Tag: Health IT
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Feds to PA.: Shift some kids on CHIP to Medicaid
Federal officials denied a request by Pennsylvania to keep more than 50,000 children on the state CHIP program and have instead instructed officials there to shift the kids’ coverage to Medicaid ahead of implementation of Obamacare. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130913/Feds-to-PA-Shift-some-kids-on-CHIP-to-Medicaid.aspx
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IBM InfoSphere DataStage Skill Builder Part 3: How to build and run a DataStage parallel job
This video is part 3 of a series of 3 videos that will show you how to build and run a DataStage parallel job. You will see a demonstration of IBM InfoSphere… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Marketing Video For Mobile Health App | Nokia (Malezi Bora)
Marketing video produced by http://www.broadcast2world.com for mobile health app – Nokia (Malezi Bora). It introduces the mobile app that provides informatio… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Data: Few Residential Care Communities Used EHRs in 2010
In 2010, only 17 percent of residential care communities in the U.S. used electronic health records (EHRs), according to a National Center for Health Statistics data brief. Residential care communities, as defined in the brief, includes assisted-living facilities and similar residential care communities (personal care homes, adult care homes, board care homes, and adult foster…
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Delaware REC Achieves Hallmark Meaningful Use Milestone
A Delaware regional extension center (REC) says it is the first REC in the nation to reach its goal of helping 1,000 primary care providers achieve Stage 1 of meaningful use of their electronic health record (EHR) systems. A Delaware regional extension center (REC) says it is the first REC in the nation to reach…
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Meaningful Use And Health IT Innovation
Today I caught an excellent post on HIT Consultant by standards architect Keith Boone (aka @motorcycleguy on Twitter) on how Meaningful Use is affecting health IT. In his article, Boone argues that Meaningful Use requirements are stifling health IT innovation in some instances: When you put an entire industry under the MU pressure cooker, the…
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3 hurdles hospital CIOs face in transitioning to accountable care
As care models continue to shift with an emphasis on increased provider accountability, hospital CIOs must evolve to keep pace, says Jorge Grillo, CIO at Canton-Potsdam Hospital in Potsdam, N.Y. read more Source: 3 hurdles hospital CIOs face in transitioning to accountable care
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ACA cloud site costs three times initial estimate
The cost of running a data site related to the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act has tripled to more than $35 million since 2011. read more Source: ACA cloud site costs three times initial estimate
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Telemedicine bill would allow docs to practice across state lines
Medicare providers would be able to treat patients electronically across state lines without having to obtain multiple state medical licenses, according to new legislation proposed in the House this week. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/telemedicine-bill-would-allow-docs-practice-across-state-lines/2013-09-12?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Medical identity theft up 20 percent in the past year
Many people do nothing to prevent medical identity theft, largely because they don’t know how, according to a new survey report from the Ponemon Institute. It estimates the number of victims at… read more Source: Medical identity theft up 20 percent in the past year