Category: Analytics
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 6/23/14
The pile of medical journals on my desk has been growing steadily over the last several months. It’s hard to keep up with all the reading required for my informatics role (Federal Register, anyone?) let alone make time for clinical reading. Summer hit full force this weekend and the prospect of going out in 90…
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Morning Headlines 6/24/14
An analysis of electronic health record-related patient safety concerns A study published in JAMIA analyzes 100 EHR-related patient safety investigations conducted within the VA between 2009 and 2013 and find that 74 stemmed from unsafe technology, while another 25 stemmed from unsafe use of technology. The study points to poorly designed clinical screens within the…
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Co-locate IT, hospital analytics employees to boost productivity
The physical presence of data support experts co-located with hospital analytics employees has proven to be a boon for productivity and patient outcomes at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, according to Yiscah Bracha, assistant vice president of quality improvement healthcare analytics. read more …read more
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EHR Implementation Disrupts Mobile Growth, Report Finds
The push towards electronic health record (EHR) implementation has slowed mobile adoption among clinicians, according to a new report from athenahealth, a Watertown, Mass.-based provider of a cloud-based EHR system, and Epocrates, an athenahealth service. The push towards electronic health record (EHR) implementation has slowed mobile adoption among clinicians, according to a new report from…
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Make the Most of the RACs Summer Recess: Three Areas to Assess, Improve and Level-Up
The following is a guest blog post by Dawn Crump, VP of Audit Management Solutions at HealthPort. 2014 brings the first significant break in RAC activity for healthcare providers. Hospitals have been taking advantage of the RAC break to assess current programs, review historical data and centralize their audit management processes. Steps taken now to…
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Google Glass links to EHR
Look, Ma, no hands! EHR company drchrono is incorporating Google Glass in its platform. The idea is to create the first wearable health record — one that is always mobile. Drchrono offers its EHR free on the iPad, iPhone and cloud. Adding Google Glass to its platform would enable physicians to work hands-free, its officials…
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3 ways to better protect healthcare data in the cloud
It’s really not surprising that 83 percent of healthcare organizations are using the cloud to store electronic health record information or other data, as reported this week by HIMSS Analytics. As their new survey points out, hospitals and other providers using cloud EHR vendors have lower maintenance costs, faster deployment and fewer internal IT staffing…
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Podcast: How Can the Meaningful Use Program be Improved Going Forward?
In this edition of the Healthcare Informatics podcast, Senior Editor, Gabriel Perna speaks with Jason Fortin, senior advisor with Impact Advisors, on the drama surrounding the controversial meaningful use program. How can CMS and ONC improve the program going forward to avoid an embarrassingly low attestation rate for Stage 2? In this edition of the…
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Survey: Majority of EHR Users Express Some Satisfaction With Their Systems
Nearly three-quarters of survey respondents indicated they were at least somewhat satisfied with their electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to new research from Austin, Tx.-based EHR reviewer Software Advice. Nearly three-quarters of survey respondents indicated they were at least somewhat satisfied with their electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to new research from Austin,…
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Incomplete info sets a roadblock to provider use of big data
Healthcare firms are trying to leap from the Stone Age to the Information Age in real time, according to consultant Randy Bean. read more …read more