Author: trident50
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Telehealth Makes Gains Out West
Healthcare provider leaders in California and Colorado are making impressive gains in leveraging telehealth capabilities to extend their medical specialty care delivery to far-flung populations At the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore in May, the buzz was about health systems increasingly incorporating virtual visits into their operations and how mobile technologies could play…
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Security tips from the health IT pros
As anyone who’s ever worked for IT security can attest, the job is no walk in the park. New threats, compliance mandates, vulnerabilities and updates are constant. But with strong leadership, and a culture of compliance and responsibility to match, many healthcare organizations have shown it can be done right — and well. read more…
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AMA’s Robert Wah: Technology use in healthcare a balancing act
In his first speech as president of the American Medical Association, Robert Wah spoke about the organization boldly going where it hasn’t gone before. read more …read more
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Population Health Management and Business Process Management
This is my fifth and final of five guest blog posts covering Health IT and EHR Workflow. Way back in 2009 I penned a research paper with a long and complicated title that could also have been, simply, Population Health Management and Business Process Management. In 2010 I presented it at MedInfo10 in Cape Town,…
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Viewpoints: GOP and governing; Va. Medicaid expansion chances falling fast; private care for vets
The forces of political nihilism not only remain alive and well within the Republican Party, but they are on the rise. …read more
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First Edition: June 13, 2014
Today’s headlines include various updates on what Virginia lawmakers did in an attempt to resolve the state’s budget impasse and Medicaid expansion debate. …read more
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Virginia lawmakers to consider fast-track budget plan without Medicaid expansion
The $96 billion spending plan unveiled by state house leaders yesterday could break the logjam and prevent a looming state government shutdown after a partisan battle over Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s plan to expand the low-income health insurance program was resolved earlier this week with the resignation of a Democratic senator. …read more
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HIMSS Europe and Wolters Kluwer Health to present webinar on improving care processes with mHealth
The webinar will be held on 25 June from 3-4pm CET …read more
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Questions arising over how Medicare evaluates hospital patients
A new study examines how Medicare categorizes hospital errors and the controversy over “observation care” continues. …read more
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News 6/13/14
Top News ONC announces that Chief Privacy Officer Joy Pritts, JD has resigned after four years on the job. Reader Comments From Anonymous Tipster: “Re: Wayne Tracy on VistA. I agree it would be a tragic shame to see VistA replaced. Unless Epic were to make some dramatic changes in its approach to interoperability, this…