Author: trident50
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MIV Sidebar: Homeless Healthcare Provider Uses Greenway for Population Health
Tracking patient data through any kind of integrated system is hard enough; doing it when those patients are homeless only amplifies the problem. One organization that provides care to the homeless is using HCI’s Most Interesting Vendor Greenway Health’s EHR, to combat this problem for its population health initiative. Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless…
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First Edition: May 29, 2014
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on an inspector general’s report on care at VA hospitals and growing pressure from some House Republicans to vote on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act. …read more
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State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO’s job; ‘litany of woes’ at IHS
A selection of health policy stories from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, and Wyoming. …read more
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Should more be done to make docs happier with EHRs?
Many doctors have negative views toward changes they believe hamper their ability to treat patients. To that end, I read with great interest Medscape’s new report about how several recent articles on electronic health records had generated a flood of responses from physicians, many of them intense, emotionally charged and diverse. Physicians have long felt…
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Time for hard HITECH reboot
So, you dropped a huge chunk of change on a new IT system. Now you are frustrated and have buyer’s regret. The “installation requirements” are very complex. And although you just bought it, the system already needs to be updated. It only seems to run one application – “EHR version 1.0,” but you want to…
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Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care
Some states have saved money by shifting veterans to the federally funded VA health system. …read more
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UK opens criminal inquiry into Glaxosmithkline business practices
The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline said late Tuesday that the Serious Fraud Office of Britain had opened a formal criminal investigation into its “commercial practices.” Neither GlaxoSmithKline nor the fraud office provided further details about what practices were being investigated. . …read more
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Unity Farm Journal – The 5th Week of May 2014
The Memorial Day weekend included shearing day on the farm. Every year in May, we trim 15 pounds of fiber from each alpaca, removing a body size “down jacket” just in time for Summer. The animals are transformed from teddy bears to Dr. Seuss animals. We gently halter the animals and reassure them with ear…
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After Troubling EHR Rollout, Health System CEO Resigns
James “Jamey” Thaw, the CEO of Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems is resigning from his position, in large part, because of a botched implementation of the organization’s Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system, local media outlets report. James “Jamey” Thaw, the CEO of Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems is resigning from his position, in large…
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Three Things About Meaningful Use That Will Affect Your Practice
The following is a guest blog post by Steve Baker, President of Eyefinity® As a practice owner, new regulatory requirements are not always perceived positively as a benefit to the business or to the patient. However, if approached with a different mindset, they are an opportunity to reflect on your business – for example, where…