Tag: ehr
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Study: Electronic health records cut some costs, but may not show savings everywhere
The researchers find that adoption of electronic health records cut costs for some Massachusetts community doctors but may not reduce overall inpatient hospital costs. …read more Source: Study: Electronic health records cut some costs, but may not show savings everywhere
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Cigna, Hunterdon Healthcare Partners launch collaborative accountable care initiative
Cigna and Hunterdon Healthcare Partners, LLC, a physician hospital organization (PHO) affiliated with Hunterdon Healthcare, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the “triple aim” of improved health, affordability and patient experience. …read more Source: Cigna, Hunterdon Healthcare Partners launch collaborative accountable care…
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Cancer, Alzheimer’s databases to aid research
Amid a so-called “arms race” to provide personalized treatments based on genetic research, the National Cancer Institute is making one of the largest cancer databases public. Separately,… read more Source: Cancer, Alzheimer's databases to aid research
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Hospital Optimizes Blood Product Distribution With Handheld Scanners
UMC St Radboud is a 1,000-bed university hospital in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The hospital employs over 9,000 people and hosts 3,000 students. It includes several departments that handle different branches of medicine. The transfusion department, in particular, plays a central role as it distributes blood and blood products throughout the hospital. Accuracy is key to…
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Hospital Optimizes Blood Distribution With Handheld Scanners
UMC St Radboud is a 1,000-bed university hospital in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The hospital employs over 9,000 people and hosts 3,000 students. It includes several departments that handle different branches of medicine. The transfusion department, in particular, plays a central role as it distributes blood and blood products throughout the hospital. Accuracy is key to…
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No clear leader in BI technology market
Though analytics are considered key in efforts to improve care and cut costs, healthcare providers say big-name vendors' offerings fail to adequately meet their needs, according to a new KLAS… read more …read more Source: No clear leader in BI technology market
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New Mexico Medicaid overhaul OK’d
Medicaid recipients will face co-pays for some treatments and have their medical services tracked as part of a program overhaul that is intended to lower the costs of providing health care, Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration announced Monday. There will be no changes in determining who qualifies for Medicaid, which serves about a quarter of New…
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House subcommittee schedules markup of ‘doc fix’ bill
The panel on July 22 will consider a measure repealing the current Medicare physician payment formula. Also in the news, some fact-checking on House GOP efforts to repeal the health law. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130716/House-subcommittee-schedules-markup-of-doc-fix-bill.aspx
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CareCloud announces release of cloud-based EHR solution
CareCloud, the fastest-growing provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records, and medical billing software and services, today announced the next generation release of CareCloud Charts, the company’s cloud-based EHR solution. …read more Source: CareCloud announces release of cloud-based EHR solution
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For Providers, Revenue Assurance through the ICD-10 Transition is Key
The following is a guest blog post by Vik Anantha, Vice President – Financial Management Solutions, Edifecs, Inc. We all know ICD-10 is a complex and costly initiative. One of the promises of ICD-10 is the potential for enhanced granularity, laterality and overall reporting accuracy. This is particularly important to providers because health plans use…