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  • San Diego hospitals to use opt-out patient consent for HIE

    San Diego hospitals to use opt-out patient consent for HIE

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    Three of the largest health systems in the San Diego area–Sharp Healthcare, Scripps Health and UC San Diego–will use the patient opt-out consent method for participating in the local health information exchange (HIE), San Diego Health Connect announced this week. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/san-diego-hospitals-use-opt-out-patient-consent-hie/2015-05-11?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Survey: Chief Experience Officer Role Gains Traction in Healthcare Orgs

    Survey: Chief Experience Officer Role Gains Traction in Healthcare Orgs

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    As the healthcare industry continues to deal with the pressures involved with the switch from volume to value, a new cadre of executives, chief experience officers (CXOs), is gaining prominence, according to a recent survey from the Experience Innovation Network, the research division of the San Jose, Calif.-based Vocera Communications. As the healthcare industry continues…

  • Scanning the HIT Vendor Market: UPMC’s Shrestha Shares His Perspectives

    Scanning the HIT Vendor Market: UPMC’s Shrestha Shares His Perspectives

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    Rasu Shrestha, M.D., chief innovation officer at the 21-hospital UPMC Health System, shares his perspectives on HIMSS15, the current state of the healthcare IT vendor sector, and what healthcare IT leaders need to do next Rasu Shrestha, M.D., the chief innovation officer at the 21-hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health System, and president…

  • Pacific Lipo surgical center achieves AAAHC accreditation

    Pacific Lipo surgical center achieves AAAHC accreditation

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    Pacific Lipo has achieved accreditation and is officially certified by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. “Accreditation distinguishes our surgery center from many other outpatient facilities by providing the highest quality of care to our patients as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation and inspection,” says Rodney Davis, Physician Assistant and Liposculpture…

  • Morning Headlines 5/6/15

    Morning Headlines 5/6/15

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    Cognizant Earnings Top, Fueled By TriZetto Buy Cognizant reports Q1 results: revenue up 20 percent to $2.9 billion, EPS $0.62 vs. $0.57, beating analyst estimates on both. The company’s stock price climbed 10.8 percent, to a record high $65.55, following the results. Imprivata Achieves Revenue Growth of 32% for the First Quarter of 2015 and…

  • MedVirginia CEO: HIE must be the rule, not the exception for docs

    MedVirginia CEO: HIE must be the rule, not the exception for docs

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    Data exchange must become the norm for doing business in healthcare, according to Michael Matthews, CEO of MedVirginia, a regional health information exchange in central and eastern Virginia. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/medvirginia-ceo-hie-must-be-rule-not-exception-docs/2015-05-04?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

  • Greater Houston Healthconnect Expands Network

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    GreaterHouston Healthconnect, a regional health information exchange (HIE) in Houston, has just added CHI St. Luke’s Health, a major health player in Texas, to its network. GreaterHouston Healthconnect, a regional health information exchange (HIE) in Houston, has just added CHI St. Luke’s Health, a major health player in Texas, to its network. read more …read…

  • New Cornell study analyzes healthy eating behaviors

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    If you want to know the secrets of healthier eating, think of the kitchen fruit bowl. A fruit bowl makes fruit more convenient, attractive, and normal to eat than if the same fruit were in the bottom of the refrigerator. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150430/New-Cornell-study-analyzes-healthy-eating-behaviors.aspx       

  • Eating healthy snacks primes shoppers to make healthier food choices

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    We have all been told not to grocery shop on an empty stomach, but what other tips can help us shop, and consequently eat, healthier? Cornell researchers Aner Tal, PhD and Brian Wansink, PhD (author of Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life) found that shoppers can be primed to buy more produce…

  • ONC's Michael McCoy: My paramount goal is doing what's right for the patient

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    Michael, McCoy, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s newly appointed chief health information officer “jumped” at the chance to join the federal government in this capacity, according to a new blog post in which he introduces himself to the community. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/oncs-michael-mccoy-my-paramount-goal-doing-whats-right-patient/2015-04-28?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss