Publications by authors named "Carl Ascenzo"
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) was formed to improve patient safety and quality of care by promoting the use of health information technology through community-based implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange. The Collaborative has recently implemented EHRs in a diverse set of competitively selected communities, encompassing nearly 500 physicians serving over 500,000 patients. Targeting both EHR implementation and health information exchange at the community level has identified numerous challenges and strategies for overcoming them.
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- Massachusetts has promoted e-Prescribing among clinicians to boost patient safety, improve office efficiency, and cut medical costs, highlighting three pilot projects as case studies.* -
- These projects pinpointed clinicians' specific e-Prescribing needs, showcased implementation challenges, and examined the outcomes of different functionalities.* -
- The report identifies ten barriers to e-Prescribing adoption, such as prior tech failures, costs, productivity loss, and interoperability issues, while regional efforts are helping speed up e-Prescribing adoption in Massachusetts.*
Health care IT collaboration in Massachusetts: the experience of creating regional connectivity.
J Am Med Inform Assoc
December 2005
The state of Massachusetts has significant early experience in planning for and implementing interoperability networks for exchange of clinical and financial data. Members of our evolving data-sharing organizations gained valuable experience that is of potential benefit to others regarding the governance, policies, and technologies underpinning regional health information organizations. We describe the history, roles, and evolution of organizations and their plans for and success with pilot projects.
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