Category: Analytics
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FDA publishes final guidance for mobile medical applications
Link: FDA publishes final guidance for mobile medical apps | mobihealthnews 9/23/2013 In September 2013, the FDA published final guidance on the two categories of applications they regulate: 1) Accessories to regulated medical devices, and 2) Transformation of a mobile platform into a medical device (e.g. smart phone). As mentioned in the above link, the…
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If Meaningful Use disappeared, how would EHR vendors change their products?
I’ve often said that Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act created false demand for EHRs and has (perhaps irrevocably) harmed innovation in the EHR space by standardizing features and function rather than outcomes and expectations. It’s a false demand because it concentrated too much on prescriptive, sometimes useless, and in many cases productivity-killing, functionality instead…
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EHR Alerts Effective in Pediatric Obesity Intervention
Researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento recently discovered that using alerts in an electronic health record (EHR) system can help clinicians intervene more aggressively with obese children, although they say the method is not a perfect solution. Researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento recently discovered that using…
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OIG: EHR Grantees Having Trouble Meeting MU Regs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found that many health centers participating in health center controlled networks (HCCN) grant projects to support electronic health record (EHR) implementations and enhancements were having trouble establishing meaningful use objectives related to sharing data. The Department of Health and Human…
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At the Crossroads of Patient Care: Health IT for Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses Summit
Introduction Subtitle: March 21, 2014 Description: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST Please join the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the American Nurses Association for the “At the Crossroads of Patient Care: Health IT for Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses” Summit at The Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland.…
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Big Data Fantasies Of A Primary Care Doctor
As I spend yet another weekend in the office catching up on my charting, I find my mind wandering to how my EHR was designed to taunt me. Let me explain. I am a big preventive medicine proponent and have spent hours developing measures in my EHR system of what preventive health services my patients…
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Get the facts regarding view, download and transmit 2014 requirements
As the Medical Officer for Innovation at the ONC and a proud member of the Blue Button team, I am working hard to understand the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the implementation of patient engagement functionality in EHRs, including new requirements that a certain percentage of patients view, download and transmit their health…
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Choosing An EHR: Five Biggest Mistakes
Choosing the right electronic health record (EHR) solution for your medical practice is no easy task. You and your practice will be investing a great deal of time, capital and other resources into a solution that, if successful, will turn your organization into a more efficient, streamlined and profitable business. …read more
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Isn’t It Time To Get Rid Of Your Fax Machines?
Each week, healthcare organizations exchange thousands upon thousands of pages of patient- and business-related data. Even with the adoption of electronic medical record (EMR) systems and other critical health information technology (HIT) systems, the preferred method of transfer in the healthcare industry remains the fax machine. …read more
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It’s a bumpy road for one Mississippi hospital’s analytics efforts
Hospitals that want to use analytics to provide better care at lower cost are finding that doing so doesn’t necessarily take a straight path. Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., is on that… read more …read more