Tag: Health IT
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GUEST BLOG: Why Smart Marketing Is Needed to Drive Successful EHR Implementation
There is value in applying strategic marketing principles to the rollouts of electronic health records in patient care organizations, argues Doug McCourt, president and chief operating officer of company M, a Palm Springs, Calif.-based marketing services and managerial consulting firm. There is value in applying strategic marketing principles to the rollouts of electronic health records…
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Web-based EHR Overview – Free and Flexible | Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion’s free, web-based EMR gives you a flexible way to manage daily workflow. The EHR includes eRx, billing, appointment, charting, lab, and other… Video Rating: 3 / 5
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Future Talk 25-1, Infotech and Health
An interview with John de Souza, CEO of MedHelp, an online health community that has over 12 million unique visitors a month. Video Rating: 5 / 5 Follow us on Twitter: (@HeartbeatsBlog) – http://twitter.com/HeartbeatsBlog Website: http://www.ihealthcast.com Dr. Chris Meletis is one of the most respecte… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Viewpoints: Tying ‘social safeguards’ to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers’ health claims ‘hard to swallow’
In May, the head of [Trader Joe’s] … sent a confidential memo to employees notifying them of changes to their health coverage, retirement program and wages. … He pledged to reduce workers’ healthcare costs 10% for the remainder of the year while the company determines its response to changes under the Affordable Care Act. ……
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State highlights: Texas bans youth from tanning salons; Texas, Fla., have most uninsured; Medicare change threatens rural hospital funding in S.D.
Soon, Texas will join a number of states that bar minors from tanning indoors, which experts say greatly increases the risk of melanoma in those under 18. Senate Bill 329, written by State Senators Joan Huffman, Republican of Southside Place, and Sylvia R. Garcia, Democrat of Houston, automatically became law in June without the governor’s…
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Research roundup: Assessing new hospital observation rule; doctors’ view of DNR orders for kids
Hospitalized patients in the United States are increasingly placed on “observation status.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) state that observation should rarely exceed 48 hours. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130831/Research-roundup-Assessing-new-hospital-observation-rule3b-doctors-view-of-DNR-orders-for-kids.aspx
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Facebook founder’s Internet.org initiative has potential for mHealth
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week a new initiative, Internet.org, with the lofty goal of bringing web access to five billion people throughout the developing world. In… read more Source: Facebook founder’s Internet.org initiative has potential for mHealth
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Those in gay marriages set to receive new federal benefits
The federal government on Thursday issued rules on the federal benefits that gay Americans and their same-sex spouses can expect to receive. HHS said Medicare will allow all beneficiaries access to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130831/Those-in-gay-marriages-set-to-receive-new-federal-benefits.aspx
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White House, GOP Senators throw in the towel on budget talks
Over past weeks, the Republicans had moved away from the kind of “grand bargain” sought by the president, which would have combined higher tax revenues with cuts to programs like Medicare. Republicans said the talks had yielded “no common ground.” From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130831/White-House-GOP-Senators-throw-in-the-towel-on-budget-talks.aspx
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mHealth in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Dr. Camilo Erazo
Video Rating: 5 / 5