Category: eHealth
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Out-of-home caregivers enabled by HIT
Health information technology is frequently used by family members and friends who provide in-home care to patients, especially among individuals who provide more intense caregiving, a study from the Journal of Medical Internet Research finds. read more Source: Out-of-home caregivers enabled by HIT
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States Prepare for Seamless Exchange of Health Records after Disasters
Four Gulf states have partnered with six states in the East and Midwest to help patients and providers access critical health information when they are unable to visit their regular doctors or hospitals. The initiative is part of an effort to help make sure their residents’ health information is available after a hurricane or other…
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States collaborate on disaster planning for health exchange
Ten states are working on a health exchange so that if a widespread disaster occurs, they'll be prepared to provide records for people displaced from their homes. read more Source: States collaborate on disaster planning for health exchange
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New regulations expand telehealth in Kentucky
Changes in Kentucky's telehealth regulations will make it easier for a greater number of providers to deliver more healthcare services to Medicaid patients by video link, Public News Service of Kentucky reports. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/new-regulations-expand-telehealth-kentucky/2013-07-11?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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289 make ‘Most Wired’ list
Hospitals & Health Networks has named 289 hospitals and health systems to its 15th annual “Most Wired” list, including Abington Health in Pennsylvania, Dignity Health in California and Columbia Memorial Hospital in Oregon. read more Source: 289 make 'Most Wired' list
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Pilot aims to add transparency to exchange of PHI
A pilot program at the University of Texas at Austin is looking at how to enable patient tracking of who requests and receives their protected health information (PHI), according to a Health Data… read more Source: Pilot aims to add transparency to exchange of PHI
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Mostashari to HIT Policy Committee: Celebrate the progress
At the 50th meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on Tuesday, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari urged members to step back and appreciate the “broad sweep” of change in which they've taken part. read more Source: Mostashari to HIT Policy Committee: Celebrate the progress
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Telehealth after surgery proves effective in low-risk cases
Telehealth follow-up to ambulatory surgery can be as effective as an in-person visit in some cases, according to a JAMA Surgery study that also found remote after-care saves time and money and improves patient satisfaction. read more Source: Telehealth after surgery proves effective in low-risk cases
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CSC Considers the Benefits of Telehealth in a New Report
With the pressure to extend health services to patients across different settings some organizations are using or considering the use of technology to provide healthcare services without the need for patients to be in a physicians office. The big benefit of using these ‘Telehealth’ services would seem to be cost effectiveness. But are they really…
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Not all is sunny in Robert Wood Johnson report on health information technology
A lot has changed since 2006, when the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published their inagural report on Health Information Technology in the United States: The Information Base for Progress. The… read more Source: Not all is sunny in Robert Wood Johnson report on health information technology