), and
CHIME have partnered to create the RHIO Wiki. This forum
will educate community leaders who are working on RHIOs and
health information exchanges about other efforts,
experiences, and best practices from initiatives across the
country. The RHIO Wiki is an open, online, real-time tool
for community leaders to collaborate on health information
exchanges by: 1) searching a library of information on other
local and regional efforts; 2) asking and receiving from
other leaders their thoughts on specific challenges, issues,
and opportunities; and 3) sharing with other leaders their
own experiences, expertise, and knowledge. |
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Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) Electronic
Health Record (EHR)
The clinical information system of the Indian Health
Service (IHS), an agency within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). This site is designed
primarily for IHS, Tribal, and Urban (I/T/U) Indian health
care facilities that are actively involved in implementation
of the EHR, or are contemplating doing so in the near
future. It provides a variety of information about the EHR
product, as well as links to a number of helpful documents. |
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Secretary Leavitt's 500-Day Plan Information
This web site contains information about Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
Mike Leavitt's simple declaration of his key focus areas. It
complements the HHS strategic plan and outlines what
Secretary Leavitt will spend at least half of his time on.
It includes actions the Department can complete within 500
days that will yield results within 5,000 days. |
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Sermo
An online community, created
by physicians for physicians, where physicians around the
nation exchange the latest medical insights with each other
and improve patient outcomes - 24/7. Here, physicians
aggregate observations from their daily practice and then -
rapidly and in large numbers - challenge or corroborate each
others opinions, accelerating the emergence of trends and
new insights on medications, devices and treatments. The
physicians can then apply the collective knowledge to
achieve better outcomes for their patients. |
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Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals
Modern Healthcare's
Supplement on the 100 Top Hospitals as designated by
Solucient, an Evanston, Ill.-based healthcare information
company. |
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State and Local HIT Sites
A list of links, compiled by
Government Health IT magazine, to state and local
healthcare information technology web sites in the United
States. |
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State Legislation Tracking Center
eHealth InitiativeਥHI) service, created by by Davis
Wright Tremaine, LLP, that lists state-by-state information
on bills that have been proposed, are pending or have passed
that involve health information technology or health
information exchange. The list is updated bi-weekly to keep
eHealth Initiative and its Connecting Communities members
regularly apprised of legislative action as it happens. |
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State
RHIO Consensus Project
Development of Consensus Best Practices for State-level
Regional Health Information Organizations: A study is being
conducted by the Foundation of Research and Education (FORE)
of the American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA) that will develop best practices and document
successful model(s) for state-level regional health
information organizations (RHIOs) in the areas of
governance, structure, financing and health information
exchange policies. The study is under contract to the Office
of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC)) and will produce public domain information
on RHIO best practices. |
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Technology for Long Term Care
A Web site for professionals
engaged in planning, designing, managing, researching, and
care giving in long-term care settings. Technology for Long
Term Care is the result of a research project initiative by
the Department of Health and Human Services to address
barriers to bringing new technologies into residential care
settings. |
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The Connecting for Health Common Framework: Resources for
Implementing Private and Secure Health Information Exchange
An essential set of technical and policy resources,
provided by the Connecting for Health public-private
collaborative, for private and secure health information
sharing among existing and developing health information
networks. All of the Connecting for Health Common
Framework resources are available at no cost. |
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The IBM Center for Healthcare Management
Provides insight into critical
healthcare issues confronting healthcare organizations and
government agencies worldwide. Its mandate is to promote the
development of innovative ideas, research and best practices
that enable healthcare leaders to create strategic
management solutions. |
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The IOM Health Care Quality Initiative
Ongoing effort of the Institute
of Medicine (IOM) that is focused on assessing and improving
the nationà±µality of care. |
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The Med
Form
Helps people track the medications they are taking from
prescription to over-the-counter herbals and vitamins. This
document is designed to provide physicians and others with a
current list of a person's medicines. |
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The Medem
Network: Connecting Physicians and Patients
Physician-patient
communications network, designed to facilitate online access
to information and care for more than 90,000 physicians,
their practices and their patients, while saving patients
time and money and helping physicians generate revenue. |
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TransforMED National Demonstration Project
An initiative of the American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP) to provide consultation and support to
physicians who want to change their practices into a
嬡tionship-centered personal medical home.䲡nsforMED
is designed to make family medicine á´©ent centered,
quality focused and cost-effective." The project was designed
based on a model proposed two years ago in AAFPƵture of
Family Medicine Project report. |
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Transforming Health Care: The Presidentȥalth Information Technology Plan
The health information
technology plan of President George W. Bush. |
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Up & Comers
Witt/Kieffer and Modern Healthcare's
list of rising young stars in healthcare management who
champion the delivery of quality healthcare in the United
States. |
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Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Information
Architecture
The Architecture provides a technical framework to promote
one technology vision across the VHA so that corporate
systems and systems across Veterans Integrated Service
Networks (VISNs) are interoperable. The framework is
designed to be flexible, and is updated as new needs are
identified. |
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