Tag: ehr
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3 reasons to be optimistic that data can improve healthcare
Despite all the promise for big data to improve care and cut costs, implementing an effective strategy can be pretty overwhelming, concedes Irfan Khan, senior vice president and chief technology… read more …read more Source: 3 reasons to be optimistic that data can improve healthcare
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Virtual training helps surgical residents with patient management
Three-dimensional simulation technology via Second Life could be the basis for a new tool to help surgical residents fine tune their patient management skills, according to research published in the August edition of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. read more Source: Virtual training helps surgical residents with patient management
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High costs force health system to drop eICU program
Citing cost, MaineHealth has become the latest healthcare organization to discontinue its eICU program. read more Source: High costs force health system to drop eICU program
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The Iowa Clinic installs Aquilion PRIME 80 CT system, upgrades Aquilion 64 with VeloCT from Toshiba
Lowering radiation dose and ensuring patient safety in an outpatient setting, The Iowa Clinic installed an Aquilion PRIME 80 CT system and upgraded its Aquilion 64 with VeloCT from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. As a result, The Iowa Clinic has significantly lowered dose while maintaining the image quality needed for accurate diagnoses. Source: The…
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First Edition: August 5, 2013
Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau reports: “Medicare will levy $227 million in fines against hospitals in every state but one for the second round of the government’s campaign to reduce the number of patients readmitted within a month, according to federal records released Friday” (Rau, 8/2). From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130805/First-Edition-August-5-2013.aspx
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Medicare Meaningful Use Incentive Payouts
Timeline and details on how Medicare will be paying out incentives for providers who qualify for the Meaningful Use program. Southern California Regional Extension Center, Director of Meaningful Use, Mary Mitchell presents at the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Colombia’s Mobile Health Clinics
CCTV’s Michelle Begue brings us to the slums of Bogota, Columbia, where drug users search the filth for recyclables they can sell to support their drug habit…
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Blocksworld
This is http://www.blocksworld.com. Build anything with drag, drop, and snap. Cute animals, working machines, your own games, characters, movies, vehicles wi… Video Rating: 4 / 5 Regional Medicare Fraud Prevention Summit – Miami, FL. July 16, 2010 – -Constantinos Miskis, Administration on Aging Region 4 Administrator, Moderator -Kathy…
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Healthcare Pricing, Wiki Style EMR Editing, and Quantified Self Data – @nickdawson Edition
It’s time again for my roundup of interesting EMR, EHR, and Healthcare IT tweets. Today’s tweets all come from Nick Dawson. I don’t know Nick really well, but see him online quite a bit. Plus, I did a Google Plus hangout with him after TEDMED. He’s a very interesting guy and these tweets illustrate some…
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Republicans’ Obamacare twofer: 40th repeal-type vote, Sen. Collins blasts employer provision
News outlets covered Friday’s vote in the House of Representatives to keep the IRS from enforcing parts of the Affordable Care Act and today’s weekly GOP address by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. …read more Source: Republicans' Obamacare twofer: 40th repeal-type vote, Sen. Collins blasts employer provision