Tag: Health IT
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Medicaid pays for nearly 50% of 3.8 million births in US
Medicaid paid for nearly half of the 3.8 million births in the United States in 2010—an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130904/Medicaid-pays-for-nearly-5025-of-38-million-births-in-US.aspx
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The August HIT Standards Committee
On August 22nd, the HIT Standards Committee held it’s 50th meeting. We began this milestone meeting by thinking Farzad Mostashari for his national service via a formal proclamation highlighting his accomplishments. Richly deserved. Liz Johnson and Carol Bean then presented an Implementation Workgroup update, describing the findings from the Implementation/Usability hearing on July 23rd and…
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Acrendo AImed 9 EMR Software Demo
A.I.med 9 is ONC CCHIT Certified for 2011/2012 and comes with several dozen templates designed specifically for Allergy and Immunology. Templates can be modi… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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MONARCH SYSTEMS Mobile Healthcare
MONARCH SYSTEMS Mobile Hospital. Absolute Mobile Solutions participates in a panel discussion on mobile innovation in healthcare at the third Mobile Healthcare Technology Summit held in Tamp…
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Lenovo Talks Tablets at HIMSS 13
At HIMSS 13, Lenovo Ambassador Ashley Rodrigue showed off the company’s new health IT convertible devices that feature the best of both worlds for clinicians… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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ACO Development in New Jersey: One CMO’s Learnings from First-Stage Efforts
The seven acute-care-hospital, West Orange-based Barnabas Health, the largest health system in New Jersey, has been plunging headlong into accountable care development. And Anthony Slonim, M.D., the health systems vice president and CMO, has a lot to say regarding lessons learned so far in Barnabas Health’s journey. The West Orange-based Barnabas Health is the largest…
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FTC: Lab’s lack of security puts info for 10,0000 patients at risk
The Federal Trade Commission last week filed a complaint against an Atlanta-based medical testing laboratory for its mishandling of patient information for roughly 10,000 individuals in two separate incidents. read more Source: FTC: Lab’s lack of security puts info for 10,0000 patients at risk
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Cloud-Based EHR Potential Life Saver for Independent Physicians
A cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) with integrated revenue cycle management (RCM) capability could be the life jacket that independent physicians are looking for, if they want to maintain independence, a new survey reveals. A cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) with integrated revenue cycle management (RCM) capability could be the life jacket that independent physicians…
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Is the right EHR even out there yet?
When Mike Taylor was shopping for a new electronic health record system, vendors boldly sat across the table from him and said flat-out that they won’t integrate with other EHRs. read more Source: Is the right EHR even out there yet?
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Optimizing EHR Implementation Through “Pre-Load Services”: Temple Physicians’ Experience
Temple Physicians Incorporated, a 400-physician (salaried) academic faculty practice plan owned by Temple University Health System (TUHS), a four-hospital system in Philadelphia, has been moving forward on a number of fronts when it comes to EHR implementation. Frank Erdlen, the group’s CIO, has turned to the concept of pre-load services to make sure the implementation…