Tag: Health IT
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3 things CMOs should consider before taking mHealth “plunge”
Seven years ago, Nashville-based nonprofit Vanguard Health Systems (VHS) “dipped its toes into the mHealth waters” by implementing mobile patient monitoring in labor and delivery. Now, the… read more Source: 3 things CMOs should consider before taking mHealth "plunge"
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Analytics supports population management and PCMH model for Geisinger
Nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program leverages analytics to reduce costs and improve quality. Video Rating: 0 / 5 Watch this overview to learn why Intel created the skoool™ Healthcare Education Platform to bring information and training to 1 million healthcare workers in…
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Readers Write: The Enterprise Content Management Adoption Model
The Enterprise Content Management Adoption Model By Eric Merchant There have been numerous publications recently about the amount of unstructured content that exists (80 percent of all content) in a non-discrete format outside of the electronic medical record. This unstructured content exists as digital photos, scanned documents, clinical images, and faxes and e-mails. The challenge…
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N.J. Health Orgs Receive Grant to Create Statewide Health Information Network
The New Jersey State Department of Health has announced an award of $1.57 million to a coalition of health organizations to create and operate a statewide network that will enable the sharing of patient health information electronically. The New Jersey State Department of Health has announced an award of $1.57 million to a coalition of…
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Bill Gates Keynote Highlights at the mHealth Summit
Highlights from Bill Gate’s keynote with Dr. Kristin Tolle. He discusses the importance of vaccines and the role of mobile technology to ensure vaccination h… Video Rating: 3 / 5 Securing IT in Healthcare: Part III May 17, 2013 Panel 1: Intersection of mHealth and Behavioral Health Panel Abstract This panel discussed the potential for…
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Meaningful Use is Easy
My readers make some of the best comments. They’re definitely engaged in what’s happening in the EHR world and provide me amazing inspiration for future posts. In this case, John Brewer commented on my post about meaningful use forcing doctors into ACOs. Here’s a portion of his comment: MU is actually easy…depending on your EHR.…
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EHR and HIT News for July 15th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes updates from M*Modal as well as news from Welch Allyn has announced the availability of two connectivity-ready electrocardiograph device. There is also news today from Samsung Electronics America has announced the appointment a Group Vice President for Health and Medical Equipment within its Enterprise Business Division. MxSecure Becomes M*Modal…
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CNA: Sutter’s New EMR System Has Disrupted Patient Care
Introduction of a new electronic medical records (EMR) system at Sutter corporation East Bay hospitals has produced multiple problems with safe care delivery that has put patients at risk, charged the California Nurses Association (CNA). Introduction of a new electronic medical records (EMR) system at Sutter corporation East Bay hospitals has produced multiple problems with…
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10 Things that Every HIT Company Needs to Know to Prepare for the September 23 HIPAA Final Rule Compliance Date
On January 25, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services published new regulations that dramatically extend the reach of federal healthcare privacy and security law to a vast array of companies that do business with the healthcare industry, including many HIT companies. The long-awaited final omnibus regulations (the “Final…
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ONC disaster-prep partnership a no-brainer
Last summer, a report prepared for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT called for the use of health information exchanges to share clinical data during natural disasters. The report, created by the Southeast Regional Health IT and Health Information Exchange Collaboration (SERCH)–a consortium of six Southeastern states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,…