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Server failure forces hospital off of EHR for 10 days
Executives at Boulder (Colo.) Community Hospital are probably breathing easier now that the facility's electronic health record system is up and running after a malfunction kept it offline for more than a week. read more
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Readmissions Prevention Begins at Admission
This article appears in the March 2013 issue of HealthLeaders magazine.Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from a longer case study that is available as part of the upcoming April 18 event, HealthLeaders Media Live from Parkview Health: The New Readmissions Plan. For more information on the event, visit www. healthleadersmedia.com/live.Too often, hospital-based care teams…
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In a Shifting Vendor Landscape, Why the HCI 100 Matters More Than Ever
Want to know what’s really going on these days in the healthcare IT vendor sphere? The Healthcare Informatics 100 will once again be a uniquely important touchstone for our industry It’s always amusing to me how the received wisdom so often ends up being just plain wrong.
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Michigan Statewide HIE Expands to Include Health Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is now participating in Michigan’s electronic sharing of health information through the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN). By entering into MiHIN’s legal umbrella for secure and private electronic Health Information Exchange, BCBSM joins a group of organizations already participating in electronic health information exchange with MiHIN including…
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IOM: Integrated records, evidence-based treatment vital to veteran care
The U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have done too little to smooth the way for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom have returned with multiple health conditions, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine
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Opinion: Technology alone isn’t healthcare’s savior
If you believe everything you read and hear, technology is the Holy Grail of our industry. It will “fix” just about everything that’s broken in healthcare. That’s a presumption fueled by human nature: Gravitate toward simplicity and immediate gratification. Technology is tangible, something we can install, turn on and it works. But what exactly should…
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Kaiser Permanente Accused Of Using EMR As Smokescreen
Kaiser Permanente, California’s largest healthcare provider, has been cited by state officials for using its EMR to work its way around requirements to see mental health patients promptly, reports EHR Intelligence. Potentially risking their own jobs, Kaiser’s own mental health team brought the discrepancies to the attention of the state. Their complaint not only…
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CMS Produces an Interactive Stage 2 Resource for Meaningful Use and Clinical Quality Measures
The CMS has released a useful interactive document that can help medical professionals and hospitals better prepare for state 2 Meaningful Use of the EHR Incentive Program. The document, called the The Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs: STAGE 2 TOOLKIT is available here . The document is hyperlink rich and amazingly…
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House lawmakers to examine regulation of medical apps
House lawmakers said Tuesday that they will conduct a three-day series of hearings next week to look at how the Food and Drug Administration should regulate medical applications on smartphones and tablets. Lawmakers from the House Energy and Commerce committee will look specifically at how regulation affects patients, physicians and developers looking to capitalize on…
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10 Technologies Hospital Leaders Should be Watching
The ECRI Institute has released its third annual 10 C-Suite Watch List. The list was compiled by polling various technical colleagues at ECRI, along with other associates of the company who track hospital and health care operations to figure out which issues were of the most importance to them.While some entries to the top ten…