Tag: ehr
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FDA calls for increased health IT cybersecurity efforts
With hackers and cyberattacks increasing as threats to medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week published new guidance calling for developers and healthcare facilities to beef up security efforts while creating and using those devices. read more original article source From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/fda-calls-increased-health-it-cybersecurity-efforts/2013-06-14?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Tampa gloStream EMR Mini Demo
Short demo about the features of gloStream’s EMR / EHR software for Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records. Video Rating: 5 / 5
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KLAS Researcher: Getting to Usability in an EMR is a Long Journey
Recently, the Orem, Utah-base KLAS Research looked at how various vendors rated ambulatory EMR usability. In an exclusive interview, the report’s author, KLAS’ Mark Wagner, talks about how providers define usability and what areas of the EMR were most important to that score. He also mentions why certain vendors outperformed others. Usability in an electronic…
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Lucile Packard suffers second data breach in six months
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has suffered its third data breach in four years, and its second in six months, this one effecting potentially 12,900 patients. read more original article source From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/lucile-packard-suffers-second-data-breach-six-months/2013-06-14?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Navy Medicine CIO: We are communicating with VA on EHR efforts
The CIO for Navy Medicine insisted this week that the Department of Defense is maintaining open communication lines with the Department of Veterans Affairs on electronic health record efforts. read more …read more Source: Navy Medicine CIO: We are communicating with VA on EHR efforts
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Beacon programs share patient engagement IT lessons learned
Four women gave honest insight into the lessons they've learned in their individual Beacon Community programs–in central Pennsylvania, southeast Minnesota and Western New York–at the Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition this week in Washington, D.C. read more …read more Source: Beacon programs share patient engagement IT lessons learned
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Technology can mitigate challenges of genomic data in EHRs
Much work remains to be done before genetic content can effectively be incorporated into electronic health records, research from the University of Wisconsin concludes. read more …read more Source: Technology can mitigate challenges of genomic data in EHRs
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Atul Gawande: Future of healthcare requires constant reinvention
Atul Gawande, MD, professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and staff writer at The New Yorker, offered a reflective presentation earlier this month at Health Datapalooza IV, taking the audience back through what the healthcare system used to look like, and showing and how data innovations have helped set the stage for big transformations.…
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First Edition: June 14, 2013
Today’s headlines includes reports about how, after months of battle, Arizona lawmakers endorsed a Medicaid expansion plan backed by Gov. Jan Brewer. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130614/First-Edition-June-14-2013.aspx
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End-of-life care: Study finds quality improving but costs increasing
A brief by the Dartmouth Institute finds that Medicare spending for chronically ill patients at the end of life went up more than 15 percent from 2007 to 2010. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130614/End-of-life-care-Study-finds-quality-improving-but-costs-increasing.aspx