Tag: ehr
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ONC guidance focuses on providers ineligible for Meaningful Use
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has issued guidance to electronic health record technology developers offering systems to providers not eligible for the Meaningful Use program that enables those providers to share data with ONC-certified EHRs. read more Source: ONC guidance focuses on providers ineligible for Meaningful Use
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What to do (and what not to do) when your $1B system-wide EHR fails
The 24-hospital Sutter Health system in Northern California was the talk of the town late August after a software glitch rendered its $1 billion Epic electronic health record system inaccessible to nurses and clinical staff throughout all Sutter locations. read more Source: What to do (and what not to do) when your $1B system-wide EHR…
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Incentivized EHR use improves cardiovascular outcomes
Payment incentives tied to electronic health records can positively influence patient care, even in small physician practices, according to new research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more Source: Incentivized EHR use improves cardiovascular outcomes
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Online Tools Support Shared Decision-Making
Shared decision making is a burgeoning field involving a combination of personal interaction and digital technology. This year’s Third Annual Shared Decision Making Summit, to be held Sept. 19-20 in Boston, will feature case studies of organizations that are enhancing outcomes with shared decision making. In a blog post last January, I wrote that I…
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GS1 Australia, NEHTA introduce GS1 Recallnet Healthcare to improve patient safety
GS1 Australia with the support of the National E-Health Transition Authority is pleased to announce the official launch of GS1 Recallnet Healthcare – an electronic product recall notification management system for therapeutic goods. Source: GS1 Australia, NEHTA introduce GS1 Recallnet Healthcare to improve patient safety
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EPI Life Corporate Video (Epi Mobile Health Solutions).wmv
Main Office Location: 8 Ubi View, #03-01, Serial System Building, Singapore 408554 Tel: 62626363 | Fax: 63633030 | Email: info.enquiries@epi.com.sg EPI Life … Video Rating: 0 / 5 Learn about health and fitness mobile applications. SparkRecipes will give you health conscious meal recipes, Fooducate will help you choose the healthiest f…
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Parts A & B — Alphabet Soup
Confused about Medicare Part A & B? CMS Medicare Trainer Andrew Tartella can tell you what you need to know. (Revised in 2012 to simplify the description of …
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Medicaid expansion continues to make political and policy waves in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania
While South Carolina works on its own “plan b” to pursue instead of the health law’s Medicaid expansion, a North Carolina hospital plans to close its doors. Its parent company blames the state’s decision against the expansion. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130910/Medicaid-expansion-continues-to-make-political-and-policy-waves-in-the-Carolinas-Pennsylvania.aspx
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Industry-First Interview: Are Healthcare Leaders Ready to Trust the Cloud? One New Study Says Yes
The results of a new study, conducted by the Atlanta-based Porter Research and sponsored by Covisint, seem to indicate that healthcare and healthcare IT leaders are ready to turn to the cloud in order to support population health management and accountable care organization development On Sep. 16, the Detroit-based Covisint, a healthcare IT vendor specializing…
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Countdown to final FDA apps guidance has begun
If the FDA is true to its word, then according to my calendar the regulatory agency has 21 days left to fulfill its promise of issuing final guidance on mobile medical applications by the end of… read more Source: Countdown to final FDA apps guidance has begun