Author: trident50
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Will massive DoD contract solve the EHR interoperability problems?
The Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract–estimated to be worth approximately $11 billion over its lifecycle–could be a game-changer for healthcare in the… read more …read more
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Aggravation over ICD-10 delay continues
“Disappointed” was the overwhelming reaction from survey respondents asked by the American Health Information Management Association their thoughts on the ICD-10 delay, in a poll given during AHIMA’s ICD-10 summit in Washington, D.C., last week. read more …read more
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State med board sanctions telemedicine doc
Idaho’s medical licensing board has cracked down on a doctor licensed in the state who prescribed a common antibiotic over the phone while working for a telemedicine company. read more …read more
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South Shore Hospital Sees Savings Of $5,690,072 With Imprivata OneSign
Nucleus Research conducted an ROI case study of Imprivata OneSign at South Shore Hospital, a regional healthcare provider based in South Weymouth, MA. They chose to adopt Imprivata OneSign as part of their virtualization initiative. With Imprivata OneSign, South Shore Hospital was able to achieve an ROI of 695%, a payback of 1.2 months, and…
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Stolen EHR Charts Sell for $50 Each on Black Market
From Medscape: Physicians can expect criminals to increasingly target their electronic health records (EHRs) for patient information that they can sell on the black market for $50 per chart, warns the FBI. The agency’s Cyber Division issued a memo earlier this month forecasting what already has become apparent with every hacked hospital Web site and…
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Truven Health Analytics announces acquisition of Fortel Analytics’ healthcare fraud technology
Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and data solutions and services, today announced the acquisition of Fortel Analytics’ healthcare fraud technology. The acquisition gives Truven Health exclusive access to a breakthrough suite of predictive solutions, analysis methods and analytic technology designed to quickly identify suspicious patterns in healthcare insurance claims data before…
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Study: Convergence, new business models and growth ahead for the mHealth market
The mobile healthcare market is gaining greater interest from toolmakers, municipalities, health payers and service providers as well as consumers, and expanding into new territory way beyond health… read more …read more
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Study: Mobile apps for diabetes self-monitoring lack necessary features
A pilot study on whether mobile apps can help diabetics better monitor and track vision changes reveals more work needs to be done in incorporating mHealth technology into diabetic patient care, and… read more …read more
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mHealth data integration will drive big data strategies for providers, payers
The massive amount of data being collected on mobile healthcare devices will lead to big data initiatives among providers, payers and device makers, says a new ABI Research report. From fitness… read more …read more
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If people are healthy they can and should still use mHealth as a preventive measure
(HealthTech Wire/Interview) Ahead of the mHealth Summit Europe in Berlin (6-8 May, 2014), Maher Khoury, CEO, HMM Group, an independent research and manufacturing company, discusses the importance that mHealth will play in our daily … …read more