Tag: ehr
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HHS Inspector General raises concerns about Medicare policy on observation care
The report also finds that policies on admitting patients or keeping them under observation — a distinction that can have dramatic financial impact on the patients — varies substantially among hospitals. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130731/HHS-Inspector-General-raises-concerns-about-Medicare-policy-on-observation-care.aspx
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Susan DeVore, president & CEO of the Premier healthcare alliance discusses healthcare reform
Susan DeVore, president & CEO of the Premier healthcare alliance discusses what is required by health systems in order to begin accountable care models. DeVo… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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mHealth: Patient Engagement’s Knight in Shining Armor (Infograph Inside)
Take your cell phone out of your pocket, stare at it, and put it back. It doesn’t really matter what kind of phone it is, whether it was a smartphone, a dumb phone, or a phone that has an average IQ, that little thing is going to change how patients engage with their healthcare provider.…
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Subtle Risk Management: The Silent Killer for Healthcare Practices
The following is a guest post by Lynda Martel is Executive Director of Government and Enterprise Business Relations at DriveSavers Data Recovery. In today’s world, robust risk management is a must for healthcare organizations due to the combination of electronic medical records and the challenging environment of mounting digital attacks on vital corporate assets and…
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M-PACT- Applying and Evaluating the Health Belief Model.mp4
The owner of a Texas medical service provider is among seven people indicted in a health care fraud scheme that allegedly bilked Medicare and Medicaid of nea… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Vermont’s Health Information Exchange Network
Plainfield health center is a federally qualified medical center in Vermont that has just installed the Vermont Information Technology Leaders interface. This allows them to get lab test results from the Vermont’s health information exchange network. The benefit of this venture is that those physicians who have recommended tests for patients at the Central Vermont…
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Privacy Breach at OHSU Affects More than 3,000 Patients
Information for 3,044 patients at the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has been compromised after medical residents inappropriately stored the data on a cloud computing system, according to the institution’s announcement. Information for 3,044 patients at the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has been compromised after medical residents inappropriately stored the…
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EHR and HIT News for July 30th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes partnership news between Red River Partners and EXTENSION as well as news from CommonWell Health Alliance that Computer Programs and Systems and Sunquest Information Systems have joined as the newest members of the organization. Red River Partners With EXTENSION In Healthcare Division Launch New Hampshire-based Red River, a leading…
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Health information exchanges in a state of transition
Health information exchanges are in a state of flux, but are moving slowly toward better care coordination and interoperability, according to a new report published by Chilmark Research. read more Source: Health information exchanges in a state of transition
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Develop Your Own EMR – Crazy, But This Guy Did It Anyway
When I read John Lynn’s post “Develop Your Own EMR – You’re Still Crazy!” the other day, I thought of Dr. Terry Ellis. I talked to him in 2005 when I worked for the daily Leaf-Chronicle in Tennessee. He had developed his own EMR, and I wrote about it. Dr. Ellis operates Ellis Oral &…