… to which consumers, policy makers and other stakeholders can refer as we develop new policies,” said Christine Bechtel, Vice President of the National Partnership for …
Consumer groups laud measures in Stage 2 – CMIO
The comments were organized by the National Partnership for Women & Families, which helps lead both the Consumer Partnership for e-Health and the Campaign for Better Care. They were also signed by …
Five domains set for Stage 2 quality reporting – Fierce EMR
The workgroup also is trying to figure out several tricky issues related to quality measurement, according to Policy Committee member Christine Bechtel, VP of the National Partnership for Women and Families. The workgroup will present its recommendations to the full committee in November.
For vets, records at the click of a blue button – ModernHealthcare.com
Christine Bechtel is vice president of the not-for-profit National Partnership for Women & Families and serves on the federally chartered Health IT Policy … 46 Groups …
Testimony: Health IT should be used to improve patient health status – DOTmed.com
Christine Bechtel, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, spoke with DOTmed about her testimony. Bechtel is also a member of the …
Groups back proposed electronic health record definition – NextGov.com
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, which includes the National Partnership for Women and Families, and the Pacific Business Group on Health, a coalition of companies and public sector groups that work to improve quality of care and reduce costs, also urged CMS to keep the proposed rules, arguing they will reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.
Federal Health IT Group Refines Meaningful Use Rules – InformationWeek
Committee member Christine Bechtel, VP of the National Partnership for Women and Families, suggested that a better approach might be to require pursuit of all measures, but lower the percentage of compliance required within individual areas.
E-Health Committee Calls For Multiple Groups To Certify Records Systems – Nextgov
Christine Bechtel, a committee member from the National Partnership for Women & Families, suggested interoperability could be fostered by the exchange of scanned patient records in the Portable Document Format, better known as PDF. “This would facilitate the movement of data … by getting a piece of paper to go with the patient” in an electronic format, she said.
Meaningful Investment of $19 Billion on Health Information Technology – Markle (press release)
… Quality Assurance (NCQA) — National Consumers League — National Partnership for Women & Families — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and …
