The 2018 ePatient Summit hosted by the Northern California Chapter of HIMSS kicked off May 3rd on the campus of UCSF Mission Hills. The goal of this year’s event was to address the current shortcomings in interoperability in the health IT arena. Despite all the progress made regarding electronic data storage and delivery, serious deficiencies…
Get Real Health has established itself as an authority in the healthcare IT space. That distinction is due in large part to our secret weapon, Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo. Christina keeps her finger on the pulse of the policy and regulatory side of the industry thus positioning the company to meet and exceed these…
Get Real Health’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo, had the opportunity to testify before Federal Advisory Committees’ Interoperability Experience Task Force on Friday, May 13th. The topic of her speech was the evolution of the patient engagement landscape and what the industry’s focus should be today and in the future. Her testimony honed in on…
Recently Get Real Health’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo authored a blog post on the topic of Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD). Here are some highlights of the piece written at the behest of HIMSS: There is no denying that healthcare in the United States is undergoing a massive shift toward a value based model….
Because pediatric patients are not of age to consent to care and procedures, facilitating parental involvement in all medical choices is critical. Increasingly, hospital systems are leveraging technology to not only keep parents informed but to communicate with families during a hospital stay and throughout discharge and recovery as well. This technology is part of…
According to recent reports over 50% of Americans have no access to their personal health information online; this despite recent initiatives to make this data available to all patients. To improve these statistics and ensure that consumers are able to rightfully access their health information, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Civil Rights Department recently…
After suffering tremendous backlash regarding the timeline for implementing Meaningful Use Stage 3 standards, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released its final ruling on Tuesday, October 6th. The overarching goal of the revised ruling was to increase flexibility for providers while simplifying…
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…
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…
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…
Get Real Health Senior Strategist, Christina Caraballo, has been appointed to the HIMSS Connected Patient Committee by the HIMSS national Board of Directors based on her expertise and passion for patient engagement. As a committee member, Caraballo will help raise the bar for patient engagement and empowering patients through the use of health information technology. “I’m honored…
