Author: trident50
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Affordable Care Act may alter costs for Automobile and liability insurance
The expansion of health insurance accomplished under the Affordable Care Act may alter costs for several major types of liability insurance, although any such changes are likely to be modest, according to a new RAND Corporation report. …read more
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Morning Headlines 4/10/14
DeSalvo proposes new direction for ONC Speaking at a Health Information Policy Committee on Tuesday, Karen DeSalvo, MD, proposed dismantling the ONC’s existing HIT workgroups and forming new ones that would address: HIT strategic planning; Advanced health models and meaningful use; HIT implementation, usability and safety; and Interoperability and health information exchange. Paul Tang, vice-chair…
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Big Brother Or Best Friend?
The premise of clinical decision support (CDS) is simple and powerful: humans can’t remember everything, so enter data into a computer and let the computer render judgement. So long as the data is accurate and the rules in the computer are valid, the computer will be correct the vast majority of the time. CDS is…
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Consultant: Providers Need to Look Ahead to MU Stage 3
Certainly, provider organizations have plenty of concerns when it comes to attesting to meaningful use, which is vital to their immediate and long-term success. According to one industry expert, a failure to look ahead is at the top of the problem list. Attesting to meaningful use (MU) Stages 1 and 2 is no small feat,…
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Doc data release sparks dissent
CMS officials say a new data set identifying physician payments and services performed will help prevent fraud and abuse. Physician advocates say their constituents should have been allowed to verify the data before its release. The Department of Health and Human Services today released a data set containing information on the number and type of…
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Wireless sensor networks need to clear a few hurdles for mHealth
While the benefits of wireless sensor networks are clear when it comes to improving healthcare services, saving time and money and advancing mHealth apps and devices, there are hurdles ahead in… read more …read more
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HIT policy committee approves best practices for proxy access to EHR data
The Health IT policy committee this week gave a green light to recommendations from its privacy and security Tiger Team that empower patient personal representatives (proxies) for adults with view/download/transmit (VDT) permissions for protected health information. Such permissions as they pertain to adolescent patients will be discussed at a future meeting. read more …read more
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BIDMC doc: Google Glass ‘streamlines’ our workflow
Google Glass is improving life for providers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to CIO John Halamka. read more …read more
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GIS holds promise for boosting care transportation accuracy, lowering costs
The use of geographic information systems technology holds the potential to help hospitals and other healthcare providers make more accurate care transportation decisions–and thus improve care quality and save money–according to new research out of the University of Cincinnati. read more …read more
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Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans continue to grow
Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs) continue to grow according to Mark Farrah Associates’, www.markfarrah.com, latest Business Strategy report. …read more