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The current centers are descended from these five, with the exception of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and National Center for Health Statistics, which were absorbed from outside CDC and have much longer histories. During 1980–2005, the CIOs were in a flat structure reporting directly to the CDC Director.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is an American not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care in quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and access through the best use of information technology and management systems. It was founded in 1961 as the Hospital Management Systems Society.
The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a widely used set of performance measures in the managed care industry, developed and maintained by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). HEDIS was designed to allow consumers to compare health plan performance to other plans and to national or regional benchmarks.
The 2024 presidential election is weeks away, and healthcare is expected to be a key issue for voters as they head to the ballot box.. The overall cost of healthcare remains a major problem ...
This fundamental change in health care (pay for performance) means that hospitals and other health care providers will need to develop, adapt and maintain all of the technology necessary to measure and improve on quality. Physicians have traditionally lagged behind in their use of technology (i.e., electronic patient records).
“That’s a lesson: Have faith in your providers, but you can’t trust them wholesale,” says Akamai CIO Kate Prouty. “You need to do your own testing.”
Healthcare information in EMRs are important sources for clinical, research, and policy questions. Health information privacy (HIP) and security has been a big concern for patients and providers. Studies in Europe evaluating electronic health information poses a threat to electronic medical records and exchange of personal information. [6]
Advance health IT tools in support of the Triple Aim; ONC's mission had previously been described as. Promoting development of a nationwide HIT infrastructure that allows for electronic use and exchange of information that: Ensures secure and protected patient health information; Improves health care quality; Reduces health care costs