Blogs & eNews Services
How To Use This Information: Its always interesting to learn about the experiences of other organizations as they tackle the challenges of HIT/EHR implementation and healthcare reform - even if they're not directly associated with behavioral health. The sources reported in this section will help acquaint you with other segments of the healthcare industry and those that are connected to it through supply chains, regulatory authority, and workforce initiatives.
"Certification Versus Meaningful Use,"
by John Hamalka, Healthcare IT News
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/certification-versus-meaningful-use
EHRWatch Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News
www.ehrwatch.com
Health Care Update News Service, Health Affairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere
www.healthcareupdatenewsservice.com
Health Change Bulletin (free subscription)
http://healthchangebulletin.com/subscrb.htm
Healthcare Informatics Extra (Search for "Extra")
www.healthcare-informatics.com
Healthcare Informatics Research Series
www.hci-research.com
iHealthBeat - Reporting Technology's Impact on Health Care
www.ihealthbeat.org/
"Meaningful Use" by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems
www.meaningfuluse.org
mHealth Initiative
www.mhealthinitiative.org
Modern Healthcare Alert, Modern Healthcare
www.modernhealthcare.com/
Non-Profit e-News, The Columbus Foundation
enews@columbusfoundation.org
"Policymakers Need to Expand Their Outreach,"
by Jeff Rowe, Priming the Pump, Healthcare IT News
http://ehr.healthcareitnews.com/blog/policymakers-need-expand-their-outreach
Priming the Pump - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Healthcare Promise, HealthCare IT News
http://ehr.healthcareitnews.com/
SAMHSA eNetwork, Weekly Financing News Pulse (National and State & Local Editions)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/enetwork/archive/2009/SAMHSA_financing_national_10_13_09.html
"Social Media Provides New Outlets for Public Health Communication,"
iHealthBeat, California Health Care Foundation
www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2009/11/9/social-media-provides-new-outlets-for-public-healthcommunication.aspx#
The Health Care Blog
www.thehealthcareblog.com or http://www.health2blog.com/
"Trusted Groups AARP and Consumer Reports Fight for Healthcare,"
by Craig Newmark, Pundit's Blog,The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/66977-trusted-groups-aarp-and-consumer-reports-fight-for-healthcare
Wall Street Journal Health Blog
www.blogs.wsj.com
"WebMD Founder To Launch New Web-Based Health Information Tool,"
iHealthBeat, California Health Care Foundation
www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2009/11/5/webmd-founder-to-launch-new-webbased-healthinformation-tool.aspx