At a Senate Committee hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday, there was a lot of talk about “information blocking” among EHR vendors and how true interoperability can’t be achieved until all EHRs can easily send patient data outside of their own proprietary systems. Get Real Health has confronted this problem for years. The concerns we heard…
Through its “Champions of Change” program, the White House honors individuals who are inspiring and empowering others in their community through extraordinary works. Earlier this year, President Obama launched his Precision Medicine Initiative. The initiative enables a new era of medicine; focusing on research and technology that empower patients, researchers and providers to work together…
As if Health Datapalooza was not already packed with headline news, ex-ONC head Farzad Mostashari ratcheted up the excitement level by launching Data Independence Day. That’s right, Data Independence Day. Mostashari, a Get Real Health board member, is spearheading a grass roots effort, Get My Health Data, to free up access to health data for…
Patient portal recruitment and retention are common hurdles across the field of connected health. Our client and InstantPHR user, Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), has met this challenge head on. Through webinars, mailings, emails, social media updates as well as portal enhancements, content updates and incorporating user feedback, IDF has posted impressive usage numbers. More importantly,…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is giving the healthcare industry the chance to comment on a proposed change to MU patient engagement requirements that have sent shockwaves through the industry. If accepted, instead of requiring providers to get 5 percent of their patients to view, download and transmit their health data, the proposed rule change…
Most Healthcare Executives Unaware of Patient Portal Capabilities for Fostering Real Patient Engagement Written by Christina Caraballo, Senior Healthcare Strategist at Get Real Health [Response to HIT Outcomes article about patient portals not living up to expectations. Read the original article here.] Patient portals have been a critical part of increasing patient engagement in recent years both…
Get Real Health is proud to be a part of the MyCareManager initiative launched April 16th by HealthConnex, a subsidiary of Telstra Health. MyCareManager is an integrated eHealth product that allows caregivers to monitor clients remotely, whether in residential care, respite or in the community thereby reducing hospital readmission rates and allowing clients to keep…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released the Stage 3 notice of proposed rulemaking for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive Programs and 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria. The Stage…
Get Real Health is thrilled to be an inaugural participant in the National Association for Trusted Exchange’s (NATE) Blue Button for Consumers Trust Bundle (NBB4C) launch. What does all this industry jargon really mean? The goal of the NBB4C initiative is to make patient-mediated exchange more interoperable. Meaning that providers will be able to securely…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they have extended the deadline for EHR attestation for Medicare eligible professionals. Organizations now have until March 20, 2015 at 11:59 to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year. This is big news in the industry…
If Twitter was any indication, the 2015 ONC Annual Meeting was one buzz-worthy event. Major players from every branch of Health IT attended the event February 2-3. The result was a renewed commitment to reaching the patient and fostering communication between all those in the care circle. Interoperability was at the core of nearly every…
The advent of Personal Health Records in the primary care arena is becoming more mainstream every day. While the mental health community has been slower to adopt these solutions due to concerns or risk, confidentiality and sensitivity of information, organizations that have implemented a patient portal have found their patients to greatly benefit from them….
