{"id":4489,"date":"2012-06-27T18:05:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T22:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carecloud.com\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2012-06-27T18:05:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T22:05:12","slug":"do-your-part-to-improve-the-future-of-health-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/do-your-part-to-improve-the-future-of-health-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Your Part to Improve the Future of Health IT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the adage goes, <strong>you can\u2019t manage what you don\u2019t measure.<\/strong> So how can we manage the healthcare information technology industry if we don\u2019t measure its progress?<\/p>\n<p>Since the state of HIT is constantly evolving, it\u2019s critical for health professionals to share their opinions on the applications and systems on the market. You, the readers of this blog, are highly interested \u2013 or even invested \u2013 in health IT. Make your thoughts on the industry\u2019s technology heard!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do your part<\/strong> to help assess the trends, impacts, and issues facing healthcare IT: participate in the third bi-annual Health IT Survey, co-sponsored this year by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP), the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), Schooner Healthcare Services (SHS) and TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS).<\/p>\n<p>The Health IT Survey is being administered to provide stakeholders with data to help them better understand how various health IT applications are impacting the case management field. It aims to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review interoperability and integration interfaces;<\/li>\n<li>Identify existing and future communication links;<\/li>\n<li>Highlight data reporting and predictive modeling capabilities;<\/li>\n<li>Spotlight user satisfaction ratings for key software applications;<\/li>\n<li>Track consumer and provider access to health information;<\/li>\n<li>Report on emerging transitions of care and readmission prevention programs; and<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the future impact of health IT systems on the practice of case management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cA core objective of the survey is to assess how health information systems are impacting case management software applications and related IT functions,\u201d says Rob Pock, TCS Healthcare Technologies\u2019 founder and CEO. \u201cThe survey also will examine how applications are being used by patients, providers, payors, care managers, and others to support emerging themes such as transitions of care and social\u00a0media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survey questionnaire, available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/prweb2012\/6\/prweb9644499.htm\">here<\/a> (scroll to the bottom) is open to case managers and other health care professionals until July 14,\u00a02012. For more information on the survey or past survey results, email <a href=\"mailto:asowinski@schoonerhealth.com\">asowinski@schoonerhealth.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the adage goes, you can\u2019t manage what you don\u2019t measure. So how can we manage the healthcare information technology industry if we don\u2019t measure its progress? Since the state of HIT is constantly evolving, it\u2019s critical for health professionals to share their opinions on the applications and systems on the market. 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