Author: trident50
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Kaiser tackles HIPAA compliance with increased training
HIPAA compliance is everyone’s job at Kaiser Permanente, says Jim Doggett, its chief security officer and chief technology risk officer. read more …read more
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New payment models an impetus for telehealth growth
As the focus for payment models in healthcare shifts to incentivize patient outcomes and reward provider accountability, care delivered virtually and via telehealth technology will grow in prominence, according to Nina Antoniotti, director of telehealth business at the Marshfield (Wisconsin) Clinic. read more …read more
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Research touts telemedicine’s effectiveness treating chronically ill patients
Evidence continues to mount that telemedicine is effective in reducing hospitalization rates and emergency department visits while also improving health outcomes for chronic disease patients, according to a review of research led by former American Telemedicine Association President Rashid Bashshur, the executive director of eHealth at the University of Michigan Health System. read more …read…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Collaborates with Four Health Systems
Four more Michigan health systems have agreed to participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s value-based hospital reimbursement model, bringing the total number of hospitals involved in its payment model to 45. Four Michigan health systems have agreed to participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s value-based hospital reimbursement model, bringing the total…
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Are EHRs creating a digital divide for the elderly?
A digital divide could be developing between the elderly who can access their records online and those who cannot, researchers recently warned in JAMA Internal Medicine. read more …read more
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CMS should respond more quickly to industry concerns
I’m sure that many providers grappling with the transition to the 2014 edition of certified electronic health record technology are breathing easier now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT have proposed a new rule to accept the 2011 edition for an additional year.…
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While Big Data Promises Big Changes in Health Care, Hurdles Remain
“Big Data” generated from electronic medical records holds promise to transform healthcare and benefit patients, but a host of challenges threatens to derail the effort to lower costs, improve quality, and improve health care, according to a report published today by The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI). “Big Data” generated from electronic medical…
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CDC: Use lab professionals to improve EHR safety
While electronic health records are changing how lab data is transmitted and displayed, variations in design, functionality and an ability to share that data can cause preventable patient safety risks, such as misdiagnoses, treatment delays and inappropriate treatment, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). read more …read…
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Morning Headlines 5/22/14
Surescripts: E-prescribing up, but still faces challenges Surescripts reports that over one billion prescriptions were filed electronically in 2013, accounting for 58 percent of all eligible prescriptions and up 32 percent since 2012. Ex-WellCare CEO Gets Three Years for Medicaid Scheme Todd Farha, the ex-CEO of WellCare Health Plans, is sentenced to three-years in prison…
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Industry Expert: the CMS/ONC Move Towards Stage 2 MU Flexibility Acknowledges Real Stage 2 Challenges
As the first Deputy National Coordinator back in 2005-2006, Robert Wah, M.D., the global CMO at CSC, has a particularly informed perspective on the latest announcement from CMS and ONC around Stage 2 MU flexibility Robert Wah, M.D., the global chief medical officer at the Falls Church, Va.-based CSC, has a particularly informed view of…