Author: trident50
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On Same Day as Premera Cyberattack Disclosure, Healthcare Security Officers Discuss Challenges
The March 17 announcement of a cyberattack at Premera Blue Cross that could impact as many as 11 million people would come as no surprise to the healthcare security officers who participated in a roundtable discussion earlier in the day at the National HIPAA Summit in Washington, D.C. The March 17 announcement of a cyberattack…
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Major Data Breach at Premera Blue Cross Affects 11M Members
A massive data breach has hit the healthcare industry again. Premera Blue Cross, a Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based health insurer, has acknowledged that it was victim of a cyber attack that could affect 11 million of its customers. A massive data breach has hit the healthcare industry again. Premera Blue Cross, a Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based health…
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The Future Of…Healthcare Innovation
This post is part of the #HIMSS15 Blog Carnival which explores “The Future of…” across 5 different healthcare IT topics. Innovation is a fascinating concept. Historians and philosophers have been thinking and investigating the key to innovation forever. I’m not sure anyone has ever found the true secret sauce to innovation. Every innovation I’ve ever…
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Assessing the benefits of data-driven healthcare
By Lynn McVey If you were ever lucky enough to hear Atul Gawande, M.D., speak, you’re lucky enough. I always defended and held my beloved healthcare system in high regard. As I began to explore… read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/assessing-benefits-data-driven-healthcare/2015-03-17?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Mobile Apps Aren’t Just for the Big Guys
0 I spoke recently with Larry Barnes, vice present and CIO, and Michael McEldowney, director of IT, for Salina Regional Health Center, a small two-hospital system in north-central Kansas. They are proving that fairly sophisticated mobile solutions are not out of reach of community hospitals. Last week I wrote something about clinicians building mobile apps…
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How health IT, MU policy could ‘hinder’ payment reform
Meaningful Use helped accelerate the adoption of electronic health records, but now should be changed to align IT with other payment reforms and policies and support higher value care, according to a new health policy brief from the Brookings Institution’s Engelberg Center for Health Reform. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/how-health-it-mu-policy-could-hinder-payment-reform/2015-03-16?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Mount Sinai Launches Telehealth Initiatives
The New York City-based Mount Sinai Heath System has announced the launch of various telehealth initiatives, aiming to improve care without having patients set foot in a doctor’s office. The New York City-based Mount Sinai Heath System has announced the launch of various telehealth initiatives, aiming to improve care without having patients set foot in…
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Mount Sinai turns to telemedicine to cut ED use, readmissions
As reimbursement for telehealth care grows more ubiquitous, hospitals increasingly are taking advantage of the technology to improve patient care. Case in point, New York-based Mount Sinai Health System this week announced the launch of several telehealth initiatives to extend care beyond its walls. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/mount-sinai-turns-telemedicine-cut-ed-use-readmissions/2015-03-12?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Report: VA Telehealth Program Failed to Enroll Most Needy Patients
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) did a review of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) home telehealth program, saying it had missed opportunities for expansion of enrollment. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) did a review of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) home telehealth program,…
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Readers Write: Telehealth: Ready for Prime Time
Telehealth: Ready for Prime Time By Jonathan Leviss, MD Telephone rings. “Hello?” answers Sonia, age 73 with heart failure and living at home. “Hello, Sonia. It’s Linda, your telehealth nurse. I received an alert that you gained two pounds a day for the last three days.” Further assessment reveals that over the last few days…