Tag: ehr
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A better approach to clinical decision support?
Differential diagnostic decision support tools generally are built to identify a single correct diagnosis, while focusing instead on the value of information they provide might better achieve the goals of shared-decision making to improve care and cut costs, according to a BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making article. read more Source: A better approach to…
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Most hospitals have tools to meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 now
More than two-thirds of U.S. hospitals have bought technology from a vendor certified to the 2014 Edition certification criteria, according to a newly published report from HIMSS Analytics, meaning that many hospitals already have the tools they need to meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 at their disposal. read more Source: Most hospitals have tools to…
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Health IT systems hinder care integration
Health IT is hindering, rather than enabling, integration of care across multiple settings and efforts to improve healthcare value, two healthcare specialists argue in a Harvard Business Review blog post. read more Source: Health IT systems hinder care integration
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Stanford Hospital Names CIO, CMIO
Stanford Hospital & Clinics (SHC) has named Pravene Nath, M.D., as its chief information officer and Christopher (Topher) Sharp, M.D., as chief medical information officer. Nath joined Palo Alto, Calif.-based SHC in September 2008 as CMIO and has served as its interim CIO since former CIO Carolyn Byerly left that position in January 2013 to…
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What’s Pushing EMR Switching?
I recently had a chance to talk with Sean West, VP & GM of HealthPort Data Conversion Services, about the hot topic of EMR switching (or EHR switching if you prefer). I’ve written about EMR switching many times before and even predicted it would be a hot topic a year or two ago. I assure…
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Fall Health IT Fellows: Leveraging Technology to Transform Their Practices
This is one in a series of blog posts to coincide with National Health IT Week. To follow the conversation on Twitter, look for the #NHITweek hashtag. In August, we announced the first 28 Health IT Fellows, health care providers and office staff who are leaders in achieving meaningful use in their own offices and…
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SuccessEHS’s EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program
SuccessEHS’s SuccessEHS 7.0, as well as SuccessEHS’s MediaDent 9.0, have been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program. Source: SuccessEHS’s EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program
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Elsevier’s ExitCare certified as EHR module for patient-specific education resources
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that Elsevier’s ExitCare has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program. Source: Elsevier’s ExitCare certified as EHR module for patient-specific education resources
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Inovalon, Walgreens sign agreement to bring innovative solutions to healthcare marketplace
Inovalon, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, and Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide Inovalon’s data-driven encounter support platform, Electronic Patient Assessment Solution Suite within Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens to support improvements in managed care quality and performance. Source: Inovalon,…
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First Edition: September 19, 2013
Today’s headlines include reports about future health spending projections from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Actuaries as well as the latest on the upcoming House vote on a stopgap funding measure that would also defund the health law. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130919/First-Edition-September-19-2013.aspx