Author: trident50
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Monday Morning Update 6/16/14
Top News Cumberland Consulting Group will announce Monday that it has acquired Cipe Consulting Group, a 50-consultant, Seattle-based EHR and RCM consulting company. Franklin, TN-based Cumberland has 230 consultants. HIStalk Announcements and Requests Responses to my poll about meeting attendance in the next year indicate that it’s the HIMSS conference (33 percent) and vendor user…
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Researchers develop biometric watches for glucose monitoring, pulse tracking
Two separate research teams are working on independent wearable biometric watch devices that both tap changing patterns of scattered light for non-invasive glucose monitoring and pulse tracking. read more …read more
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Google Glass app puts medical health records on the move
A new Google Glass application being cited as the first wearable health record enables medical staff to record patient consultations and surgeries with patient consent, according to a Reuters report. read more …read more
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California Healthcare Provider Not Liable for Data Breach
California Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., saying that the 524-bed, community hospital is not liable for releasing personal identifying information on patients if that information doesn’t include medical history, mental or physical condition, or treatment. California Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Eisenhower…
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VA looks to private sector to fill scheduling need
In the wake of the massive scheduling scandal that has rocked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to its core, CIO Stephen Warren said that the department will turn to the private sector to find replacement technology. read more …read more
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Northern Virginia to Launch Physician-Led Regional HIE
The Medical Society of Northern Virginia has announced the formation of a physician-led regional health information exchange (HIE). The Medical Society of Northern Virginia has announced the formation of a physician-led regional health information exchange (HIE). The vision of HeaLixVA is to get as many people who can generate data as possible, said Jim Jenkins,…
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UW Medicine Establishes an Accountable Care Network and Launches Its First Employer Relationship
UW Medicine, Seattle, Wash., has formed an accountable care network with other healthcare organizations in Puget Sound and has entered into an agreement to offer healthcare services to certain employees of Boeing beginning in January, 2015. UW Medicine, Seattle, Wash., has formed an accountable care network with other healthcare organizations in Puget Sound and has…
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Telehealth Makes Gains Out West
Healthcare provider leaders in California and Colorado are making impressive gains in leveraging telehealth capabilities to extend their medical specialty care delivery to far-flung populations At the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore in May, the buzz was about health systems increasingly incorporating virtual visits into their operations and how mobile technologies could play…
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33,000 patient records stolen from California radiology facility
A thumb drive containing more than 33,700 patient records was stolen from an outpatient radiology facility in Santa Rosa, California, earlier this month. read more …read more
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Google plans rival to Apple’s HealthKit
Google plans to launch a health platform called Google Fit that will aggregate data from fitness-tracking devices and health-related apps, Forbes reports, citing multiple sources familiar with Google’s plans. read more …read more