Author: trident50
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Self-assessment study finds need to better educate patients
A study of an Internet-based health risk assessment illustrates the need to better educate patients at risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to an article at the Journal of Medical Internet Research. read more …read more
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Data-driven approach heads off alarms at Boston Children’s
Seeking a way to confront a “quiet cacophony” of beeping, alarming bedside monitors, Boston Children’s Hospital has tapped into predictive analytics to forecast changes in patients’ conditions before alarms sound. read more …read more
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Filling in the blanks in population health
Hospitals are trying to manage population health using incredibly incomplete data–in some cases, data from an inpatient visit perhaps once a year, writes Paul Roemer, CEO of Pale Rhino Consulting in… read more …read more
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Privacy, security constant themes in DeSalvo’s 2014 agenda
What’s vital for 2014 on National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo’s agenda? Privacy and security, she said in a recent interview. read more …read more
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UPMC breach strikes 27,000 employees
UPMC officials say the number of employees affected by a data breach at the renowned medical center is much higher than originally reported – from 322 employees first reported on March 6, now up to 27,000 of a total of 62,000 employees, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. read more …read more
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Mayo app offers round-the-clock medical concierge subscription service
The Mayo Clinic and a California startup have created a new mobile health app featuring a telemedicine service offering a personal health assistant, who can prescribe limited drugs via the phone, and… read more …read more
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Health IT: Improving Access and Driving Change in Healthcare for Communities of Color
Health care providers are leveraging the benefits of the increasing interoperability and portability of health information to improve population health outcomes. For communities that have historically experienced disparities in care, the uptake of EHRs and other forms of health IT is good news – as long as the providers and patients in these communities have…
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Take a Note on That: CMIOs Help Lead Physician Documentation Reform
“Note bloat” exists, and it is imperiling patient safety. But reforming physician documentation is a question that involves leadership, training, and education of physicians and others. Anyone who knows any physicians in practice these days knows that doctors are feeling pressured on all sides, as their organizations implement and optimize electronic health records (EHRs), move…
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mHealth app offers round-the-clock medical concierge subscription service
The Mayo Clinic and a California startup have created a new mobile health app featuring a telemedicine service offering a personal health assistant, who can prescribe limited drugs via the phone, and… read more …read more
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Morning Headlines 4/21/14
UPMC data breach may affect as many as 27,000 employees UPMC (PA) reports that hackers have stolen the personal information of 27,000 of its employees. 788 are reporting that their tax returns were stolen when the information was used to file fraudulent tax returns, while others are reporting that unauthorized bank accounts are being opened…