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Live from the CHIME Fall CIO Forum: CEO Branzell on Advocacy and Change
Russell P. Branzell, CEO of the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), spoke with HCI’s Mark Hagland during the CHIME Fall CIO Forum, being held at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. After six months as CHIME’s CEO, Branzell shared his perspectives on the policy…
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Can ‘Big Data’ Help Increase Drug Safety?
Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that drugs could be repurposed to improve drug safety, including lowering the risk of heart attacks. Using the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), a hospital electronic health records database, and an animal model, a team of researchers at the Icahn…
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Live from the CHIME Fall CIO Forum: CHIME Board Chairman Hickman Looks at the Future of the CIO Role
George T. “Buddy” Hickman, executive vice president and CIO of Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center and board chair of the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), and chair of the CHIME Foundation board, spoke exclusively on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland, during the CHIME Fall CIO Forum, being held…
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Surveyed Physicians: EHR Systems are “Too Cumbersome”
Physicians are not big fans of electronic health records (EHRs), saying they are too cumbersome to operate and a big reason for their job dissatisfaction, a new survey from the Santa Monica, Calif.-based nonprofit research organization, the RAND Corporation, reveals. Physicians are not big fans of electronic health records (EHRs), saying they are too cumbersome…
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Sutter, Geisinger team with IBM to study heart failure prediction
Healthcare giants Sutter Health and Geisinger Health System are teaming up with IBM research to study heart failure prediction thanks to a $2 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health. read more Source: Sutter, Geisinger team with IBM to study heart failure prediction
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EHRs have both positive, negative effect on physician satisfaction
There’s a love/hate relationship between physicians and electronic health records, according to a study of physician satisfaction by RAND Health. In data gathered from 30 physician practices in… read more Source: EHRs have both positive, negative effect on physician satisfaction
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Docs ‘stressed and unhappy’ about EHRs
While physicians recognize the benefits of electronic health records, they also complain that many systems deployed nowadays are cumbersome to use and often act as obstacles to quality care, according to a new report from RAND Corporation. The study makes the case that being able to provide high-quality healthcare is a primary driver of job…
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EHR and HIT News for October 9th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes updates from PatientKeeper, on a new KLAS research report, as well as customer acquisition news from Shareable Ink, who have announced that Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals have selected their product. There is also collaboration news between Elsevier and eClinicalWorks. Providers Affirm that PatientKeeper EMR Overlay Is a Viable Long-Term…
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For Health IT Opportunities, Look to the Chaos
Sunnie Southern, founder and CEO of Viable Synergy, spends her days pushing for health IT innovation. Her firm provides products and consulting services for commercialization and community engagement. One of its best-known projects is Innov8 for Health, a Cincinnati-based tech accelerator. Southern, a registered dietitian who started her firm in 2010, talked about her work…
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MAeHC Quality Data Center Modular EHR Certified to Support Meaningful Use Measures
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) has announced that its Quality Data Center (QDC) v. 3.0 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria. It was certified as an EHR Module on September 11, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and ONC-ACB, in accordance with applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the…