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  • Karen DeSalvo to step down as ONC head if confirmed for HHS role

    Karen DeSalvo to step down as ONC head if confirmed for HHS role

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    President Barack Obama late Wednesday announced his intent to nominate current National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo for Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/breaking-news-karen-desalvo-nominated-hhs-position-will-step-down-onc-if-co/2015-05-06?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Dear Congress: Don't greenlight an ICD-10 ban

    Dear Congress: Don't greenlight an ICD-10 ban

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    In Hollywood, studio executives have a tendency to milk every drop out of a movie franchise until its appeal dries up and withers away. Nowhere is this more evident than in the horror genre, where shark attacks have been reduced to a punchline, and masked serial killers continue to breathe oxygen after a countless number…

  • TeleICU saves California hospital thousands, improves patient satisfaction

    TeleICU saves California hospital thousands, improves patient satisfaction

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    Despite regulatory challenges and relatively small reimbursement for telehealth services, health leaders at the American Hospital Association annual meeting Monday say the cost savings are significant and urged hospital executives to leverage the power of the technology. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/teleicu-saves-california-hospital-thousands-improves-patient-satisfaction/2015-05-05?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Will We Be Maintaining Our Genomic Health Record?

    Will We Be Maintaining Our Genomic Health Record?

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    If you’re interested in Genomic Medicine like I am, be sure to check out my article on EMR and EHR called “When Will Genomic Medicine Become As Common As Antibiotics?” That’s a really interesting question that’s worth considering. We’re not there yet and won’t get there for a couple years. However, I think that genomic…

  • National clinical data registries 'substandard'

    National clinical data registries 'substandard'

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    Patient treatment selection, health policy development and hospital performance evaluation efforts all are impacted negatively by poor data monitoring and reporting via the use of “substandard” clinical registries, according to research out of Johns Hopkins University. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/national-clinical-data-registries-substandard/2015-05-01?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Health IT Holds the Promise to Help Improve Health

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    Electronic Clinical Measures Point to EHRs Potential to Monitor Blood Pressure Control About 1 of 3 U.S. adults—67 million people—have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. High blood pressure increases the risk for a variety of diseases, including stroke, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart and kidney failure, and atrial fibrillation. High blood pressure…

  • House updates language for 21st Century Cures Act

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    House leaders on Wednesday unveiled an updated draft of the 21st Century Cures Act, which aims to “accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery cycle to get promising new treatments and cures to patients more quickly.” read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/house-updates-language-21st-century-cures-act/2015-04-30?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • David Blumenthal: Healthcare's future depends on security, interoperability

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    New health information technologies could revolutionize the quality and convenience of future healthcare services, but privacy and security issues, as well as the looming problem of interoperability, must be dealt with first, according to David Blumenthal, president of the Commonwealth Fund. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/david-blumenthal-healthcares-future-depends-security-interoperability/2015-04-29?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Revamped MEDTECH Act looks to exempt low-risk software from FDA guidance

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    Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) late Monday unveiled a revamped version of their Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers’ Health (MEDTECH) Act, which aims to exempt low-risk medical software and mobile apps from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration while clarifying which offerings fall under federal authority. read more …read…

  • Senators Reintroduce Health IT Innovation Bill

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    U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have reintroduced a bill that aims to boost innovation in health IT by exempting low-risk medical software and mobile apps from regulatory oversight. U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have reintroduced a bill that aims to boost innovation in health IT by exempting…