Tag: Health IT
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CMS Presents – ICD-10 training to assist small physician practice managers – Overview
Recording of the May 15, 2013 webinar from PAHCOM in partnership with CMS on ICD-10 for small practice. This is the first of a series of ICD-10 webinars in p…
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Washington Debrief: D.C. Abuzz with Mostashari Successor Rumors
A busy week of health IT policy and politics played out during the first week of August. For Washington observers, the week was a perfect mix of relaxed Hill Staff, new policy recommendations and a changing of the guard at ONC. A busy week of health IT policy and politics played out during the first…
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EHRs to help redict preterm births
Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI)–a non-profit research faction of Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System–and Cambridge, Mass.-based data analytics company GNS Healthcare are teaming up to build computer models with electronic health records and genomic data to predict infants at risk of preterm live birth. read more …read more Source: EHRs to help redict preterm…
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Take the Poll: Should the Stage 2 Attestation Period be Altered in Any Way?
Recently, a number of healthcare informatics stakeholders, from the provider, vendor, and association side, shared their concerns over the requirements in Stage 2 in front of a Senate Finance Committee meeting in Washington D.C. In May, CHIME called for a one-year extension of Stage 2 under meaningful use. Others have called for similar changes to…
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3 recommendations for smoothing ICD-10 transition wrinkles
Cheryl Davidson, network manager for compliant documentation management for St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., made several suggestions for smoothing out ICD-10 implementation wrinkles that can apply to almost any facility in an exclusive interview with FierceHealthIT. read more Source: 3 recommendations for smoothing ICD-10 transition wrinkles
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Telemedicine-enabled abortion restrictions spreading
Attempts to restrict abortions aided by telemedicine consults are spreading across the United States. The practice is now prohibited in 11 states, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. read more Source: Telemedicine-enabled abortion restrictions spreading
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HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber: Interoperability of health data requires a culture change
The acceleration of interoperability of electronic health data hinges less on changes to technology and more on payment and cultural changes in the industry, according to HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber. read more Source: HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber: Interoperability of health data requires a culture change
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32,000 patient records exposed on contractor’s unsecured website
Health information on 32,000 patients across 48 states was exposed when a medical transcription contractor left a firewall down, according to an article in The Tennessean newspaper. M2ComSys of India… read more Source: 32,000 patient records exposed on contractor's unsecured website
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Fostering Patient-Doctor Collaboration with Health IT
Dr. Bettina Experton, founder and CEO of Humetrix, talks about sharing online health records between patients and physicians and giving doctors the vital inf… Join us on the Analytics Journey to ROI. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Patient Safety Technologies announces results for second quarter 2013
Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. During the second quarter of 2013 the Company grew its installed customer base of facilities using its SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System to 294. Source: Patient Safety Technologies announces results for second quarter 2013