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GAO pushes for removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare IDs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been slow to act on data it has collected that could help it implement a technical solution for removing Social Security numbers from Medicare cards, a newly released Government Accountability Office report concluded. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/gao-pushes-removal-social-security-numbers-medicare-ids/2013-10-18?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Parents Using PHRs More Likely To Get In All Well-Child Visits
Parents using an integrated PHR were more likely to take their young children to all recommended well-child visits, according to a Kaiser Permanente study reported in iHealthBeat. More than 4.3 million members are registered to use Kaiser’s PHR, My Health Manager, on kp.org. During the first half of this year, patients have viewed 17.5 million…
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Digital health: Too much duplication
Is digital health all talk and no action? One Forbes contributor fed up with one wearable technology invention after another, thinks so. read more Source: Digital health: Too much duplication
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Toolkit designed to make biomedical data exploration easier
Researchers have developed an open-source platform for creating software applications that make complex data understandable and accessible to those without sophisticated informatics expertise…. read more Source: Toolkit designed to make biomedical data exploration easier
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NorthShore Connects to Long Term Care Facilities through HIE
The NorthShore University Health System (NorthShore) in Evanston, Ill., through the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE), has announced it be able to exchange patient information such as diagnoses and medications securely and in real time with 14 long term healthcare facilities in the area. The NorthShore University Health System (NorthShore) in Evanston, Ill., through the…
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Windows 8 Enables Healthcare Tablet Adoption
Tablets are changing the face of healthcare – boosting mobility and workflow efficiency – but adoption of them hasn’t come without a price. Last year’s release of Windows 8 is enabling healthcare to fully embrace the technology. By Scott Thie, VP, Healthcare and Education, Panasonic Source: Windows 8 Enables Healthcare Tablet Adoption
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eGuide To HIPAA Compliance And Cloud Backup For Healthcare Providers
Healthcare is turning to cloud backup for sensitive ePHI but, with so many offerings, what system should you be looking for and what red flags need to be avoided? By Tim Hannibal, founder and CEO, VaultLogix From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/eguide-to-hipaa-compliance-and-cloud-backup-for-healthcare-providers-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a
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State Medicaid decisions hurt community health centers serving neediest
Community health centers in states that have rejected the Medicaid expansion under the health law will lose out on a half billion dollars in new revenue in 2014 that could hamper their ability to serve millions of uninsured people seeking care, according to a study from George Washington University. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131018/State-Medicaid-decisions-hurt-community-health-centers-serving-neediest.aspx
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NYU Langone scores number one for patient safety and quality among AMCs across nation
NYU Langone Medical Center scored number one for overall patient safety and quality among leading academic medical centers across the nation that participated in the University HealthSystem Consortium 2013 Quality and Accountability Study. Source: NYU Langone scores number one for patient safety and quality among AMCs across nation
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Medicaid expansion still in play in Ohio, New Hampshire
Some Ohio lawmakers push back against Gov. John Kasich’s move to bypass the legislature to expand Medicaid, and New Hampshire legislators plan to meet next month to hammer out what leaders hope will be a bipartisan deal to expand the state-federal program for the poor. Meanwhile, likely Virginia voters support expansion 51 percent to 42…