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  • Hacker hits Indiana hospital employees' email accounts

    Hacker hits Indiana hospital employees' email accounts

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    A cyberattack on hospital employees’ email accounts has compromised the information of about 4,400 patients at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/hacker-hits-indiana-hospital-employees-email-accounts/2015-03-09?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • GAO rips Healthcare.gov for continued flaws

    GAO rips Healthcare.gov for continued flaws

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has improved Healthcare.gov since its disastrous launch in 2013, but still lacks the IT management policies to fully fix the system, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/gao-rips-healthcaregov-continued-flaws/2015-03-06?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Testing, lack of contingency planning among docs' biggest ICD-10 concerns

    Testing, lack of contingency planning among docs' biggest ICD-10 concerns

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    Providers continue to be at odds when it comes to the forthcoming implementation of ICD-10. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/testing-lack-contingency-planning-among-docs-biggest-icd-10-concerns/2015-03-05?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • David Brailer: Current method of HIT regulation 'faulty,' unsustainable

    David Brailer: Current method of HIT regulation 'faulty,' unsustainable

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    While health IT has the ability to enable high-value care, its potential has yet to be reached on a broad scale due to a number of different factors, most notably inefficient government policies, according to several industry stakeholders who spoke at an event Wednesday in the District of Columbia hosted by Brookings. read more …read…

  • HIE not 'causally related' to cost improvements, care quality benefits

    HIE not 'causally related' to cost improvements, care quality benefits

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    An examination of health information exchange research published this month in Health Affairs determines that despite an increase in the sharing of health data across organizations, benefits on costs and care quality are scarce. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/hie-not-causally-related-cost-improvements-care-quality-benefits/2015-03-03?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • UPMC computer simulation helps to examine potential measles outbreaks

    UPMC computer simulation helps to examine potential measles outbreaks

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    The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health recently unveiled a computer simulation that examines how a potential measles outbreak would impact cities in the United States. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/upmc-computer-simulation-helps-examine-potential-measles-outbreaks/2015-03-02?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Restoring Humanity to Health Care – My Experience Part 2

    Restoring Humanity to Health Care – My Experience Part 2

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    It seemed appropriate for me to follow up with part 2 of my experience with a new wellness focused medical practice called Turntable Health, an operating partner of Iora Health. In case you missed part 1 of the journey, you can find it here. Walking into the clinic, there was a different feel. It felt…

  • Most health-related websites share personal info with third-parties

    Most health-related websites share personal info with third-parties

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    Third parties receive personal health information from more than 90 percent of visits to health-related websites, according to research to be published in the March 2015 issue of Communication of the ACM. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/most-health-related-websites-share-personal-info-third-parties/2015-02-27?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Rural Mental-Health Telehealth Initiative Receives $100,000 in Funding

    Rural Mental-Health Telehealth Initiative Receives $100,000 in Funding

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    A telehealth initiative in Idaho providing mental health services to a remote population of at-risk patients is receiving a $100,000 grant from Premier Inc., the Charlotte, N.C.-based healthcare alliance. A telehealth initiative in Idaho providing mental health services to a remote population of at-risk patients is receiving a $100,000 grant from Premier Inc., the Charlotte,…

  • Survey indicates few docs on track with ICD-10 implementation

    Survey indicates few docs on track with ICD-10 implementation

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    Physician practices remain optimistic about their ability to meet the ICD-10 deadline and are slightly more prepared to meet that goal than last year, according to the results of a new survey from vendor Navicure. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/survey-indicates-few-docs-track-icd-10-implementation/2015-02-26?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss