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4 ways to get personal about mHealth
In a world boasting seemingly futuristic technologies such as Wi-Fi-enabled pill bottles and pills that trigger an e-mail alert upon hitting the stomach, there are still hospitals that have yet to grant patients access to their electronic health records. read more
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EHR Association offers Code of Conduct
Calling it a landmark move, the HIMSS EHR Association, a collaboration of more than 40 EHR companies, today released an EHR Developer Code of Conduct. read more
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Practices embracing HIE, replacing EHRs
More than a third of physician practices plan to purchase, replace or upgrade ambulatory EHR systems, according to HIMSS Analytics’ newest Ambulatory Electronic Health Record & Practice Management Study. Meanwhile, nearly half of physician groups say they’ll join an HIE. read more
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ONC Rolls Out Patient Safety Plan
A patient safety plan introduced July 1 by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) outlines how Health & Human Services plans to respond to calls for health IT to play a greater role in reducing medical errors. Central to the effort is the push to establish mechanisms that facilitate incident reporting…
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CSC: Teleservices expand patient engagement on many platforms
A new whitepaper published this month by Falls Church, Va.-based consulting firm CSC outlines the new scope of teleservices in healthcare by supplying definitions for what its authors call the four main areas of teleservice: telecare, telehealth, telecoaching and telemedicine. read more Source: CSC: Teleservices expand patient engagement on many platforms
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The Unfilled Opportunity
We’ve come a long way with telemedicine and yet it’s in its “relative infancy,” a recent report from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) revealed. That’s too bad because as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) showed me, there’s a lot of opportunity out there for it to do more. I’ve been thinking…
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Telemedicine Initiative Expanded for Mental Healthcare
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), an initiative that aims to increase access to specialty care to underserved areas through the use of telemedicine, will be expanded to focus on mental healthcare, and for the creation of a national institute that will replicate the model throughout the country. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare…
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UC Davis Health System to Include Sexual Orientation, Gender as EHR Elements
The University of California, Davis Health System will become the first academic health system in the country to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity as standard demographic elements within the electronic health records (EHRs) for its patients, according to UC Davis officials. The University of California, Davis Health System will become the first academic health…
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Report: Consumers Interested in mHealth Apps
According to a new study from Harris Interactive, one-third of all Americans are interested in using smartphones or tablets to consult with their doctors, make appointments, or get test results. Similarly, those surveyed are interested in using smartphones for actual medical purposes, such as monitoring blood pressure or blood sugar levels. According to a new…