Tag: ehr
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Regional extension centers deserve a round of applause
When it comes to the government, everyone's a critic. And of course, the government is low hanging fruit. Putting partisan politics aside, it's pretty easy to rag on the government for mistakes, strategies that fall short, and general shortcomings, like wasting Medicare dollars. So it's refreshing to take a look at a government program that…
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HIEs and Patient Engagement – Why and Why Now?
The following is a guest post by Jeff Donnell, President of NoMoreClipboard. Health information exchanges have become quite adept at moving medical data from provider to provider on behalf of patients, but making that data available to those same patients has rarely been attempted – until recently. Not including patients at the HIE exchange table…
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Truven Health Analytics selected to build, implement Georgia Health Information Network
The Georgia Department of Community Health announced today that it has selected Truven Health Analytics as their partner to build and implement a statewide Health Information Exchange — the Georgia Health Information Network. …read more Source: Truven Health Analytics selected to build, implement Georgia Health Information Network
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Remote-presence devices hold promise for future of healthcare delivery
Mobile devices are poised to improve access to healthcare in the developing world and in remote regions of developed countries, finds an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal…. read more …read more Source: Remote-presence devices hold promise for future of healthcare delivery
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Kansas REC: We’ve seen ‘tremendous change’ in EHR adoption
Providers in Kansas have a relatively high electronic health record adoption rate, but many of them needed to warm up to the concept, Michael Aldridge, Vice President of Operations and Program Director for the Kansas Regional Extension Center, told FierceEMR in an exclusive interview. read more …read more Source: Kansas REC: We've seen 'tremendous change'…
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Medicaid chief signals that state enrollments may start slowly
But Cindy Mann says that she is confident states will be ready by October to cover the new enrollees who will gain access to the safety net program. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130620/Medicaid-chief-signals-that-state-enrollments-may-start-slowly.aspx
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FEE FOLSOM MYTH OF THE ROBBER BARON
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AHA Summit Voices: Electronic Medical Records
Health care industry leaders share their opinions about electronic medical records (EMR)—the pros and the cons for physicians, hospitals and patients.
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Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
More than one-third of respondents to a Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll said they were “very” or “extremely” interested in using smartphones or tablets to ask their doctors… read more …read more Source: Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
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Readers Write: Help on the Way for Clinician Work Fatigue with Drug Interactions?
Help on the Way for Clinician Work Fatigue with Drug Interactions? By Helen Figge, RPh, PharmD Clinicians are increasingly using an electronic health record (EHR) to enter prescriptions via a computer. Increased utilization of computerized medication order entry is being driven in part by the Meaningful Use program, which includes incentives for the adoption and…