Tag: Health IT
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Following expose, states reviewing health database sales policies
Several states are reviewing how information from public health agencies is used when it is sold to data miners after a Bloomberg study found that patients could be reidentified with just a few… read more Source: Following expose, states reviewing health database sales policies
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New Interoperability Guide: View-Download-Transmit for HIOs
Following our release of Key Considerations for Health Information Organizations Supporting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Transitions of Care, today we’ve posted our second interoperability deep dive document for Health Information Exchange Organizations (HIOs), Key Considerations for Health Information Organizations Supporting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Patient Electronic Access Measures. Interoperability is achieved when information is exchanged…
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EHR users ditching systems, trading up
2013 has been billed as the year of EHR dissatisfaction, with up to 23 percent of physician practices reporting they were trading in their current EHR system for a new brand altogether, and, according to a new Black Book Rankings report, there were only a handful of vendors that came out on top. read more…
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Washington Debrief: ONC Standards Group Begins New Pilot
ONC’s Standards & Interoperability (S&I) Framework updated the Health IT Standards Committee this past week and described a new effort designed to enable providers to manage their patients across different care settings and perform data analysis. Senators Query CMS, ONC on Health IT Progress; Officials Say Stay the Course read more Source: Washington Debrief: ONC…
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3rd annual #HIT100 list unveiled
While the 4th of July brought with it the annual array of picnics and fireworks, this year it also saw the kickoff of the 3rd consecutive #HIT100 competition. The brainchild of Michael Planchart, aka The EHR Guy, the list aims to recognize the top contributors to the HIT social media community. read more Source: 3rd…
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MUCMD Symposium to be held at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
On August 16 and 17, the 3rd annual Meaningful Use of Complex Medical Data Symposium is returning to The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Source: MUCMD Symposium to be held at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Security For The Digital Doctor
Four rules for physicians who want to securely engage online without ruining their reputations – or careers. By John W. Little, manager of physician relations, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/security-for-the-digital-doctor-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a
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mHealth and telehealth: part of the eHealth tool bag
Lately, I'm seeing a pattern in the way that mobile healthcare is being co-opted by some of the big conference organizers. In March, I wrote about the fact that at HIMSS 2013 the… read more Source: mHealth and telehealth: part of the eHealth tool bag
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 7/22/13
I mentioned last week that I would be attending our quarterly “All Provider” meeting and had been hoping that Accountable Care would continue to be the focus of physician anger rather than EHR. Although it continued to draw a large amount of complaints (along with ICD-10 and Pay for Performance) EHR was once again in…
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Improving patient care through electronic medical records
St. Francis surgeons David Mandelbaum and Denise Johnson-Miller speak about the improvements to patient care that can be achieved through the use of electron… The Battle for Healthcare Information, held in New York City on April 3, 2009, is the fifth national war game championship organized and run by Fuld & Compan…