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iOS & Mobile Technology in Healthcare, 1 of 3
CIOs cite the move toward BYOD and Apple’s branding as reasons that Good Technology’s iOS activations are doubling those of Android.
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How to Get Paid for Meaningful Use: 7 Tips from the EHR Trenches
No White Papers & Webinars Block ICD-10 Source: How to Get Paid for Meaningful Use: 7 Tips from the EHR Trenches
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Mobile Health Conversations — Mobile health devices going cellular or not?
Four out of ten Americans would pay for a remote monitoring device that would track their vital signs and send the data to their doctors, according to a rece… Video Rating: 0 / 5 UCSB computer engineering project for ECE 194BB/594BB (Mobile Embedded Devices). This medical device is interfacing with Google Android 2.1. Video Rating:…
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ONC: Looking for ‘realistic’ ways to account for disclosures
Health industry stakeholders have taken advantage of the opportunity to revisit the proposed accounting for disclosure rule and weighed in on how the rule should be structured. ONC’s Health IT Policy Committee Tiger Team held a virtual hearing Sept. 30 to gather information about the rule and explore “realistic ways to provide patients with greater…
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Why a Stage 2 Extension May Not Happen for a While
At the first ever Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Fall Symposium in Boston, industry luminary, John Glaser, Ph.D., the CEO of Health Services for Siemens Healthcare, shared some details on discussions involving the potential extension of the Stage 2 timeline for meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). At the first ever…
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Meaningful Use attestation audits: An all or nothing deal
Only a small percentage of providers attesting to Meaningful Use will be audited by the government, but the outcome could be harsh, since any single shortfall will be grounds for loss of the full incentive payment, according to attorney Brian Flood with Husch Blackwell in Austin, Texas, who spoke on a webinar conducted Sept. 26,…
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Survey: Slow Progress in Patient Knowledge of EHRs
While more healthcare providers continue to adopt electronic health records (EHRs), a recent survey revealed the need for doctors to educate consumers about digital medical records to comply with upcoming federal mandates. While more healthcare providers continue to adopt electronic health records (EHRs), a recent survey revealed the need for doctors to educate consumers about…
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Transparency: Effective Patient Engagement
Industry leading CMIOs converged this week at the first ever Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Fall Symposium in Boston. One of the more interesting discussions at the event was centered on the usage and effectiveness of the OpenNotes initiative in engaging patients. Industry leading CMIOs converged this week at the first ever…
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MedicsDocAssistant™ EHR Achieves 2014 Edition Complete Health IT Certification from ICSA Labs
MedicsDocAssistant Version 7.0 from Advanced Data Systems (ADS) has achieved 2014 Edition Complete EHR Ambulatory ONC Health IT Certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting healthcare providers with Stage 1 and Stage 2 meaningful use measures. MedicsDocAssistant Version 7 was certified by ICSA Labs, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body.…
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Intermountain refines its telehealth approach
By adjusting its telehealth infrastructure to better fit in with clinician workflows, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is refining and improving its care delivery methods, Healthcare… read more Source: Intermountain refines its telehealth approach