Category: eHealth
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Hospital breach exposes more than 405,000 records
Bryan, Texas- based St. Joseph Health System is notifying patients and employees that more than 405,000 records were exposed during a two-day data security attack in mid-December. read more …read more
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Prescription drug tracking database cuts doc shopping by 75%
A database that tracks the disbursement of prescription drugs in New York has helped the state to slash incidences of doctor shopping by 75 percent, according to state attorney general Eric Schneiderman. read more …read more
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Health IT funding boom similar to the ’90s tech boom, investor says
Despite the seemingly boundless opportunity for health IT, a bubble similar to the tech boom of the 1990s is forming, investor and entrepreneur Anne DeGheest warns in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. read more …read more
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Now is the time for information governance, AHIMA CEO says
From financial to clinical information, data indisputably is everywhere–and now is the time for information governance for the healthcare industry, Lynne Thomas Gordon, CEO of the American Health Information Management Association, writes in a post to iHealthBeat. read more …read more
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Survey: Less than 10% of physician practices ready for ICD-10
Less than 10 percent of practices responding to a survey issued by the Medical Group Management Association are ready for the transition to ICD-10, the group announced this week. read more …read more
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DoD to use data mining for $45 million cancer research project
The U.S. Department of Defense is set to launch a $45 million data mining project for researching cancer, according to a recent solicitation by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). read more …read more
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Make a difference in Health IT Policy and Help Set the Standards
Join one of our federal advisory committees and be a part of what has been called one of the most open and transparent panels in government. ONC is seeking applications for membership to its Federal Advisory Committees (FACAs): Health IT Standards Committee (HITSC) and Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC). If you are interested in becoming…
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Study: 42 Percent of Hospitals Use “Telehealth”
A new study published in the February issue of the journal Health Affairs from researchers at the University of Michigan and the Center for Connected Health at Partners Healthcare System in Boston revealed that 42 percent of hospitals in the U.S. use a “telehealth” approach. A new study published in the February issue of the…
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Researcher finds 42% of U.S. hospitals use some type of “telehealth” approach
In the first national look at how broadly web-based technologies are being used to provide health care, a University of Michigan researcher has found that 42 percent of U.S. hospitals use some type of “telehealth” approach. …read more
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WHO: ICD-11 rollout pushed out to 2017
The World Health Organization has postponed rollout of ICD-11 by two years, from 2015 to 2017. read more …read more