Author: trident500
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EHRs Rush in Where Doctors Fear to Tread
This article appears in the March 2013 issue of HealthLeaders magazine.Resistance to new technology may be futile, but it remains an issue for healthcare.“Physicians do have to spend more time at computers now, which diminishes the amount of time we can spend at the bedside and interacting with patients and actually doing those things like…
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Medical Center Deploys CommVault Simpana Software to Improve Data Protection
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has deployed software from Oceanport, N.J.-based CommVault Simpana for improved patient care through increased data protection, simplified HIPAA compliance, and expedited access to vital medical records. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has deployed software…
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New HIPAA rules go into effect Tuesday
While Tuesday marks the effective date of a host of new federal privacy and security rules, including extending legal liability to business associates of healthcare providers and restoring a measure of patient control over disclosure of their…
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University of Mississippi Medical Center Notifies Patients of Data Breach
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has issued a breach notice to an unknown number of patients after a laptop containing patients' personal health information had been lost. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has issued a breach notice to an unknown number of patients after a laptop containing patients' personal health information…
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Stolen health data increasingly sought after for commercial ventures
Though hackers generally go after healthcare information they can use in identity theft and other fraud schemes, that data increasingly is prized for numerous commercial ventures–even marketing, according to an article published by The Information Daily . read more
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EHR and HIT News for March 25th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes customer acquisition news from Welch Allyn , on their new relationship with St.
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Automated macro helps to flag unauthorized health data exposure
As collaborative research grows, so does the potential for exposure of protected health information.
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Study projects potential impact of FDA-approved anti-obesity medications on Medicare spending
VIVUS, Inc. announced today that a new study demonstrates that effective medical treatment providing 10% to 15% weight loss could lead to significant improvements in Medicare spending by reversing or reducing significant health consequences such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in obese or overweight patients.
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Balancing The Scales: Selecting The Right EHR For The Life Of Your Practice And Your Patients
If we are at or approaching a technological tipping point in the history of healthcare, then it has never been more important for physician practices to select the right electronic health record (EHR) – and there are tangible reasons to believe so.
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