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EHR Connection is your connection to all the information you need to make your electronic health record efforts successful. You'll get tips each week on topics such as vendor selection, evaluating return on investment, getting buy-in from physicians and much more.

October 6, 2008 (Volume 5, Issue 40)

Conference to assess current state of health IT
The eHealth Initiative will host its fifth annual conference and awards dinner December 3–5 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.

Researcher says fear about lost competitive advantage stalls HIEs
Stakeholders’ fear of losing their competitive advantage is slowing the development of heath information exchanges (HIE), Government Health IT reported September 10.

New device keeps patient medical information always close at hand
Patient information is now available in a flash at one California healthcare system, The Salinas Californian reported September 9.

PPV: Ensure your place at the EHR decision-making table
There are leaders and there are followers. And during the labor-intensive process of an EHR implementation, this couldn’t be truer.

Tip: Ensure security of portable computers, media with detailed policy
Portable computers and electronic media containing or used to access confidential data are at greater risk of theft than nonportable items.

Other recently-published articles from EHR Connection:

Report addresses work force needs pertaining to EHRs

MIT hosts EmTech08 Conference

HIMSS announces award recipients

PPV: Understand the details of PHRs to serve as a valuable patient resource

Tip: Technology facilitates release of information

Notice: Last issue of EHR Connection

Grants totaling $18.9 million to aid EHR implementation, health IT adoption

Milwaukee area physicians are trendsetters in EHR adoption

EHR success requires examination of the big picture

PPV: Attention to detail, information exchange process makes Oregon DHS a compliance success story

Tip: Protect your electronic perimeter with a firewall policy

Notice: Second to last issue of EHR Connection

Patients’ medical records made public in Atlanta hospital snafu

USA Today commentary lists many reasons for slow EHR adoption

Presidential election has potential healthcare IT side effects

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