Tag: ehr
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New Partnership to Create HIE for Undeserved Children
The Children's Care Alliance (CCA) is working with Alere Accountable Care Solutions (ACS)—a Waltham, Mass.-based health information solutions provider—to create a health information exchange (HIE) for underserved children in the Lehigh Valley area of northeastern Pennsylvania. The Children's Care Alliance (CCA) is working with Alere Accountable Care Solutions (ACS)—a Waltham, Mass.-based health information solutions provider—to…
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VA launches two mHealth pilot programs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has officially launched mHealth pilot projects to test the technology prior to national release and to “ensure that the veteran experience is… read more Source: VA launches two mHealth pilot programs
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Legislation expands Meaningful Use incentives to safety net clinics
Four Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation to encourage qualified safety net clinics to adopt electronic health records by extending the Meaningful Use incentive program to those providers. read more Source: Legislation expands Meaningful Use incentives to safety net clinics
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Remote patient monitoring to save $36B globally by 2018
Over the next five years, remote patient monitoring will result in cost savings of up to $36 billion worldwide, according to an announcement on the mHealth market from Juniper Research. The report… read more Source: Remote patient monitoring to save $36B globally by 2018
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“OK Glass — Go to Lab Results”
The following is a guest post by Jon Fox MD, Founder of HealthApp Connect. This changes everything. Last week I had the opportunity to demo Google Glass. I test drove the Glass of one of the four thousand “Explorers” who were lucky enough to “win” a pair of specs from Big G. And as a…
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Life after the Beacon
The three year period in which the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) will fund the Beacon Community Program is coming to an end, and one Beacon is preparing for the “after life.” San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange’s Dan Chavez is looking forward to self-sustainability and an organization of trust. The…
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Collaboration creates HIE for underserved children
The Children's Care Alliance is working with health information solutions provider Alere Accountable Care Solutions to create a health information exchange for underserved children in the Lehigh Valley, Pa. read more …read more Source: Collaboration creates HIE for underserved children
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Technology key to approaching overhaul of Military Health System
Health technology will be critical to a planned overhaul of the Military Health System, which is expected to save the U.S. Department of Defense $2.4 billion over a six-year span, according to a DoD report. read more Source: Technology key to approaching overhaul of Military Health System
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CMS Data Links EHRs to Patient Safety, Empowerment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released data that shows healthcare providers have used electronic health record (EHRs) to provide information securely to patients, empowering them while managing their care and reducing medical errors The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released data that shows healthcare providers have used electronic health record…