Tag: healthcare it
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Diabetes Mobile Health (One More Thing) — Inside E Street
New mobile diabetes technology is allowing patients to have a larger role in testing their blood sugar. Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Leading the area in Electronic Medical Records
Jimmy Bell, FNP, Internal Medicine. Video Rating: 5 / 5 Arizona State University.
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Sharp HealthCare checks out kiosks for check-in
What if checking into the doctor’s office was as easy as checking in for a flight or buying movie tickets at a self-serve kiosk? San Diego, Calif.-based Sharp HealthCare, answered that question by implementing electronic check-in at three of its clinics. read more Source: Sharp HealthCare checks out kiosks for check-in
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Survey: Patients still leery about EHRs
Americans are slightly more in favor of electronic health records than they were last year, but 83 percent are still concerned about their security, according to Xerox’s fourth annual EHR survey. read more From: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/survey-patients-still-leery-about-ehrs/2013-10-02?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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EHRs won’t decrease malpractice risks, premiums
While electronic health records have the potential to improve patient care, EHR users should not expect such systems to lower their malpractice premiums, as EHRs can create new problems and make it harder to defend against such claims. read more Source: EHRs won’t decrease malpractice risks, premiums
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Eyes Wide Shut – Managing Multi-EMR Meaningful Use Stage 2 Is Hard
Most discussions on Meaningful Use (MU) seem to focus on a single healthcare provider organization (acute or ambulatory), with a single EMR, and a single Medical Record Number (MRN) pool generating unique patient identifiers. Even in that context, the complaints of the difficulties of successfully implementing the technology and obtaining the objectives are deafening. How…
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Accounting of disclosures rule must balance ‘wants’ and ‘needs’
It’s heartening that the ONC Health IT Policy Committee’s Tiger Team is reevaluating the controversial accounting of disclosures proposed rule, having held a virtual hearing Monday to look for “realistic” ways to provide patients with greater transparency about how their electronic health information is used and disclosed. read more Source: Accounting of disclosures rule must…
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Meaningful Use: Clinical Decision Support – enki EHR (NextServices)
Meaningful Use: Clinical Decision Support – This tutorial describes how you can easily satisfy the meaningful use criteria on Clinical Decision Support in en… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Military Health System examines privacy, identity challenges
As the U.S. Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs work toward an effective electronic exchange of healthcare records, issues of patient privacy and identity management remain. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/military-health-system-examines-privacy-identity-challenges/2013-10-02?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss