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We Aren’t There Yet: Health IT (HIT) Shortcomings in 2016

Dugan Maddux, MD, FACP, Vice President, Kidney Disease Initiatives
February 1, 2016 1 Comment

This past weekend my husband Frank and I watched Matt Damon in The Martian. The movie invokes just enough current technology, NASA, and space station scenes to make travel to Mars seem realistic. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health IT Tagged With: Dugan Maddux, EHR, FHIR, Health IT, HIT, Interoperability, Patient Portal

Patient Portals: Enhancing Patient Communication?

Dugan Maddux, MD, FACP, Vice President, Kidney Disease Initiatives
November 30, 2015 1 Comment

You’re reading this blog post and we thank you for it, but what does that say about you? Data about use of online resources and tools in the U.S. is plentiful. A January 2014 Pew Research publication … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Meaningful Use - Stage 2, Patient Portal Tagged With: CJASN, CKD, CMS, Core Objective, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Stage 2, Patient Electronic Access Objective, Patient Portal, Pew Research, Secure Electronic Messaging

Health IT in 2014: The 12 Days of HIT

Dugan Maddux, MD, FACP, Vice President, Kidney Disease Initiatives
December 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

As the end of 2014 approaches let’s take a look at the HIT events of the year.   Twelve Drummers Drumming Meaningful Use has had a constant drum beat in the blog this year. Terry started 2014 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Meaningful Use Tagged With: American Society of Nephrology, Clinical Quality Measures, CQM, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, MU 1, MU 2, MU 3, MU Audit, Patient Portal, PQRS, Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR), Value-based Paymen Modifier (VM)

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