Tag: healthcare it
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HIE Saves $1M in Emergency Care Costs for Medicare, Research Says
New research shows that having access to data from a health information exchange (HIE) improved the quality of emergency care and saved more than $1 million in patient charges, or nearly $2,000 per patient, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. New research shows that having…
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NeHC Survey: Engaging Consumers is Critical to Healthcare’s Future
The future of healthcare must include consumer engagement in eHealth, according to a new survey of stakeholders by the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) and its partner HealthCAWS, a healthcare services company. The future of healthcare must include consumer engagement in eHealth, according to a new survey of stakeholders by the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) and…
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5 EHR Myths Debunked
The people at AdvancedMD put out a whitepaper called EHR Myths Debunked: 5 Status Quo Myths that Hold You back and Reduce Your Bottom Line. I love the topic of debunking EHR myths. There are a lot of them out there that are propped up by misinformation. Plus, the EHR world is moving so quickly,…
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5 steps to survive a Meaningful Use audit
Although the government will hit only a small percent of the nation’s providers with a Meaningful Use attestation audit, the stakes are high: Any single attestation misstep could be grounds for… read more Source: 5 steps to survive a Meaningful Use audit
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Empathy essential for patent engagement success
Though technology can go a long way to help engage patients in their own health care, a little empathy can be an essential ingredient, according to an article published at CIO.com. read more Source: Empathy essential for patent engagement success
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Delivering Successful Care Coordination: Creating the IT Foundation for Accountable Care (Part Three)
In part three of a five-part series on creating the IT foundation for accountable care, Joseph M. Taylor, vice president and ACO practice leader at the Wayne, Pa.-based FluidEdge Consulting firm, addresses the topic of “The expanded collaboration role between different members of the broader care team.” In part three of a five-part series on…
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ICD-10 test results ‘scary’ for healthcare consortium
After two rounds of end-to-end ICD-10 testing, the results at the North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance are “scary,” executive director Holt Anderson told the Medical Group Management Association annual conference last week. read more Source: ICD-10 test results ‘scary’ for healthcare consortium
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EHRs can integrate genomic information to improve patient care
Electronic health records can help accelerate and advance the use of genomic medicine, as demonstrated in several articles published in a special issue of Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. read more Source: EHRs can integrate genomic information to improve patient care
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Health IT job market ‘robust,’ informatics professor says
Personnel who can develop, implement, support, use and sell electronic health records are in a buyer’s job market, according to William Hersh, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health and Science University. read more Source: Health IT job market ‘robust,’ informatics professor says
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