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24 Healthcare IT News ■ December 2008 NEWSMAKERS www.HealthcareITNews.com The P e oPle , S To r i e S a n d i n n ovaT i o n S o f 20 0 8 Hot technology for 2009: so many choices E-prescribing, EHRs, connectivity among the top picks. By paTTy enrado, Contributing Editor h EALTHCARE IT NEWS’ annual NewsMakers reader survey category for Hot Technology for 2009 did not produce a clear winner. What it did reveal is that readers believe there are a number of technologies and platforms that could grab the industry’s attention next year. E-prescribing and computerized patient records – EHRs, EMRs and PHRs –were popular choices, with particular mention of Google and Microsoft for PHRs and Allscripts for EHRs. “The market is ripe for rapid adoption,” one respondent noted of the potential for 2009 to be computerized records’ breakout year. Still, with computerized record adoption comes privacy con- cerns. “Google and Microsoft will have issues with patient health records since the technology is wobbly for keeping individual health records safe,” wrote one respondent. cheerED Can an emergency department information system really make you feel cheered? It can when you think about giving your doctors and nurses seamless access to patient information. You can provide more personalized care to your patients because you won’t have to spend time chasing down their files. And by charting at the bedside, you won’t have to stay at the end of a long shift to complete your documentation. With flexible options that fit your workflow, you have the freedom to track patients, place orders and review lab results at the right time. Begin spreading some cheer around your emergency department by visiting tsystem.com. e ● Connect: tSYSteM 1208 “The push for more EHR and all the privacy issues that surround that technology,” echoed another respondent. One respondent ranked clinical data exchange after “increasing EMR adoption.” Indeed, health information exchange was cited by numerous respondents in the context of various terms and initiatives – “Connecting the Community,” “Connect to Healthcare” and “Connect to Health Initiative.” “Connecting acute care hospitals to physician offices so that we know more about a patient at the point of care,” one respondent said. “Can see their history and know what drugs they are on and what they are allergic to.” Mobile applications on cell phones were cited by a number of respondents as a way to “enhance patient care and patient-MD communication,” as well as improve safety, outcomes and reduce costs. Again, there were some concerns about mobile applications. “Mobile applications and Health 2.0, but I don’t believe that they are the solution to the problems of quality, safety and access simply that the industry is easily seduced by those apps that have the highest potential to make money,” said one respondent. Medical home IT models, Microsoft and its .NET technology, Linux and open source garnered a smattering of votes. With a nod to the influence of HIMSS, one respondent answered, “Not sure. I’m looking to the April 2009 HIMSS show to help me see that.” ■ More at HealthcareITnews.com e Connect: HottecH 1208 ● CLEVELAND SEEN AS HAVING TOP HIE the voters S ixty-one percent of Foundation selected the Cleveland as the health information exchange that would likely serve as a model for future healthcare IT developments. As one reader put it, “Cleveland rocks!” Most who commented, however agreed that “all of them have provided innovative ways to update their respective IT infrastructure.” Many others received kudos. “The VA continues to lead the way with an integrated health system,” one respondent said. “Same for Cleveland Clinic, North Carolina is pushing outside of the four walls and forcing data sharing.” More at HealthcareITnews.com e Connect: Hie 1208 ● http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.HealthcareITnews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10541 http://www.tsystem.com http://www.HealthcareITnews.com http://www.tsystem.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10542 http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=10563

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Healthcare IT News - December 2008

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