Author: trident50
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EHR-based IPS tools gain traction against best-of-breed vendors
Bedside interactive patient systems (IPS) are becoming more popular, with 85 percent of larger hospitals considering buying one, according to a new study by Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research. read more …read more
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CareCloud receives $25.5 million debt financing commitment from HTGC
CareCloud, the leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records, and medical billing software and services, today announced that it has received a $25.5 million debt financing commitment from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology,…
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Morning Headlines 6/26/14
Four to six teams expected to bid on Defense health record effort FCW predicts that a total of just four to six teams will compete for the upcoming DoD EHR contract, with three already being identified as: Epic/IBM, CSC/Allscripts/HP, and VA/Vista. A medical first: Quadriplegic man controls arm using a chip implanted in his brain…
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Indiana HIE Now Delivers Continuity of Care Documents
The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) has announced that it now delivers 20,000 reports each month aimed at improving transitions of care for patients. The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) has announced that it now delivers 20,000 reports each month aimed at improving transitions of care for patients. These reports, or continuity of care documents…
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3 mobile technologies to aid care transitions
Mobile healthcare technology has grown by leaps and bounds–and devices, technologies and applications are becoming ever more sophisticated and targeted to specific care goals, whether it’s improving patient flow, educating and engaging patients or preventing readmissions. The following technologies all address care transitions in different ways. read more …read more
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Another View of Privacy by Dr. Deborah C. Peel, MD
I thought the following TEDx video from Deborah C. Peel, MD, Founder and Chair of Patient Privacy Rights, would be an interesting contrast with some of the things that Andy Oram wrote in yesterday’s post titled “Not So Open: Redefining Goals for Sharing Health Data in Research“. Dr. Peel is incredibly passionate about protecting patient’s…
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For portals, speak patients’ language
Serving a multi-ethnic patient population that speaks six different languages – with five different alphabets! – is just one of the Stage 2 meaningful use challenges for New York Hospital Queens. [See also: Patient portal mandate triggers anxiety] read more …read more
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Hackers steal health data of 1.3M
In one of the largest HIPAA breaches ever reported, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is notifying some 1.3 million people after hackers gained unfettered access to an agency server for nearly a year before being discovered. Hackers likely first gained accessed to the server as far back as July 2013, according…
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Budget concerns force hospital CIOs to skip non-critical IT projects
Budget constraints have forced many hospital CIOs at entities large and small to triage potential projects and move forward with only those efforts deemed the most necessary. read more …read more
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Consistent security crucial to smooth operation of New York HIE
In 2010, New York state announced plans to create the largest health information exchange in the country; now four years later, the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY) is just about ready for full implementation. read more …read more