Portals

KLAS: MU Stage 2 Drives EHR Patient Portal Offerings

September 17, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Meaningful use (MU) Stage 2 requirements are accelerating electronic health record (EHR)-specific patient portal adoption at an increasing rate, according to a new report from the Orem, Utah-based research and consulting firm, KLAS Research.

ONC Names Blue Button Plus Contest Winners

September 16, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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The Office for the National Coordinator (ONC) has announced the winners of its Blue Button Co-Design Challenge this week at the Consumer Health IT Summit, which is a daylong event held during the annual Health IT Week.

Online Tools Support Shared Decision-Making

September 10, 2013     David Raths
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Shared decision making is a burgeoning field involving a combination of personal interaction and digital technology. This year's Third Annual Shared Decision Making Summit, to be held Sept. 19-20 in Boston, will feature case studies of organizations that are enhancing outcomes with shared decision making.

Health IT Start-Up Awarded Contract to Build the Patient Portal for New Yorkers

August 14, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has announced that Mana Health, a New York City-based health IT start-up, was awarded the vendor contract to build the Patient Portal for New Yorkers. The portal is a website through which New Yorkers will be able to access their healthcare records safely and securely online.

How Do Consumers View EMRs?

August 5, 2013     John DeGaspari
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A recent online consumer survey found that electronic medical records (EMRs) are an important factor in patient satisfaction with their doctors, as well as their choice of healthcare providers. The survey was conducted by Deerfield, Ill.-based Aeffect, Inc., a research and consulting firm, and 88 Brand Partners, a marketing firm in Chicago.

Saint Vincent CIO—Why the Patient Portal Sells Itself to Patients

July 22, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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At Saint Vincent Health System, the patient portal is just another cog in the machine. It’s another mechanism that helps the Erie, Pa-based, 427-bed tertiary care and teaching center carry out its overall strategy of patient-centered care. In this Q&A, CIO Richard Ong explains how the portal keeps patients connected with their practitioners day and night, and makes the provider more operationally efficient.

HIEs See Role as Patient Portal Providers

July 17, 2013     David Raths
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Health information exchange executives spend a lot of time investigating possible sources of revenue to guarantee their sustainability beyond the era of federal grants. Could providing a patient portal that crosses health system boundaries be one of the value-added services they provide? Patients who see eight to 10 providers a year do not want to create their own records by cobbling together information from multiple health systems.

New Technology in Place for Electronic Submission of Veterans’ Disability Claims

June 24, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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A new online application from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enables disability compensation claims to be processed faster in a more end-to-end electronic environment, and VA is urging veterans and their Veterans Service Organization (VSO) representatives to make full use of its capabilities to receive speedier decisions and reduce the backlog of claims.

Cleveland Clinic Increases Online Health Record Transparency for Patients

June 7, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Cleveland Clinic, a large nonprofit multi-specialty academic medical center, has announced that it is making patient data more transparent through its MyChart online patient portal.

NYeC Announces Statewide Patient Portal Design Challenge Winners

May 14, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has made known the winners of its Design Challenge for the Patient Portal for New Yorkers, announcing that Mana Health placed first, iHealthNY second, and MyHealth Profile third, and will be awarded $15,000, $7,500, and $2,500 respectively.

Moving Forward with Consumer Engagement in Kentucky

May 7, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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In a recent webinar, leaders involved with the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) talked about the organization’s partnership with the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC). This collaboration is an effort to get providers in the state to better engage their patients, in accordance with Stages 2 and 3 of the government’s mandated Meaningful Use program.

Kentucky Teams With NeHC for Statewide Patient Engagement Initiative

March 11, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (HIE) has signed an agreement with the National eHealth Collaborative to assist providers in their efforts to expand patient engagement by using NeHC’s Consumer eHealth Readiness Tool (CeRT). This agreement was teased by NeHC CEO Kate Berry in an exclusive interview this past week with HCI Associate Editor Gabriel Perna.
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