Author: trident50
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Innovative products and services at conhIT 2014
BERLIN, DE – (HealthTech Wire / News) – Between 6-8 May, the heart of eHealth Europe is again beating in Berlin. The German healthcare IT industry association bvitg and HIMSS Europe are joining forces for three days. Bvitgs traditional German … …read more
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Atlantic Health System Unveils mHealth Apps
The Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has launched its first version of four smartphone and tablet apps the organization says will allow the public to better track and maintain their health, as well as quickly access hospital information and resources. The Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has launched its first version of four smartphone and…
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Morning Headlines 5/8/14
Data breach results in $4.8 million HIPAA settlements New York and Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University will pay a $4.8 million HIPAA fine, the largest settlement to date. The data breach occurred when an in-house developer accidently compromised a network shared by the two organizations, leading to PHI being not only open to the internet,…
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Who’s to blame for Stage 2’s slow start?
It would have been a pleasant surprise to hear that the transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program, after all of the hoopla, was going well. Unfortunately, that’s not the case at all. read more …read more
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New York Hospitals Pay Largest HIPAA Settlement to Date.
Two New York-based hospitals that participate in a joint agreement are agreeing to pay nearly $5 million for a data breach in what is the largest settlement of a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules to date. Two New York-based hospitals that participate in a…
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Asynchronous virtual patient visits streamline doc workflow
Asynchronous virtual visits by chronically ill patients significantly reduced encounter times for doctors, according to research published online this month in Telemedicine and e-Health. read more …read more
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Healthcare Entrepreneurship-as-a-Service
We are witnessing a dramatic unbundling of the services that power business. Almost every aspect of business can be unbundled into a monthly service. My startup, Pristine, runs on a number of unbundled cloud services that until recently, would have traditionally been outsourced to HR firms or mega-IT companies. We run Pristine on ZenPayroll, RelateIQ,…
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Insurers say most Obamacare enrollees pay first premium
But they say the eight million enrollment figure includes many duplicate signups, The New York Times reports. News outlets also report on a health law provision that extends Medicaid coverage for former foster children until they turn 26. …read more
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Study on Schizophrenia Patients Uses EHRs Across the Continuum of Care
Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research who followed electronic health records (EHRs) of 30,000 older adults report the rate of dementia diagnosis for patients with schizophrenia to be twice as high as for patients without this chronic brain disorder. Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University…
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AMA on new ICD-10 deadline: We still have ‘deep concerns’
While the American Hospital Association’s reaction to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ announcement of a new ICD-10 deadline was somewhat subdued, the American Medical Association has taken a stronger stance. read more …read more