During the opening keynote panel at HIMSS, former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra said the latest CMS proposed rule is critical because the healthcare industry didn't self-organize to drive interoperability.
DeSalvo joins Dell Medical School as the city of Austin seeks to fulfill its ambition to assemble a healthcare innovation zone.
FASENRA® (benralizumab) injection, for subcutaneous use, 30 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). FASENRA provides a treatment option for HCPs to consider when managing this challenging disease.
In the latest issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, a group of former national coordinators and a duo of health IT executives take different perspectives on the impact of the HITECH Act.
Dr. Vindell Washington has been Dr. Karen DeSalvo's deputy since January. He previously was president of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Medical Group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as CMIO of the health system.
The final version is not all that different from a draft released in January, but there are a few changes. "There is a significant focus on near-term goals," Erica Galvez, ONC's interoperability manager, told reporters.
With a mere 461 days until the 2016 election, the partisan divide is as acute as ever, but here's a hopeful sign that Washington occasionally works: Dr. Karen DeSalvo will get a hearing this week on her nomination to be assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Patient expectations continue to evolve, and healthcare practices that fail to adapt risk more than just revenue—they risk losing trust.
Few industries still rely on fax technology the way healthcare does, and advocates for greater transparency in healthcare on both sides of the Atlantic can't wait for that to change.
CVS Health has become the first private company to integrate the federal government's HealthFinder.gov service into its website via a public API.
National health IT coordinator Dr. Karen DeSalvo has been nominated to be assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on a permanent basis, her office has confirmed. DeSalvo has served as acting assistant secretary since October, when HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell asked her to assist with the official response to the Ebola outbreak last […]
In a blog post for policy journal Health Affairs, national health IT coordinator Dr. Karen DeSalvo spelled out a three-part agenda for realizing the promise of health IT through interoperable, secure health records.
See how Quantum Health is providing the steps to help their members tackle the cost of specialty medications and other drugs.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has reiterated its intention to promote and support consumer empowerment, even in the wake of backlash against a controversial proposed change to a key Meaningful Use Stage 2 rule. “Our commitment to consumers and consumer health information is unwavering,” national health IT coordinator Dr. Karen […]
Dr. Karen DeSalvo: Kind of a big deal in Health IT. But no one is bigger than HIMSS. #himss15 doesn’t play. @KBDeSalvo turned away from trade show floor b/c it’s exhibitors only until 9:30. Look on her face? Priceless. — Chris Seper (@chrisseper) April 14, 2015 Oh my. Maybe need a new colored badge/ribbon for […]
Less than a week after the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT disclosed restructuring plans, some Congressman want Dr. Karen DeSalvo to explain where the ONC gets the power to regulate health IT companies. A letter to DeSalvo raised questions over the ONC’s plans to set up a Health IT Safety Center to regulate […]
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is an annual nationally representative survey of patient visits to office-based physicians that collects information on use of electronic health record (EHR). The latest NCHS Data Brief from CDC shows improvement in overall adoption of EHR’s this past year, […]
Karen DeSalvo started as the new National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology on Jan. 13, 2014. After my brief discussion with her last week, I can already tell she’s a good listener, aware of the issues, and is passionate about using healthcare IT as a tool to improve population health. She is a […]