Category: eHealth
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RCM projects good for consultants, pricy for hospitals
Changing reimbursement models and declining margins have fueled demand for consultants as hospitals and physician practices upgrade or swap out their revenue cycle management technology, according to… read more Source: RCM projects good for consultants, pricy for hospitals
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Big data use: Providers, payers not on the same page
Health payers are putting more stock in the effectiveness of big data and analytics tools than their provider counterparts, according to a new report published by Framingham, Mass.-based research and consulting firm IDC Health Insights. read more Source: Big data use: Providers, payers not on the same page
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Clinical decision support: What steps are a must for success?
Hospitals using clinical decision support technology would be more likely achieve success in their efforts if they employed a team-based approach consisting of 18 separate activities, according to research published online this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. read more Source: Clinical decision support: What steps are a must for success?
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Long-term care’s role in the HIT revolution
In the push for electronic records and patient-centered care, long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers have to be part of the loop. That means understanding their roles as well as the costs… read more Source: Long-term care’s role in the HIT revolution
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Report: Medtech companies must step up innovation, stressing value
The medical technology industry must redefine innovation to compete in a health economy with higher expectations for value and convenience. Making incremental improvements to existing devices… read more Source: Report: Medtech companies must step up innovation, stressing value
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iPhone tool found cost-effective mobile endoscopic viewing system
iPhones can be transformed into mobile viewing systems for endoscopy at a substantial cost benefit, concludes an article in iMedicalApps. The overall cost of the “Endockscope,” a new… read more Source: iPhone tool found cost-effective mobile endoscopic viewing system
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Better technology vital for incorporating family histories
A group of male Vietnam-era war veterans were found to have lower rates of diabetes than a group of non-veterans, based on family histories they submitted through an electronic questionnaire…. read more Source: Better technology vital for incorporating family histories
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Survey: adoption of health apps not widespread
Consumer use of health apps on their desktops or mobile devices is not very popular, according to a September 2013 survey from AYTM Market Research. Only seven percent of respondents indicated that… read more Source: Survey: adoption of health apps not widespread
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Algorithm to redact PHI takes opposite track
Rather than training an algorithm to spot personal health information (PHI) for de-identification in physician notes, new research focused on words and phrases that are not PHI, according to a study… read more Source: Algorithm to redact PHI takes opposite track
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Patients like seeing lab results online
Patients able to view their lab results online overwhelmingly reacted positively to being able to do so, according to a new study. read more Source: Patients like seeing lab results online