Tag: ehr
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RCM Industry Expects Growth, but Struggles for Priority in Hospitals
The $2.4 billion hospital revenue cycle management (RCM) software and services industry expects double digit increases in 2014, despite many U.S. hospitals admitting they don’t have a sustainable RCM plan in place, according to two reports released by market research firm Black Book. The $2.4 billion hospital revenue cycle management (RCM) software and services industry…
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Delivering Successful Care Coordination: Creating the IT Foundation for Accountable Care
Joseph M. Taylor, vice president and ACO practice leader at the Wayne,-Pa.-based FluidEdge Consulting, has produced an in-depth examination of the issues surrounding the foundation-laying for accountable care organizations. Healthcare Informatics will be publishing the complete article in a serialized form. Here is section 1, along with an introductory interview with HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland.…
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Meaningful Use – Why?
A treatment of Meaningful Use as a goal-oriented patient-centric approach to medicine. Presentation given by Ben Power on October 20, 2011 at Barrett Hospita… Video Rating: 0 / 5 Kevin Larsen, MD, Medical Director of Meaningful Use for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, talks… Video…
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Hospitals align to push for device interoperability
A coalition of hospitals and health systems formed this month will push for increased medical device interoperability as a means for improving patient care and lowering costs. read more Source: Hospitals align to push for device interoperability
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Practice Fusion Receives Significant Venture Capital
San Francisco-based free electronic medical record (EMR) provider, Practice Fusion received $70 million in Series D financing, the company announced this week, bringing its total capital raised to $134 million. The San Francisco-based free electronic medical record (EMR) provider, Practice Fusion received $70 million in Series D financing, the company announced this week, bringing its…
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‘Stupid’ medical device tax faces GOP repeal
Republican senators led by Utah’s Orrin Hatch have said they will work to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device tax that went into effect January as part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. read more Source: ‘Stupid’ medical device tax faces GOP repeal
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‘Rubbery robots’ could hold the key to safer surgery
Reports on the effectiveness of robotic surgery have been conflicting, with some touting its success, and others saying it shouldn’t be used at all. While the rigid nature of such tools has a lot to do with persistent opinions supporting the latter viewpoint, a Boston start-up company aims to change all of that. read more…
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Eyes Wide Shut – Is This Meaningful Use?
Again and again, I find myself expounding upon the need to differentiate between the “letter of the law” and the “spirit of the law” of Meaningful Use Stage 2. I believe whole-heartedly in the transformative power of health IT, and support the future vision of the Meaningful Use objectives of patient empowerment and nationwide standards…
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Mathematical model aims to reduce reactions to implanted devices
Acomputer model that better understands the body’s reaction to medical implants, such as stents, catheters and artificial joints is ready for use, according to research published in the Journal of Immunological Methods. read more Source: Mathematical model aims to reduce reactions to implanted devices
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Report Finds Paper-Based Strategies Still a Critical Element to Successful Healthcare Information Exchange
HIMSS Analytics has released a new report on the barriers, challenges, and opportunities of healthcare information exchange. The report examines the current state of information exchange among U.S. hospitals and explores the opportunities for improving the collection and exchange of patient data. Survey respondents – 157 senior hospital information technology executives – indicated that there…