Author: trident50
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Premier Survey: Many Providers Remain Dissatisfied With EHRs, Despite Heavy Investments
Approximately 41 percent of providers are dissatisfied or indifferent in regards to their current electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to a recent survey of C-suite executives by the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier, Inc. Approximately 41 percent of providers are dissatisfied or indifferent in regards to their current electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to a…
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Survey: More than 40% of hospital execs unhappy with their EHRs
There’s no getting around it: despite the increase in electronic health record adoption, many hospitals are not happy with their systems, according to a new report from Premier, Inc. read more …read more
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Samsung debuts open Simband platform to drive digital health initiative
Samsung recently debuted a digital health initiative–Simband–that boasts open hardware and software platforms for mHealth technology advancement and innovation. read more …read more
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Wireless energy breakthrough may lead to new implantable med devices
Tiny body-implanted electrical health devices may one day replace some medications, given a breakthrough in wireless energy transfer by a Stanford electrical engineer. read more …read more
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Study: mHealth can boost treatment outcomes, patient communication
Two in five physicians believe using mobile technology for communicating with patients can boost treatment outcomes, and just as many have increased use for that reason in the past year, according to a new study from Manhattan Research. read more …read more
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Microsoft building its own smartwatch tapping Xbox Kinect tech
Microsoft is developing a smartwatch that boasts sensors for monitoring and tracking a wearer’s heart rate that will be operable with iPhone, Windows Phones and Android devices, according to a recent Forbes report. read more …read more
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Health Management for ACOs
This post is part 2 of the Accountable Care series and contains information about how health is managed in ACOs. Recall that these organizations are paid based on the quality of care provided to their patient population. This video describes the unique characteristics of how health is managed in an ACO for Medicare beneficiaries. Click…
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UTHealth’s professor receives highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award
Anil Kulkarni, MSc, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award for Academic and Professional Experience to travel to India this fall to teach immunonutrition and functional foods in the global health era. …read more
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VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster
One day after a preliminary Inspector General report confirmed secret waiting lists at a Phoenix veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pledged to keep VA hospitals open nights and weekends if necessary to see veterans who have been unable to get care. …read more
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State highlights: Mo.’s declining Medicaid caseload; N.C. budget would cut Medicaid rolls; Calif. paid sick leave
Missouri is seeing a bigger decline in its Medicaid rolls than nearly any other state, a ranking that the Nixon administration attributes to an improving economy and critics blame on application snafus. …read more