EHR-related Industry/Professional Guidance and Resources 

• "User Satisfaction With EHRs: Report of a Survey of 422 Family Physicians." Robert L. Edsall and Kenneth G. Adler, Family Practice Management, February 2008. Note: Subscription is required to view this content.
• "Final Report: Recommended Requirements for Enhancing Data Quality in Electronic Health Records Systems." RTI International. June 2007.
• Summary: "Taxable Income, Intermediate Sanctions: Unintended Tax Consequences of HIT Donations Due to New Anti-kickback Safe Harbors, Stark Exceptions?” Susan S. Mathis and Martin R. Morfeld, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, February 2007.
  Also available at www.dwt.com/practc/healthcr/bulletins.htm.
• “Accepting the Inevitable: Trends, Expected Outcomes, and What to Look for as Electronic Health Record Implementation Goes Forward.” Rupasri S. Lloyd, Teaching Hospitals & Academic Medical Centers, Volume 5, Issue 1 Winter (January) 2007.
• “Using Safe Harbors to Reduce Legal Barriers to Implementation of Electronic Heath Records and Health Information Networks.” Christiansen IT Law, November 2006.
  This white paper proposes that state governments should take a leadership role in reducing legal barriers to EHR and HIN adoption, by implementing a regulatory “safe harbors” scheme for EHR and HIN privacy and security policies and practices. Model EHR and HIN safe harbors legislation is provided in Appendix A, and demonstration regulations are provided in Appendix B.
• “Overcoming Ten Non-Technical Challenges of RHIOs.” FCG Emerging Practices of First Consulting Group, October 2006. Note: Free registration is required to view this content.
  This paper provides recommendations to organizational and policy obstacles in developing regional health information organizations (RHIOs).
• "Executive Order Promotes Interoperable Electronic Health Records." Rebecca L. Williams and Allen E. Briskin, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, October 2006.
  Also available at www.dwt.com/practc/healthcr/bulletins.htm.
• "Acquisition Of Healthcare Information Systems: Contracts Worth Your Attention." Fredric Entin, Hospitals & Health Systems Rx, Volume 8, Issue 2, Late Spring (June) 2006.
  • Foley Guide To Critical Issues In Health Care Technology Contracting.
• "To Adopt or Not to Adopt? Electronic Health Information Technology and the Fraud and Abuse Laws." Peter Hoffman and Nora Colangelo, Physician Organizations, Volume 9, Issue 2, Late Spring (June) 2006.
• "Quality Improvement Organizations and Health Information Exchange." American Health Quality Foundation, March 6, 2006.
• “Health Care IT Collaboration in Massachusetts: The Experience of Creating Regional Connectivity.” John Halamka, Meg Aranow, Carl Ascenzo, David Bates, Greg Debor, John Glaser, Allan Goroll, Jim Stowe, Micky Tripathi, and Gordon Vineyard. Journal of the American Informatics Association, 2005.
• "States Getting Connected: Quality and Safety Directing Health It." eHealth Initiative, July 2006.
• "Health Care Data Breaches: Steps To Take When Prevention Fails." James P. Walsh and Thomas R. Burke, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, May 2006.
  Also available at www.dwt.com/practc/healthcr/bulletins.htm.
• "Negotiating Electronic Medical Records Contracts: Business and Legal Issues." Thomas S. Marrion and Sharon A. Blanchette, Physician Organizations, Volume 9, Issue 1, Winter (January) 2006.
• "A Day in the Life of a Medical Record: Lifting the veil on the security of today’s paper-based environment.” John Morrissey, The National Alliance for Health Information Technology. © 2006 The National Alliance for Health Information Technology.
  This is a useful narrative on the use and potential for misuse of paper records.
• “The Quest For Interoperable Electronic Health Records: A Guide to Legal Issues in Establishing Health Information Networks” Member Briefing. Kristen Rosati and Marilyn Lamar, Eds., American Health Lawyers Association, July 2005.
• Reference materials from “Riding the Electronic Health Record Tidal Wave: An Exploration of the Potential Legal Barriers to the Interoperable EHR.” American Health Lawyers Association HIT Think Tank, November 2004 (Chicago).

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