Category: eHealth
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iHT2: Use creative IT for Lean initiatives
Health IT can help organizations apply the Lean process-improvement strategy, but it might take some creativity, according to a new report from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation… read more Source: iHT2: Use creative IT for Lean initiatives
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Trial to leverage mobile, cloud technology for diabetes patients
Medidata Solutions, a provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, is conducting its first clinical trial to assess the impact of mobile and cloud technology on patient… read more Source: Trial to leverage mobile, cloud technology for diabetes patients
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Despite HIPAA compliance deadline, OCR to delay some requirements
While today marks the first day that healthcare organizations and their business associates will need to be in compliance with the HIPAA omnibus rule unveiled in January, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is already making exceptions and delaying certain aspects of the rule. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/despite-hipaa-compliance-deadline-ocr-delay-some-requirements/2013-09-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Though important, RCM projects struggle for priority
Hospitals’ rush to swap out their revenue-cycle management (RCM) systems has slowed, with many trying to figure out whether they can make do with the systems they already own. However, the $2.4… read more Source: Though important, RCM projects struggle for priority
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Google jumps back into healthcare space with Calico
Search on Google for the phrase “how to live longer” and soon you may have an answer from Google itself. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company recently announced plans to launch Calico, a new firm that will try to solve healthcare’s problems and extend human life, according to Google co-founder and CEO, Larry Page, who made…
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Apple asks app developers to verify sources of medical information
In an effort to ensure the information contained in medical apps available in its App Store are appropriately validated, Apple has asked a number of developers to release or update these apps… read more Source: Apple asks app developers to verify sources of medical information
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Panelists discuss promise of telemedicine, big data at HIMSS policy summit
“What can we do to expand upon the current promise of telemedicine?” With that question, attorney Jessica Rosenworcel, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, kicked off the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Policy Summit in Washington D.C. early Thursday morning. read more Source: Panelists discuss promise of telemedicine, big data at HIMSS policy…
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Should hospitals be more like Walmart?
We’ve heard about how healthcare should be more like the airline industry or successful online retailers like Amazon or Zappos.com. But one economist argues that after the information technology revolution, medicine will be more like superstore Walmart. read more Source: Should hospitals be more like Walmart?
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FDA issues final unique device identifier rule
A week after federal legislators and hospitals pressed the Office of Management and Budget about the release of a final unique device identification rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unveiled the long-awaited document. read more Source: FDA issues final unique device identifier rule
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Morning Headlines 9/20/13
Epic Systems shows off its new Deep Space auditorium as customers gather for annual meeting Epic unveils its 11,000 person, five-story, underground auditorium named Deep Space at this years Epic UGM conference. The conference drew more than 15,000 attendees. $1 billion e-health system rejected by doctors as ‘shambolic’ Australia’s $1 billion patient-centered health records system…