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  • The June HIT Standards Committee

    The June HIT Standards Committee

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    The June HIT Standards Committee focused on novel transport standards for patient mediated exchange, an overview of patient/family engagement tools, updates on formulary downloads, use cases for image sharing, and lab ordering standards. Dixie Baker and David McCallie presented the NWHIN Power Team review of the emerging transport standards for consumer exchanges that I believe…

  • Americans want more mHealth options

    Americans want more mHealth options

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    More and more Americans are keen on the idea of using mobile devices to better monitor their health, according to new survey findings released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive and HealthDay, revealed that one-third of Internet-using adults expressed interest in using smartphones or tablets to make doctors appointments, receive medical test results of…

  • 4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination

    4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination

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    Wider implementation of available technology, such as mobile applications and web portals, could improve care coordination for children with complex chronic conditions, according to a report published this week by the Verizon Foundation and Boston Children's Hospital. read more …read more Source: 4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination

  • Viewpoints: Controlling costs; Health law’s guarantee of coverage; ACO liability

    Viewpoints: Controlling costs; Health law’s guarantee of coverage; ACO liability

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    In the impassioned debates over healthcare, one fact is often lost-;Americans pay more but get less for their health care than residents of other high-income countries. I believe we can change that. We can improve the quality of care and reduce our expenses, saving a trillion dollars or more a year, by making our health…

  • 1st SEMA hackathon

    1st SEMA hackathon

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    This video shows an overview of events at the first SEMA hackathon, held on 12 and 13 May 2012 at the innovation space of COSTECH in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania … Video Rating: 0 / 5

  • Meaningful Use

    Meaningful Use

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    This is the first in a series of four videos created to provide high-level information on Meaningful Use and Healthcare IT. Other videos in the series includ… Video Rating: 5 / 5 Video Rating: 0 / 5

  • Mostashari: SNOMED critical to ICD-10

    Mostashari: SNOMED critical to ICD-10

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    SNOMED was so important to healthcare's switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 medical coding, ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, MD says, that he was willing to support the one-year delay to achieve the necessary crosswalks. This system of nomenclature can lay the groundwork and foundation for much better, more granular clinical documentation, he said. read more Source:…

  • Medicare & You: Traveling Abroad

    Medicare & You: Traveling Abroad

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    Medicare wants you to stay healthy if you’re travelling outside the U.S. this summer. Learn about Medicare coverage when traveling abroad. Video Rating: 5 / 5

  • Medicaid expansion: Second thoughts and changes of heart?

    Medicaid expansion: Second thoughts and changes of heart?

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    PBS NewsHour reports on some states with GOP governors who opposed the health law but want to pursue the Medicaid expansion. In one such state, Arizona, the Republican governor signed expansion legislation after a bruising fight with conservatives in the legislature. But, in Maine, the governor vetoed such a measure for the second time while…

  • Addressing Big Data Challenges in Genomics and Personalized Healthcare

    Addressing Big Data Challenges in Genomics and Personalized Healthcare

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    Prix Galien Forum 2012 – Panel discussion hosted by Oracle Health Sciences with UPMC, Pfizer, Broad Institute of MIT and Mayo Clinic. Video Rating: 5 / 5