Author: trident50
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How a N.J. Medical Center Has Saved Millions With mHealth Technology
A little more than a year ago, the N.J.-based LibertyHealth Jersey City Medical Center decided to tackle the growing healthcare communication challenge with mobile technology. The cost savings have been nothing short of dramatic. Communication breakdowns in healthcare affect care teams and their patients at every stage of the care process, from diagnosis to treatment.…
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Wagons Ho! …Or, Facing Up to the Core Conundrum Around EHRs Right Now
0 The results of a new Premier healthcare alliance survey validate what we all knew: there’s massive clinician dissatisfaction with EHRs. But the only way ahead is resolutely forward, into uncharted territory. read more …read more
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Hurdles persist for provider use of data analytics
Healthcare providers more often turn to different sources of electronic data for their analytics efforts, according to a new survey conducted jointly by the eHealth Initiative and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. read more …read more
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Patient Engagement vs. Patient Education: What’s the Difference?
The following is a guest blog post by Jamie Verkamp, Chief Speaking Officer at (e)Merge. Healthcare organizations often see attesting to the Measures included in Meaningful Use Stage 2 as a burdensome checklist which results in a massive resource drain in exchange for inadequate financial compensation. MU Stage 2 Measure 7 is one such oft-maligned…
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Pediatricians could take a financial hit with switch to ICD-10
The switch to ICD-10 could have a substantial impact on pediatricians’ bottom lines, according to a study that found that 26 percent of ICD-9 codes used in that specialty are convoluted in their mapping to ICD-10. read more …read more
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GAO: VA needs to up its game with cybersecurity training
Echoing previous calls for federal agencies to improve their cyber incident response practices, a new GAO report calls for consistent role-based training. Of the six agencies studied, only Veterans Affairs did not address that issue at all, according to the report. read more …read more
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UPMC data breach tally hits 62,000
The number of employees at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center impacted by a fraudulent tax return scam by identity thieves, thought to originally have impacted 27,000 people, has more than doubled. read more …read more
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Trimmer ONC will have its work cut out for it
Midway through her first year as national coordinator for health IT, Karen DeSalvo, no doubt, has put her stamp on ONC. read more …read more
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Apple HealthKit viewed as a major market changer
Apple announced its biggest foray into mHealth Monday with the debut of HealthKit at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. read more …read more
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Arrival of tech titans in mHealth a big win for everyone
If the past two weeks are any indication, it seems that every technology and Internet company wants in on mobile healthcare devices, apps, services. That, of course, is a very good thing for patients, providers and payers, as well as the IT industry at large. Why? First, let’s look at who exactly is jumping into…