Tag: ehr
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USC engineers to work on wireless detection of brain malfunctions
With the help of a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, three researchers from the University of Southern California are setting out on a joint research project to develop a wireless, multisensory system for the early detection of shunt malfunctions in people with excessive brain fluid, according to an announcement from the university.…
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Hospital CEO uses IT staff to spy on physician
While some hospitals have turned to technology to help monitor employee habits like hand washing, using such tools to spy on employee phone calls is far from a recommended practice. That, however, didn’t stop an Idaho-based hospital CEO from using IT department personnel to monitor the communications of a now former staff doctor. read more…
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Rothman Index Uses EHR to Help Lower Readmission Risk
A health risk score calculated automatically using routine data from hospital electronic health records (EHR) systems can identify patients at high risk of unplanned hospital readmission, according to recent research published in Medical Care. A health risk score calculated automatically using routine data from hospital electronic health records (EHR) systems can identify patients at high…
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Online calculator assesses individual patient surgical risks
A new tool developed by the American College of Surgeons enables physicians and the public to more accurately assess the risk involved with 1,500 surgical procedures. A study describing how the Surgical Risk Calculator was developed is available online at the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. read more Source: Online calculator assesses individual…
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HIEs maintain a more accurate medication list than ED records
Health information exchanges offer the potential to offer doctors in the emergency department a more accurate list of medications that a patient is taking than the drug list recorded by the triage… read more Source: HIEs maintain a more accurate medication list than ED records
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The Rugby Football Union Boosts the Fan Experience with IBM Analytics and Big Data
The Rugby Football Union and IBM announced a strategic five year agreement. As Official Analytics Partner for the RFU, IBM will implement a leading analytics… Video Rating: 5 / 5 What’s the formula or what’s the key success factor for exploiting data analytics? That’s the question David Court, the McKinsey director who leads our globa…
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American Pain Society sponsors two educational symposia at PAINWeek
The American Pain Society strongly believes professional and consumer education programs can achieve significant benefits for patients by improving clinicians’ knowledge regarding optimal approaches for assessing and treating chronic pain. …read more Source: American Pain Society sponsors two educational symposia at PAINWeek
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The Verge Live: Samsung Galaxy S4 event
It was bizarre. It was brazen. It was Broadway. Samsung held a major event at Radio City Music Hall to unveil the Galaxy S4. There’s a lot to be said about t…
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Text-based youth smoking cessation study has mixed results
A Swiss study of text messaging intervention in young people did not have statistically significant short-term effects on smoking cessation, but did result in statistically significant lower… read more Source: Text-based youth smoking cessation study has mixed results
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Build Your Own EHR, EMR Patient Satisfaction, and Social Media in EMR
Good luck Rob “@iHealthBeat: Building Your Own #EMR (via @THCBstaff) http://t.co/4be8Xxecxj” @doc_rob — Farzad Mostashari (@Farzad_ONC) August 16, 2013 It looks like Dr. Rob Lamberts is crazy. It’s nice of Farzad to support him. I think Dr. Lamberts response to Farzad was enlightening as well: “Thanks. More endurance than luck, though.” He’s right. None of…