The American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) held its 69th Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo in San Diego in August, in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Clinical […]
Staying current with the CMS Quality Payment Program is essential for providers. My previous blog—provided an overview of the program; then, on June 20, 2017, CMS announced changes that represent […]
When I tell people that I am a Nurse Informaticist, confusion and curiosity usually ensues. Nursing informatics, as defined by the American Nursing Association (ANA), is “a specialty that integrates […]
In part one of this blog I discussed blockchains and how they could be used in health care in an ideal world. In the real world however, block chain use […]
Many of you might have read the recent findings by researchers Isao Echizen et al. from the National Institute of Informatics (NII) of Japan that it is possible to copy […]
The Lab LOINC committee convened at the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis on December 8, 2016 for a day of discussion and decision making. The liveliest topic amongst participants this session […]
The premier medical informatics event of the year, the AMIA 2016 Annual Symposium, had many excellent talks that caught my interest. The one that myself and the audience liked most, […]
This fall’s HL7 conference was full of very informative learning sessions about Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). Presentations covered what FHIR is, how it can be implemented, whom it can […]
Since the nursing process is an indispensable part of healthcare, nursing terminologies must be integrated and interoperable with other clinical terminologies. Recognizing this need, the Clinical Care Classification (CCC), a […]
