The popular media and industry blogs are HITting everyone really hard with loads of information about health information technology. And it’s so noisy and crowded out there it’s hard for you as a health care provider to tell what’s really important for you. Relax: Healthcare IT Update is here to help you.
Veteran health care writers from Eli Healthcare, The Coding Institute, and InHealthcare.com have teamed up to distill what’s really important for you to know in the new HIT landscape. And unlike other HIT resources you might have encountered, we’ve been independently covering health care for years and we aren’t connected to any big IT company.
Here are the features you get every week from Health IT Update, and all are keyword searchable on our site’s archives.
Show Me the Money: Sure, all those EHR bells and whistles sound great, but how are you going to pay for them, and how do you know it’s really worth it for you? We give you the straight story, including how you can calculate your own IT budget, whether you should go for ARRA bonuses, and where the grant money is.
Fact Finder: There are a lot of terms floating around there that are new to health care providers, and some of them are coming from IT folks who don’t know all that much about health care. Our fact finders explore HIT issues, and alert you to what you should be thinking about as you plan your health care organization’s future.
Cool Tools: Your one-stop shop for checklists, staff training materials and other tools from our editors, as well as links to the best on the Internet.
Breaking News: We keep you up-to-date on the HIT developments that providers should know about.
HIT Help Desk: Got questions about HIPAA, EHR, encryption or other issues? Here’s where we answer them. If you have questions, send them in!