Author: trident50
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The Programmer – Healthcare Divide
I’ve regularly seen the divide (sometimes really wide) between the programmer and technical people in an organization and the healthcare professionals. For example, a healthcare IT company recently emailed me about an issue they had with their main developer. They asked the insightful question, “Is it possible to find quality developers who are not, shall…
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Nuance Communications acquires Accelarad; Launches Nuance PowerShare Network
Nuance Communications has announced today the immediate availability of Nuance PowerShare™ Network, the industry’s largest cloud-based network for securely connecting physicians, patients, and others to share medical images and reports as simply as people exchange information using social networks. “This nationwide network, one that is fully integrated into the EHR workflow and already connected to…
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Advancing Health Equity in the Digital Age
During National Minority Health Month, we acknowledge the potential for health information technology (health IT) – from electronic and personal health records to online communities to mobile applications – to transform health care and improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities. Lack of access to quality, preventive health care, cultural and linguistic barriers, and…
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Viewpoints: Obamacare still has more challenges; GOP needs to help make law work; census change is not Obama’s decision
The first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act ended this week with roughly 7.5 million people obtaining policies through the new state insurance exchanges, including more than 1.3 million at Covered California. …read more
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Actuary says stats point to smaller premium increases next year
Also, the disparities in insurance coverage between states that embraced the health law and those that did not are more closely examined. And many Iowans will get to keep their pre-health law coverage. …read more
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UnitedHealth’s 1st quarter profit falls 7.8%
Officials blame part of the downturn on reductions in federal funding for the Medicare Advantage program and new taxes resulting from the health law. …read more
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Va. small business owners press GOP to expand Medicaid
More than 400 have signed a letter to Virginia’s House speaker asking Republicans to drop their opposition to the effort. Meanwhile, Utah’s governor says he is encouraged about his state’s prospects for its plan after talks with federal officials, and a Florida senator is trying to find a way around the logjam there. …read more
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Quirk Healthcare donates over 800 hours of customization work to CDTC
Ben Quirk and Quirk Healthcare donated over 800 hours of customization work to the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center’s new Electronic Health Records system that launched on Monday, April 7, 2014. …read more
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Study: Consumers Use Mobile Apps to Track Health, But Don’t Involve Docs
While 70 percent of people use mobile apps on a daily basis to track calorie intake and monitor physical activities, only 40 percent share data and insights with their doctors, according to a new study by the Wellesley, Mass.-based mobile engagement provider Mobiquity. While 70 percent of people use mobile apps on a daily basis…
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ONC is helping veterans access their electronic health records
Go where they are. In this case, “they” represents rural veterans and Medicare patients. On their way to meet them is a group of Federal partners – including ONC, telecommunication companies – known in industry parlance as “telecos” — and other stakeholders who are pushing to bring broadband to the heartland. Increasing patient access to…