Author: trident50
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U.S. researchers, U.K. partner on open data healthcare framework
The creation of a blueprint for the use of open data in healthcare was the driving force behind a recent collaboration between researchers at New York University’s GovLab and England’s National Health Service. read more …read more
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Security: healthcare’s fixer-upper
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. Healthcare’s all about the patients, right? Earning their trust so they return…
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Be prepared: Consumers are about to find out that EHRs are vulnerable
I hope I’m not the only person who finds the results of the latest poll from Morning Consult disturbing. The poll, released this week, found that more than three-fourths of the American public expects hospitals to use electronic health records, but “only 53 percent” trust the safety of those records. Thirty-nine percent were “worried” about…
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Continue training, testing to maintain ICD-10 momentum
Healthcare organizations should use the extra time afforded by the delay of ICD-10 to conduct more testing and training and to maintain the momentum they’ve developed thus far, according to AHIMA… read more …read more
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Lawmakers question ONC’s regulatory authority
Like many others, some members of Congress want to know what’s next for ONC once federal Meaningful Use and HITECH Act funding dries up. read more …read more
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The ONC Reorganization
Many people have asked me to explain the recent reorganization at ONC, reducing 17 different offices to 10: Office of Care Transformation: Kelly CroninOffice of the Chief Privacy Officer: Joy PrittsOffice of the Chief Operating Officer: Lisa LewisOffice of the Chief Scientist: Doug Fridsma, MD, PhDOffice of Clinical Quality and Safety: Judy Murphy, RNOffice of…
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Nearly 3 million Medicaid enrollees still waiting to get applications processed
Technological snags and bureaucratic tangles have slowed the health law’s promise of coverage to many low-income Americans, CQ Healthbeat reports. In other news on the law’s Medicaid provisions, the Chicago Tribune examines the demographics of new local beneficiaries. …read more
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Yacon syrup promotes weight loss, boosts metabolism
Today, Quality Encapsulations the creators of Quality Encapsulations Pure Yacon Syrup announced that they have received hundreds of positive reviews currently on their Amazon product page. …read more
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HIMSS Turkey: Three Turkish hospitals awarded HIMSS Stage 6
Demonstrating outstanding levels of IT implementation, ensuring superior healthcare services and much increased patient safety …read more
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Amazing Charts EHR Certified as 2014 Complete EHR by the Drummond Group
Amazing Charts has announced that Version 7.0 of their Amazing Charts product, has been certified as a 2014 Complete EHR by the Drummond Group’s EHR Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program. Amazing Charts Version 7.0 is compliant in accordance with the applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the…