Category: eHealth

Yet another survey on ICD-10 readiness, this one courtesy of Atlanta-based medical clearinghouse Navicure, shows that physician practices are struggling with the transition. read more Source: ICD-10 training an issue for physician practices

The Association of Academic Health Centers has developed wherehealthbegins.org, an online toolkit of best practices and resources for academic health centers and their community partners to use in addressing the broad range of non-medical issues that impact health and well-being. Source: AAHC develops online toolkit to address non-medical issues that impact health and well-being

Technology's role in helping hospitals to create positive patient experiences often boils down to one core truth: communication is key. With that in mind, officials at both Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center and the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers have been able to boost patient satisfaction by improving communications processes for both…

The creators of a new website that matches patients with clinical trials pertinent to their diagnosis hope that their site can become the “eHarmony of the clinical research world.” read more Source: New website matches patients with clinical trials

While 90 percent of healthcare CIOs view IT innovation as critical to success, the more surprising statistic is that fewer than one-fourth consider their existing infrastructure capable of supporting such technological advancement. That’s according to a report from MeriTalk, published Monday, examining the potential of IT-as-a-service within the healthcare realm by surveying 109 CHIME members.…

Pediatrician satisfaction with a decision support system grew over time and a development team working with their feedback is refining it further, according to a study published in the Journal of the… read more Source: CDS system grows on pediatricians

We've already heard doctors' predictions for using Google Glass in healthcare, but overseas in Spain, some surgeons have put the “augmented reality” technology to the test. read more …read more Source: Surgeons in Spain first to put Google Glass to the test

How do you train a computer to effectively retrieve medical images? Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH claim some success as part of an effort to build a large-scale… read more …read more Source: Medical ontology helps automate image-retrieval system

Healthcare providers could reduce costs by nine percent–$11 billion–over the next three years through the adoption of IT-as-a-service models, according to a report by the public-private partnership… read more …read more Source: CHIME execs: IT-as-a-service could save $11 billion