Tag: Health IT
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EHR and HIT News for August 15th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes updates from MaxMD on their recent affiliation with the Tennessee Health eShare Direct Project, Black Box ranking news from Quest Diagnostics Care360, and partnership news between iSALUS Healthcare and Billnet Solutions. MaxMD Announces Affiliation with the Tennessee Health eShare Direct Project MaxMD, a secure information technology company, and an…
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AHRQ renews contract with ECRI Institute to maintain clearinghouses
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has renewed the contract for the ECRI Institute to maintain two databases of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and healthcare quality measures. read more Source: AHRQ renews contract with ECRI Institute to maintain clearinghouses
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How Essentia Health uses remote monitoring for accountable care success
Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn., has used telemedicine to remotely monitor congestive heart failure patients since 1998, helping provide the company the “competence and confidence to move forward as an accountable care organization,” John Smylie, the company's chief operations officer, told Kaiser Health News. read more …read more Source: How Essentia Health uses remote monitoring…
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NFL embraces diagnostic imaging, EHRs
The Buffalo Bills announced Wednesday they will partner with Carestream Health to develop new imaging technology aimed at early detection of brain injuries. It’s just the latest development for a league that’s deploying health IT in football stadiums nationwide. read more Source: NFL embraces diagnostic imaging, EHRs
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Healthcare IT: Big Data, mobile, & electronic medical records
http://pixvid.me/idghealthcare In this video, Kathleen Healy-Collier, Administrative Director-Clinical Systems, Technology, and Operations at Le Bonheur Chil… Video Rating: 5 / 5 Discover how electronic medical records are revolutionizing healthcare for lower-income patients. Doctors can now see a patient’s entire medical history on o…
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Healthcare Advisory Services Firm Sees Many Organizations Challenged by Three Key Requirements of Meaningful Use Stage 2
As Meaningful Use Stage 2 approaches, many eligible professionals (EPs), hospitals, and healthcare systems are gaining an appreciation for the inherent complexities of the new requirements – particularly the measures associated with Transitions of Care, Patient Engagement, and Quality Reporting. Overall, there is a growing concern in the industry that these three measures alone will…
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FDA releases final guidance on wireless medical devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published final guidance to assist industry and FDA staff in identifying and appropriately addressing specific considerations related to the incorporation… read more Source: FDA releases final guidance on wireless medical devices
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Best Health for iPhone: Child Health
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id402740763 Information you can rely on about your child’s health. Check the symptoms of illnesses, and find out which treatments… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Let’s give kudos to Mostashari–and his ‘ONC’ers’
There's been a lot of press this past week about the resignation of National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari–praise for his accomplishments, speculation regarding his replacement and concerns that the timing will adversely affect health IT progress. I'm struck, however, by the evident surprise in the industry of Mostashari's announcement after two years in…
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Hospital IT execs: Why med reconciliation via EHR is a challenge
With heavy pressure to reduce readmissions and improve patient outcomes, hospitals increasingly are relying on the medication reconciliation technology in their electronic health record systems to administer the right medication to the right patient at the right time, and to coordinate new drugs with those that a patient may already be taking. read more Source:…