Tag: Interoperability
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Primary Care Innovations Based on Homegrown IT Systems
What if you could hire a team of software engineers to start from scratch in developing an IT system to fit the needs of your organization? Does that sound too good to be true? That is exactly what JenCare Neighborhood Medical Centers is doing. What if you could hire a team of software engineers to…
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New Mexico Health Information Collaborative: Moving Forward on HIE
With more than 1.3 million unique patient identities in its master person index, the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) is rapidly growing as the state’s health information exchange (HIE). NMHIC CIO Craig Hewitt recently spoke to HCI Assistant Editor Rajiv Leventhal about challenges, HIE trends, and how the government can better enable health information…
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Health System Launches ED-Focused Telemedicine Pilot
The University of California (UC), San Diego Health System is set to launch a telemedicine pilot initiative that will aim to address overcrowded emergency departments (EDs), the organization announced this week. The University of California (UC), San Diego Health System is set to launch a telemedicine pilot initiative that will aim to address overcrowded emergency…
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Epic, athenahealth tops for EHR usability, KLAS says
Physicians, take heed: The usability of ambulatory electronic health record systems varies significantly, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research. read more …read more Source: Epic, athenahealth tops for EHR usability, KLAS says
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Health Coachings Value in Accountable Care and Medical Homes
Primary care and the patient-centered medical home offer a great opportunity for health coaches to become allies with patients in improvement of their health, notes William Appelgate, executive director of the Iowa Chronic Care Consortium. Individuals with the highest health risks should be given priority, but those on the cusp of a serious health event…
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U. of Texas develops high-tech medical tattoos
Maybe you can't think of anything you want etched on your body forever, but this might change your mind about tattoos–researchers at the University of Texas are designing a bio-integrated… read more …read more Source: U. of Texas develops high-tech medical tattoos
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EHR and HIT News for June 12th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes customer acquisition news from eClinicalWorks and simplifyMD as well as partnership news between NoMoreClipboard and ICA, who are to Collaborating on Health Information Exchange and Patient Engagement Opportunities. Chicago’s Swedish Covenant Hospital Selects eClinicalworks EHR and RCM eClinicalWorks has announced that Chicago’s Swedish Covenant Hospital has selected eClinicalWorks comprehensive…
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Survey of physicians suggests tablets more useful than smartphones in daily activities.
In less than shocking news there are two reports from AmericanEHR Partners suggesting that tablets are of greater use for clinical purposes than smartphones. The two reports, “Mobile Usage in the Medical Space 2013″ and “Tablet Usage by Physicians 2013″, reveal that the most common activity of physicians who use an EHR and a smartphone…
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Practitioners vent EHR concerns in newspaper op-eds
Tired of suffering in silence, physician practices are turning to the editorial pages of their local newspapers to publicize their concerns with their electronic health records. read more …read more Source: Practitioners vent EHR concerns in newspaper op-eds