Author: trident50
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Hospital IT execs increasingly embrace the cloud
Hospital IT executives increasingly turn to the cloud to lower maintenance costs while trying to meet their growing technology needs, according to a new survey published today by HIMSS Analytics. read more …read more
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7 Mobile Apps Every Doctor Should Have
The following is a guest blog post by Cliff McClintick, chief operating officer of Doc Halo. Cincinnati-based Doc Halo sets the professional standard for health care communication offering secure messaging for physicians, medical practices, hospitals and healthcare organizations. The Doc Halo secure messaging solution is designed to streamline HIPAA-compliant physician and medical clinician sharing of…
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Not Involving Docs Plagued EMR Implementation at Georgia Health System
The lack of involvement from end-users is one of the chief reasons there was a significantly botched implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR) system at Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems, according to a new report in the Athens Banner-Herald. The lack of involvement from end-users is one of the chief reasons there was a…
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Elderly monitoring system would link home, hospital
University of Missouri researchers are developing a sensor network between home and hospital to provide integrated care for the elderly. read more …read more
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AHIMA endorses values of data-driven learning health system
The American Health Information Management Association has endorsed core values of a learning health system that supports using high-quality data to improve patient health. read more …read more
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HIStalk Interviews Aaron Sorensen, Director of Informatics, Temple University School of Medicine
Aaron Sorensen is director of informatics at Temple University School of Medicine of Philadelphia, PA. Tell me about your job. I’m at Temple University at the School of Medicine with an affiliated health system. Our new leadership is keen on creating a robust infrastructure to support clinical research. I’m heading up the informatics aspects of…
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How mHealth ubiquity will ‘transform’ the care industry
Mobile tools can play a critical role in keeping healthcare costs down, improving patient care, boosting communication between physicians and patients and fostering self-care management, according to Nirav Desai, principal healthcare strategist at Mobiquity. read more …read more
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Provider: Lack of alignment between reimbursement, care quality holds telemedicine back
Despite the continued emergence of telemedicine as a way treat patients, hurdles such as outdated payment models continue to hinder its progress, according to one provider advocate. read more …read more
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OCR attorney predicts spike in HIPAA fines
The Office for Civil Rights’ crackdown on HIPAA violations over the past year will “pale in comparison” to the next 12 months, a Health and Human Services attorney recently told an American Bar Association conference. read more …read more
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How a screening prompted by clinical decision support saved a patient’s life
Anti-aircraft artillery and abdominal aortic aneurysms have a couple of things in common. First, they are both known as ‘Triple A’ (AAA). Second, they both blow up. Killing time before the recent eHealth Summit at CMS in Baltimore, Larry Garber, an internist at Worcester, Massachusetts-based Reliant Medical Group, who was speaking at the event, mentioned…