health information systems

Some Types Of Health Care Degrees Online Better Than Others

March 29th, 2011

The explosion in the popularity of online degrees is making news these days, with health care degrees online near the top of the list of popular courses. It’s important to keep in mind, however, that not every kind of health   … Read more

Using IT To Build Healthier Communities

September 19th, 2010

Using IT To Build Healthier Communities Deryk Van Brunt [Associate Clinical Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Chairman, Healthy Communities Foundation] Abstract: Most research and development in the use of information technology to advance human health is focused on   … Read more

Orion Health to provide solution to meet the challenge of interoperability

June 25th, 2010

Orion Health to provide interoperability solutions to aid the adoption of EMR& her. Orion health,leading provider of clinical work flow and integration technology for eHealth, is in unique position to help hospitals, governments and healthcare communities in US to meet   … Read more

The Department of Health and Human Services (hhs) Outlines Regulations for the Use and Dissemination of Individual Health Care Information

May 28th, 2010

HIPAA, Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, defines rules and requirement on privacy and security practices of health care information. In Title II, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlines regulations for the use and dissemination of individual health care   … Read more

Electronic Records for Veteran Patients: Innovator’s Focus

April 17th, 2010

The Veterans and Technology Architecture (VistA) maintains a patients’ electronic health care history that substantially improves efficiency, reduces costs and demonstrably improves clinical decision-making. Patient files are readily available, easily searchable, and proactive in that they alert   … Read more