Tag Archives: EHRs

PCORI Launches Clinical Research Network to Support Trials, Outcomes Research

By Jill Wechsler | Published: April 30, 2013

The new National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) aims to provide patients and clinicians with useful information on treatment options and outcomes. By encouraging more comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), the program also has potential to support development of new drugs and devices, explained PCORI executive director Joe [...]

Posted in FDA, healthcare | Also tagged CDER, CER, Clinical Trials, comparative effectiveness, FDA, Janet Woodcock, John Castellani, outcomes, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, patient information, PCORI, PhRMA, PPRMs, Sentinel | Leave a comment

Working Out the Kinks in Health IT

By Ben Comer | Published: September 12, 2012

Industry executives and government officials convened in Washington DC yesterday to examine the present state of health information technology (HIT), and to identify the bugs, challenges and hiccups that continue to plague EHR platforms, and the policies that regulate them.

Posted in E-Media, Regulatory, Safety, Technology | Also tagged CMS, government, Health IT, HIT, ONC | Leave a comment

Meaningful Uses of HIT?

By Ben Comer | Published: June 15, 2012

A diverse group of HIT professionals – including physicians, academics, developers and entrepreneurs – gathered at Sudler & Hennessey’s Health and Technology Summit in New York City to discuss the challenges related to health information technology implementation, and the ways to move forward.

Posted in Strategy | Also tagged business model, digital, Electronic Data Capture, Health Information Technology, HIT, Meaningful Use | Leave a comment