Tag: Health IT
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Senate hearing: EHRs still falling short
Developing an effective framework for driving healthcare quality improvements proves a multifaceted, complex endeavor, and although EHR systems can play a positive role in the task, much of the technology still misses the mark. This was just one of several concerns put before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Wednesday. read more
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OneHealth Solutions signs strategic alliance with New Directions Behavioral Health
OneHealth Solutions, Inc., the leading behavior change platform company improving health outcomes and the cost of care for patients, providers, payers and employers, has entered into a strategic alliance with New Directions Behavioral Health, one of the fastest growing behavioral health care companies in the nation, to expand services into eHealth, mHealth and social networking…
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LodgeNet Healthcare becomes SONIFI HEALTH Solutions
LodgeNet Healthcare, the leading provider of integrated patient engagement solutions, announced today that post-acquisition, it has been rebranded as SONIFI HEALTH Solutions.
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Better Health Info, Better Health: Announcing ONC’s Certified HIT Mark
More and more Americans across the country are relying on their doctors and hospitals to provide them with top-quality health care. Health information technology (HIT) makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care with secure sharing of health information through technology like electronic health records (EHRs), helping to improve patient care.…
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HIMSS resource to create a ‘common vocabulary’ for health IT
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society today unveiled a resource aimed at helping providers and payers evaluate the impact of their technology decisions. read more Source: HIMSS resource to create a 'common vocabulary' for health IT
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BREAKING NEWS: Nine ACOs to Leave the Pioneer Program
Seven Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACOs) that did not produce savings in the first year of the Pioneer program will switch to another ACO model—the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)—and two others in the Pioneer program will abandon Medicare accountable care models altogether, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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SVForum’s Big Data Analytics Conference 2013: Keynote – Big Data Analysis
Keynote: Big Data Analytics – Analysis & The Future Mike Gualtieri, Forrester According to IDC, the big data market will grow from .2 billion in 2010 to … Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Study: Electronic health records cut some costs, but may not show savings everywhere
The researchers find that adoption of electronic health records cut costs for some Massachusetts community doctors but may not reduce overall inpatient hospital costs. …read more Source: Study: Electronic health records cut some costs, but may not show savings everywhere
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Cigna, Hunterdon Healthcare Partners launch collaborative accountable care initiative
Cigna and Hunterdon Healthcare Partners, LLC, a physician hospital organization (PHO) affiliated with Hunterdon Healthcare, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the “triple aim” of improved health, affordability and patient experience. …read more Source: Cigna, Hunterdon Healthcare Partners launch collaborative accountable care…
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Cancer, Alzheimer’s databases to aid research
Amid a so-called “arms race” to provide personalized treatments based on genetic research, the National Cancer Institute is making one of the largest cancer databases public. Separately,… read more Source: Cancer, Alzheimer's databases to aid research