Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-08-07
[Post from Infoglide] Applying Identity Resolution to Patient Identification Integrity
The recently passed economic stimulus plan included $20 billion to encourage adoption of electronic health records by medical facilities across the U.S., spurring a huge amount of activity in the health care world. A key issue in EMR implementation is the integrity of the patient identification process used in creating an enterprise master patient index (EMPI).
KELOLAND.com: Keeping An Eye On The Highways
“South Dakota troopers receive alerts about fugitives and people of interest that may be in the state on a regular basis through a place called the National Fusion Center Network. It’s a Department of Homeland Security agency that funnels information to law enforcement agencies in every state. ‘The information sharing is something that improved after 9/11. I think this is a case where the information sharing paid off,’ Lt. Welsh said.”
HealthData Management: When Will EHR Spending Ramp Up?
“‘The steady drumbeat of inevitability is changing the debate from not ‘if’ we’ll get an electronic health record but ‘when’,’ says Eric Brown, research director at Forrester Research Inc., Cambridge, Mass. ‘There’s a tipping point at which we’ll see big growth, but we’re not there yet.’”
YouTube: Bruce Schneier on Secure Flight
Noted security expert Bruce Schneier discusses how TSA’s Secure Flight program has evolved
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