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SearchHealthIT.com podcasts provide health IT news on the go

By SearchHealthIT.com Staff

Podcasts are a great way to get health IT news on the go. They can be played immediately using the player on the page, or downloaded to an MP3 player for listening later in the car, on the train or anywhere. These podcasts from SearchHealthIT.com feature interviews with leading health care IT experts, who share their thoughts on meeting meaningful use requirements, engaging patients in using health information technology and using technology to transform health care.

SearchHealthIT.com podcasts also feature expert technical advice on building an infrastructure that supports health information technology. Learn from the experts how to benefit from virtualization technology or how to build a wireless network for a health care setting. Listen to the latest health IT news and tips today.

• Beyond billing: ICD-10 codes an opportunity for richer data
  The transition to ICD-10 codes will be a challenge; but as one CIO is finding, more specific codes will mean more accurate clinical information, not to mention better billing.
  Go to podcast: Beyond billing: ICD-10 codes an opportunity for richer data

• Crystal-ball gazing for EHR purchasing trends
  IDC Health Insights analyst Judy Hanover breaks down the whys and wherefores of EHR purchasing trends in the company's latest report, which tracks spending from 2009 to 2015.
  Go to podcast: Crystal-ball gazing for EHR purchasing trends

• Talking tablets and mobile health adoption
  Are smartphones and tablets driving mobile health adoption? Listen to part 2 of this two-part podcast to learn about the impact of mobile devices on health care in the U.S.
  Go to podcast: Talking tablets and mobile health adoption

• Of mHealth implementations and Apple iOS vs. Google Android
  Why Google Android eventually will give the Apple iPad and iOS operating system a run for their money, and tips for mHealth smartphone implementations in health care settings.
  Go to podcast: Of mHealth implementations and Apple iOS vs. Google Android

• Google Health has a new focus
  Is Google Health still in the running as a viable PHR service? John Moore of Chilmark Research gives the inside scoop on Google Health and discusses the future of PHR services.
  Go to podcast: Google Health has a new focus

• Google Health's extreme makeover
  Will the makeover to Google Health -- gearing it more to personal fitness -- damage its long-term prospects as a PHR service? John Moore of Chilmark Research offers his thoughts.
  Go to podcast: Google Health's extreme makeover

• New program helps physicians assess meaningful use
  Learn about the American Board of Medical Specialties' new focus on meaningful use and health IT.
  Go to podcast: New program helps physicians assess meaningful use

• What's new for health information exchange in CONNECT 3.0
  David Riley, lead for the Federal Health Architecture, discusses how version 3 of the open source tool CONNECT can advance health information exchange, a key tenet of meaningful use.
  Go to podcast: What's new for health information exchange in CONNECT 3.0

• Better health IT design key to improving patient safety
  The role of health IT in opening communication between patients and providers, and in improving patient safety, cannot be underemphasized, two University of Illinois at Chicago physicians note in this podcast.
  Go to podcast: Better health IT design key to improving patient safety

• One hospital CIO details a bumpy path to meaningful use
  In this podcast, the CIO of a 232-bed hospital discusses the obstacles it is facing to meet the requirements for meaningful use. These include upgrading its clinical apps and infrastructure.
  Go to podcast: One hospital CIO details a bumpy path to meaningful use

• Clinical order set library provides a path to transforming care
  Health system officials discuss how using a clinical order set library and a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system has resulted in improvements in the quality of care.
  Go to podcast: Clinical order set library provides a path to transforming care

• Patient engagement leads to more effective use of health IT
  The federal government wants meaningful use of health IT, but surveys show it won't happen unless patient engagement improves. This podcast examines what doctors can do.
  Go to podcast: Patient engagement leads to more effective use of health IT

• Tips for running clinical applications in a virtual environment
  Uncertain about how to run clinical applications in a virtual environment? Check out these tips from an experienced health care IT professional.
  Go to podcast: Tips for running clinical applications in a virtual environment

• Grant in hand, regional extension center heads discuss next steps
  Two leaders of an Atlanta-based regional extension center discuss how they plan to help providers, especially those in rural areas, implement electronic health records and achieve meaningful use.
  Go to podcast: Grant in hand, regional extension center heads discuss next steps

• Dr. Barry Chaiken discusses HIMSS 2010, electronic health records
  Dr. Barry Chaiken, board chairman of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Chief Medical Officer of Imprivata, and Imprivata CEO Omar Hussain discuss the HIMSS 2010 annual conference and how technology is transforming health care.
  Go to podcast: Dr. Barry Chaiken discusses HIMSS 2010, electronic health records

• Building a wireless network for your health care organization
  Find out what every health care CIO needs to establish and secure a high-availability wireless network.
  Go to podcast: Building a wireless network for your health care organization