Author: trident50
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IOM: Put social, behavioral data in EHRs
Social and behavioral health information should be included in electronic health records to give care providers the most complete patient data about the patient, the Institute of Medicine says in a… read more …read more
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Rock Health: Digital health funding in first quarter up 87% from Q1 2013
Digital health funding in the first quarter of 2014 broke yet another record, with nearly $700 million pouring into the space, according to San Francisco-based digital health startup seed fund Rock Health. read more …read more
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HHS Releases Medicare Claims Data; Provider Org. ‘Troubled’
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released data that reveals Medicare claims payments to providers this week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released data that reveals Medicare claims payments to providers this week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced. read more …read more
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Don’t let MU audits take you down
Event Call out Unpublish: Mon, 06/16/2014 (All day) Event Teaser: This Privacy & Security Forum delivers what CIOs, CISOs and other healthcare IT leaders told us they want from an industry conference: peer-to-peer learning, case studies and forums to brainstorm and share ideas. Think the chances of getting a meaningful use audit are slim? Tell…
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Google Glass – the Details
I’m now able to publicly write about the work that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been doing with stealthy start up, Wearable Intelligence. We’ve been working over the past 4 months on pilots that I believe will improve the safety, quality and efficiency of patient care through the integration of wearable technology such as…
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First Edition: April 9, 2014
Today’s headlines include coverage of the release of Medicare billing and utilization data, as well as early insights into who enrolled in health coverage as a result of the health law. …read more
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Morning Headlines 4/9/14
ABILITY Network Receives $550 Million Strategic Investment From Summit Partners ABILITY Network, a web-based Medicare billing technology vendor, announces a $550 million strategic investment from Summit Partners, a growth equity investment firm. Northwest Patients to Gain Easy Access to Clinicians’ Notes Nine health systems and medical groups in Oregon and Southwest Washington will begin sharing…
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BIDMC expands e-access to mental health notes
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a pioneer in providing patients with access to their electronic health record data, has decided to take its policy on transparency a step further by allowing patients to access mental health notes. read more …read more
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Black Book Rankings: Primary-care docs happier with their EHRs
Primary-care physicians are happier with their EHRs than they used to be, according to Black Book Rankings’ annual report on ambulatory EHR users. read more …read more
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Agencies update eCQMs, release new MU measuring tool
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT–in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Library of Medicine and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–has updated the specifications for the eligible hospital 2014 e-Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) finalized in Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program. read more …read…