Author: trident50
-
Allscripts Sunrise Surgical Care 14.2 now available
Allscripts has announced Allscripts Sunrise Surgical Care 14.2, is now generally available. Allscripts Sunrise Surgical Care is an enterprise-wide solution developed on the Allscripts Sunrise (TM) EHR platform. According to the company it provides a continuous, patient-level record specialized to meet the distinct IT needs of surgery and perioperative care, including pre-operative, orders, and documentation.…
-
EHR certification process could undergo ‘massive’ changes
The Health IT Policy Committee’s certification/adoption work group recommendis two major changes to certification. Paul Tang, vice chair of the work group, called the recommended changes “massive.” read more …read more
-
Demystifying the Cloud
0 I believe there is a HIPAA fear still out there which the term “Cloud” has created. It gives the impression that the data is going somewhere…up there in the mist. With virtualization many data centers are finding it extremely easy to decrease the number of racks and hardware, while adding blade servers and increasing…
-
Medical data security increasing concern for ACOs
By Mark Terry As more providers adopt accountable care models–and take on the responsibility of facilitating medical data exchange–healthcare leaders are under increasing pressure to protect… read more …read more
-
Dr. Halamka’s Dramatic MU Prediction in Boston
0 John Halamka, M.D., the CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, predicted in Boston on Tuesday, May 13 at the Boston Health IT Summit sponsored by iHT2, that 80 percent of U.S. hospitals would fail to successfully attest for Stage 2 MU on time Dr. Halamka speaking on May 13 read more …read more
-
Regional Extension Centers aid states in health information exchange, quality improvement
As funding dries up for Regional Extension Centers, some are moving into a new market: Health information exchange and Meaningful Use support. read more …read more
-
Highlights: Mass. death rate drops after universal coverage; Calif. immigrant licensing; Calif. offenders mental health treatment
The mortality rate in Massachusetts declined substantially in the four years after the state enacted a law in 2006 mandating universal health care coverage, providing the model for the Affordable Care Act. …read more
-
Kaiser, partners plan to boost learning network with focus on data standards, governance
Kaiser Permanente and its partners will expand their efforts to provide a learning health system through patient-centered outcomes research. The project will focus on data standards, incorporating patient-reported data more systematically and implementing multisite data governance procedures. read more …read more
-
Medicare roundup: Alabama pain clinic spending ‘hotspot’; quality improvement program scrutinized
Also, the controversy about paying for a hepatitis-C cure and reinstating physicians who lost their licenses. …read more
-
Morning Headlines 5/13/14
Quintiles Announces Agreement to Acquire Encore Health Resources Health IT consulting firm Encore Health Resources is acquired by Quintiles, a consulting firm focused on optimizing research, development, and manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry. HITPC workgroup supports narrowed focus of EHR certification program After a hearing on the EHR certification process last week, the Health IT…