MetaStar Health IT Radio

Lanette Hesse, MT(ASCP) explains what telehealth is, and what this means for the future of patient care.

Secure sharing of health information is critical as technology advances. Lori Manteufel, Health IT Project Specialist, discusses information blocking.

Nikke Kaemmerer, Registered Nurse and Project Specialist, discusses the use of patient-generated health data and her personal experience collecting and using this kind of information.

Kevin Cleary, Health IT Project Specialist, discusses Medicaid's Promoting Ring Interoperability application process.

Resources:

www.forwardhealth.wi.gov
www.ehrincentives.cms.gov
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ehrincentives/professionals/reqdoc.htm
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ehrincentives/index.htm
www.metastar.com/healthitextension

Lori Manteufel, Health IT Project Specialist, and Steve Rottmann, Chief Operating Officer, discuss how to improve patient care through interoperability with Health Information Exchange (HIE).

HIPAA Security Rule requires compliance to protect sensitive medical information. Attorney Brad Trudell, HIPAA Privacy and Security Lead, discusses the HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Process.

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Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) are tools to help track quality in health care. Lanette Hesse, Health IT Project Specialist, explains eCQMs.

Electronic patient engagement allows patients to participate in their own care to improve their own outcomes and to reduce their health costs. Chris Becker, Health IT Project Specialist, discusses how electronic patient engagement works.

Public Health Reporting Systems and the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program makes interfacing informational technology simpler. Jason Suchon, Public Health Registry Project Specialist, discusses how these systems work.