Tag: ehr
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Patients with EHR access happier, more loyal to docs
Patients who access their medical records electronically through online portals are more satisfied with their doctors and more loyal than non-electronic health record users, according to a new study published this week. read more Source: Patients with EHR access happier, more loyal to docs
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Globalizing Health Data is Impossible
I keep hearing people say over and over that we just need to have a standardized set of data and interfaces for healthcare. This is one of the most unrealistic comments I hear and it is said all the time. This will just never happen. In a recent LinkedIn conversation, Susan Hirst offered this insight…
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EHR and HIT News for July 6th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes updates from PeriGen who have integration news, as well as funding news from HIPAA compliant cloud computing platform provider ClearDATA. PeriGen Announces First Integration of Its PeriCALM Perinatal Solution With CPSI’s Enterprise-Wide EHR at Taylor Regional Hospital PeriGen, the global leader in applying real-time clinical decision support to perinatal…
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Farzad Mostashari to leave ONC
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari will resign this fall, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced in a letter sent to staffers this morning. read more Source: Farzad Mostashari to leave ONC
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ONC Research: HIE Between Providers Jumps Up Significantly
New research from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) revealed that health information exchange (HIE) between hospitals and providers has jumped up 41 percent between 2008 and 2012. New research from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) revealed that health information exchange (HIE) between hospitals…
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Hospital execs: Med device makers react slowly to security threats
Some hospital executives are upset with medical device makers, who they say aren't reacting fast enough to in the face of looming cybersecurity threats, according to a new post this week in the Wall Street Journal. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/hospital-execs-med-device-makers-react-slowly-security-threats/2013-08-06?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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ONC Health IT Fellows: National Learning from Local Champs
ONC is pleased to announce the selection of 28 practicing providers & office staff from 18 states to serve as the inaugural class of Health IT Fellows. These Fellows are clinicians, office staff and administrative office champions who have taken meaningful use and leveraged it to become more efficient and innovative in their practices. Health…
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Physician Compare still riddled with glitches
Despite recent attempts to upgrade it, Medicare's Physician Compare website is still riddled with glitches, according to the American Medical Association, which says it has found problems that must be addressed before the directory can start providing more information on physician performance. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/physician-compare-still-riddled-glitches/2013-08-06?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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BREAKING NEWS: Farzad Mostashari, M.D., ONC Chief, Stepping Down
According to news sources, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will be stepping down this fall. Industry sources reported on August 6 that Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), wrote the following in an e-mail to HHS staff members with the news. According to news sources, Farzad Mostashari, M.D.,…
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Indiana HIE to Offer Predictive Analytics Services
As a health delivery organization that is rapidly expanding its accountable care business, Franciscan Alliance Inc. is in need of forward-looking data analytics tools. But instead of a traditional arrangement with a software vendor, it has decided to work with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), which is working on a suite of analytics tools…