HIMSS

As meaningful use winds down, CMS is shifting its focus to meaningful reporting of valuable healthcare data.

Recent pilot initiatives have found that when physicians share their medical notes with patient, it has a positive effect for both parties.

When it comes to HIPAA, one security expert says most healthcare organizations incorrectly assume they're doing enough to secure PHI.

HHS secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell announces major industrywide pledge to make EHRs work better for patients and providers.

Building a strong and productive culture at the intersection of technology and operations is vital to a healthcare organization's success.

By taking a different approach, providers have an opportunity to transform patient engagement, while greatly improving care and lowering costs.

Scottsdale Health Partners has used IT and care coordinators to get physicians and hospitals working hand-in-hand in a value-based environment.

OhioHealth is using mobile technology to help its patients become better informed on their care, which leads to happier patients and better outcomes.

How health IT played an important role in one Colorado group's success in population-care management through a CMS pilot program.

With hundreds of sessions, thousands of exhibitors, and 40,000 people to meet, you'll need to plan your time at HIMSS16 strategically.

Using available data to identify potential high-risk patients before they become high-cost patients can reap rewards for accountable care organizations.

Recently, several SERMO physicians shared tips regarding how physicians can get more involved in mHealth. Here are 10 of our favorites.

Practices can interact with patients in many ways using social media: from community engagement to patient education to crisis communications.

Research indicates there are four keys to successful EHR adoption. Here's how to implement them at your medical practice.

Step up HIPAA compliance by identifying what's getting other practices into trouble, and taking steps to avoid making the same mistakes.

In Kansas, one of two statewide patient portal systems has overcome a series of challenges to improve communication between physician and patients.

It's time to "bridge the gap" with patients between patient visits. Here's how technology is helping one practice do it.

A growing array of electronic tools are available to patients, but physicians and practices must first embrace them.

CMS has identified three areas of the proposed Stage 3 rule that could make meeting meaningful use simpler for physicians.

Building up your medical practice's social media network, and even acquiring new patients through that network, may be easier than you think.

More malpractice cases relating to physicians' EHR use are occurring. Here's what to do to ensure such a problem does not happen to you.

Medical apps are a hot commodity, but before you jump in to the development market, take time to fully understand federal regulatory requirements.

Some healthcare systems are having an easier time securing patient engagement than others. Here are some of the successful strategies used at Kaiser.

More practices and hospitals are exploring how mobile devices can engage patients and improve outcomes. Here's how your practice can get involved.

Physicians and patients share feedback regarding how patient access to physician notes affects work flow, engagement, and patient care.

With so many mobile device options available, it can be difficult to determine what mobile health solution is right for your practice.

Telemedicine allows certain luxuries for both physician and patient - for better or worse.

Using technology to harvest and integrate patient data into the EHR is an efficient means of saving provider time, and engaging patients in their care.

Electronic patient engagement tools are great to connect physicians and patients, but they also come with challenges.

One physician explores the "dance of documentation" between physician, patient, and EHR; and a potential new partner: the medical scribe.