Author: trident50
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OIG reverses course on referral arrangement involving EHR data exchange
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General has taken the rather unusual step of terminating an advisory opinion originally in favor of a data exchange arrangement created by an electronic health record vendor. read more …read more
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‘Entering a Minefield’: The OpenNotes Mental Health Conundrum
0 The OpenNotes movement, which invites patients to review clinical notes written by clinicians, was an unequivocal success in its three pilot locations. Now one of those organizations is trying to determine whether it’s appropriate to expand this kind of EHR note sharing for mental health patients. In the past, we at Healthcare Informatics have…
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News 4/9/14
Top News Minneapolis-based Medicare billing technology vendor Ability Network (formerly VIsionShare) will receive a $550 million strategic investment from Summit Partners. The company characterizes the investment as a recapitalization rather than an outright sale. CEO Mark Briggs has spent time with Carefx, NaviNet, and QuadraMed. Reader Comments From Smartfood99: “Re: Meditech. First it was a…
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As Windows XP security updates cease, what’s next for healthcare providers?
Microsoft, on Tuesday, ended Windows XP security patches, no longer offering end-user support for organizations using the operating system, and possibly leaving systems vulnerable to breaches and attacks. So what does this mean for health IT professionals who still have Windows XP systems installed at their organizations? read more …read more
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Providers Identify Workflow Challenges with Stage 2 Transitions of Care
0 At Health IT Policy Committee listening sessions on Stage 2 transition-of-care requirements, providers and vendors identified health exchange ecosystem maturity levels and workflow changes as their biggest challenges. Although it is early in the attestation period for Stage 2 of meaningful use, the Health IT Policy Committee held a couple of listening sessions to…
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Michigan Long Term Care HIPAA Breach Affects 2,595 Patients
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued a notice of a data breach that occurred when a laptop computer and flash drive containing the personal information of about 2,595 patients were stolen from an employee of the State Long Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman’s Office. The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued…
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OpenNotes initiative expands to Northwest health organizations
Prodded by the nonprofit group, We Can Do Better, nine prominent health organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington will open electronic doctor notes to their patients via the OpenNotes initiative, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. read more …read more
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How clinical data use benefits from academic-industry partnerships
As the use of electronic clinical data in care delivery increases, so, too, will carefully considered collaborations by academic institutions and health industry players, according to a recently published viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And despite skeptics’ concerns about compromised results due to potentially distorted data, ensuring industry involvement in such…
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Healthcare CIO Mindmap
During HIMSS, Citius Tech put out this great image they called the Healthcare CIO Mindmap. It’s a beautiful display of everything that’s happening in healthcare IT. Although, it’s also an illustration of the challenge we and hospital CIOs face. Is it any wonder that so many hospital CIOs feel overwhelmed? Enjoy the Healthcare CIO Mindmap…
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Query Health pilots boost population health data exchange
Three pilot projects have illustrated the potential of the Query Health initiative to handle population-level health queries across diverse clinical systems, according to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT launched the initiative, a public-private partnership, in 2011 to develop standards and…