Tag: ehr
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Redesigned Blood Band Earns Z-Band Fusion Kudos At Healthcare System
There was clearly a pressing need for a uniform blood band at three of thehealthcare provider’s facilities. Source: Redesigned Blood Band Earns Z-Band Fusion Kudos At Healthcare System
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US health care spending to grow at an average annual rate of 5.8% for 2012-22
New estimates released 9/18/13 from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services project that aggregate health care spending in the United States will grow at an average annual rate of 5.8 percent for 2012-22, or 1.0 percentage point faster than the expected growth in the gross domestic product. From:…
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Live From the CHIME Fall CIO Forum: Patient Matching: Yet Another Journey for CIOs
On Thursday afternoon, Oct. 10, during the CHIME Fall CIO Forum, CHIME president and CEO Russell P. Branzell led a panel discussion on a topic that has been receiving more and more attention lately: the complex set of issues around patient matching. On Thursday afternoon, Oct. 10, during the CHIME Fall CIO Forum, being held…
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M251BR – Documentation: Electronic Medical Records
http://www.medcomrn.com • (800) 541-0253 Product Page: http://www.medcomrn.com/product_category/Documentation-Legal?preview=Y#MA251BR Documentation of patien… Accelerate electronic medical records (EHR) adoption and get better clinical and bottom-line results with these principles of Expert Performance Psychology a…
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MAeHC Quality Data Center Modular EHR is MU Certified
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) has announced that its Quality Data Center (QDC) v. 3.0 electronic health record (EHR) is certified to support meaningful use Stages 1 and 2 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and is compliant with the 2014 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology HIT criteria.…
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How Tweet chats can enhance your hospital’s brand
By Nancy Cawley Jean If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably heard of chats–they’re live discussions on certain topics using a specified hashtag. It’s a great, easy way for people to… read more Source: How Tweet chats can enhance your hospital’s brand
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HealthCare.gov debacle a symptom of poor federal health IT processes
While the government has blamed ongoing problems with its HealthCare.gov website on higher-than-expected usage–with more than 8 million people trying to log on in the first three days–IT experts see things a little differently. read more Source: HealthCare.gov debacle a symptom of poor federal health IT processes
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Interoperability: The Reality
Providers are being accused of slowing the advance of technology by not adapting fast enough, but is the technology being offered worth adapting to? By Linda M. Girgis, MD, FAAFP Source: Interoperability: The Reality
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Does health data aggregation lead to bias?
Health information is especially vulnerable to the kinds of subtle discrimination that can result from big data analysis, says a researcher advocating a framework to help people understand their legal rights. read more Source: Does health data aggregation lead to bias?
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How the right technology enhances medical education
Technology can play a greater role in educating medical students, but the technical tools need to align with educational objectives, according to Terrence P. Ma, Ph.D., assistant dean for educational informatics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. read more Source: How the right technology enhances medical education