Tag: Health IT
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Hospital beefs up EHR audits after firing snooping nurse
A nurse at Ontario’s Norfolk General Hospital has been fired after the hospital discovered she had been improperly accessing patients’ medical records in the hospital’s electronic health record system for the past nine years, in violation of Canada’s Personal Information Protection Act. read more Source: Hospital beefs up EHR audits after firing snooping nurse
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EHR-generated scores may predict, reduce readmission risk
Electronic health records may be helpful in reducing unplanned hospital readmissions by generating health risk scores that can automatically assess which patients are most at risk for returning after discharge. read more Source: EHR-generated scores may predict, reduce readmission risk
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Virginia’s Medicaid panel meets, but covers little new ground
During a Monday planning meeting, a Virginia Medicaid policymaking panel examined what other states are doing in terms of expanding the program. Hundreds of conservative activists who oppose this health law provision rallied at the state capitol. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130821/Virginias-Medicaid-panel-meets-but-covers-little-new-ground.aspx
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Viewpoints: Republican patient takes GOP health message to task; the deadlines the administration has missed
In recent months, President Obama and his subordinates have waived or delayed a number of Obamacare’s notable features, such as the law’s employer mandate, and its procedures for protecting taxpayers from fraud and identity theft. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130821/Viewpoints-Republican-patient-takes-GOP-health-message-to-task3b-the-deadlines-the-administration-has-missed.aspx
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Apps for Toddlers
http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/03/five-best-apple-ipad-applications-for-toddlers/ If you’re brave enough to chance it, you might be surprised to le… Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Nearly 8M young adults enrolled in parent’s health plan gains coverage under Affordable Care Act
An estimated 7.8 million of the 15 million young adults who were enrolled in a parent’s health plan last year likely would not have been eligible for this coverage without the health reform law’s dependent coverage provision, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. Source: Nearly 8M young adults enrolled in parent’s health plan gains…
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GAO: Postal health plan could add to retired workers’ costs, impact Medicare
The proposal to opt out of the federal health plan would save billions of dollars but could bring uncertainties for employees. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130821/GAO-Postal-health-plan-could-add-to-retired-workers-costs-impact-Medicare.aspx
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Connectivity Revolution: Internet2 and its Bold Transformation Initiative
Robert Vietzke, vice president, network services, of Internet2, a bold nationwide and indeed international initiative to lay the groundwork for a revolution in 21st-century computing, speaks exclusively with Healthcare Informatics regarding what he and his colleagues are doing that has the potential to transform healthcare across multiple dimensions. Earlier this summer, HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland…
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Big Data Analytics_what’s in it for you at IMTC.wmv
In this session you will learn how you can use IBM Big Data Platform to get business insights in real time while leveraging the knowledge from historical ana… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Aging 2.0 at the 2012 mHealth Summit
Stephen Johnston and Katy Fike, co-founders of Aging 2.0, talk with Bernie Monegain about the relationship between gerontology and mobile health at the 2012 … Video Rating: 0 / 5