Tag: healthcare it
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ONC: HIT holds ‘great potential’ to help behavioral health patients
An issue brief published last week by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Office of Policy and Planning acknowledges that behavioral health providers lag behind in health IT adoption and outlines efforts for change. read more Source: ONC: HIT holds ‘great potential’ to help behavioral health patients
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mHealth grants seek to reach 4.5 million people in Africa, Asia
Ten mHealth projects in eight countries across Africa and Asia were awarded grants, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and administered in partnership with the World… read more Source: mHealth grants seek to reach 4.5 million people in Africa, Asia
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Meeting Meaningful Use
Imagine going live with all stage 1 meaningful use requirements in one day. That’s just what a critical access hospital in Nebraska did after an ambitious 18…
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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Achieves Stage 7 Recognition
The Chicago-based Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has been recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for reaching HIMSS Analytics Stage 7, the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), the model used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. The Chicago-based Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center…
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Michigan Beacon Community Strengthens Its Information Sharing Capability
The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) and Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) have announced an agreement to strengthen BeaconLink2Health, SEMBC’s health information exchange (HIE). The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) and Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) have announced an agreement to strengthen BeaconLink2Health, SEMBC’s health information exchange (HIE). The expanded solutions…
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Telehealth: Money and mission in one sustainable package
Whenever I write about telehealth, I still picture the first remote technology I ever saw at a trade show. The computer had a large monitor with a camera and microphone practically duct taped atop… read more Source: Telehealth: Money and mission in one sustainable package
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ER docs spend more time looking at EHRs than interacting with patients
Emergency doctors spend significantly more time entering data into electronic health records than they do with patients, a study published this month in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine finds. read more Source: ER docs spend more time looking at EHRs than interacting with patients
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How integrated patient data helps one hospital look to the future
Robust electronic health record systems and an ability to funnel mounds of other disparate electronic patient data into usable bedside information are at the heart of what many U.S. hospitals… read more Source: How integrated patient data helps one hospital look to the future
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Medical device tax takes center stage in budget showdown
GOP senators lead by Utah’s Orrin Hatch stuck to their word that they’d work to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device tax that went into effect January as part of the Affordable Care Act–House Republicans included the provision in their bill to fund federal agencies into the next fiscal year, passed by the House late…
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Embracing Risk: Will it Bring Value to Healthcare?
How will the public and private sectors work together as the U.S. healthcare system adapts to changes that are intended to make it more responsive to patients and improve patient outcomes? On September 17, a panel of five providers, entrepreneurs and public officials gathered at the offices of New York-based ZocDoc, an online medical care…