Tag: Health IT
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Voice Integration in Mobile Health
Jonathon Dreyer from Nuance Communications discusses the various areas that voice recognition is being integrated into mobile health applications at the mHea… Hemang Patel, a Healthcare Strategist with Microsoft, talks about security features for healthcare IT built into Windows 8, and how it impacts the bring-your…
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Study: Patients Interested, But Not Accessing EHRs via Web
Only an approximate one-quarter of patients are accessing their medical record via web or mobile interface, despite the fact most are interested in doing so, according to a new survey from Deerfield, Ill.-based research and consulting firm Aeffect. Only an approximate one-quarter of patients are accessing their medical record via web or mobile interface, despite…
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The Skeptical Convert 8/7/13
The Curmudgeonly Diatribe One reaction to the penetration of digital technology into medical practice is a type of editorial I hereby term the “curmudgeonly diatribe.” As the name suggests, it’s written by a senior practitioner who is displeased with something — or maybe everything — about the electronic medical record. The prototype is a JAMA…
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5 ways Ochsner Health Sytem harnesses big data
Big data is “going viral” at Ochsner Health System, CIO Chris Belmont told FierceHealthIT in an exclusive interview this week about Ochsner's latest big data projects and his predictions for how hospitals will use data in the future. read more …read more Source: 5 ways Ochsner Health Sytem harnesses big data
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EMRs and Patient Satisfaction
When it comes to keeping patients happy, EMRs matter, a new study suggests. More patients are logging on to access their own records – and they tend to like it, according to data from research firms Aeffect and 88 Brand Partners. About 24 percent of patients have used EMRs for tasks such as checking test…
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New online health law tool now available to all Americans
Today, AARP announced new resources available to all Americans looking for facts about the Affordable Care Act including a new online tool called Health Law Answers. …read more Source: New online health law tool now available to all Americans
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ONC, CMS outline strategy to ‘accelerate’ interoperability
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in issuing a response to their Request for Information on accelerating health information exchange and interoperability Wednesday, released their principles and strategy, taking an “incremental yet comprehensive” approach and steps to “encourage” widespread “voluntary” use. read more From:…
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Aprima EHR Among Earliest Products to Achieve Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification
Aprima Medical Software has announced that their EHR solution, Aprima PRM 2014 EHR and their Practice Management version 14.0, has received Meaningful Use Stage 2 certification as a Complete EHR for use in ambulatory care settings from InfoGard, an accredited ONC-ACB certification body. This Complete EHR is 2014 Edition compliant and has been certified by…
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Amazing Charts Recognized as a Top EHR in Latest Black Book Rankings
Amazing Charts.com has announced that it was ranked among the top 15 EHR vendors according to the 2013 “State of the Ambulatory Electronic Health Records Replacement Market” survey, an independent study conducted by Brown-Wilson’s Black Book Rankings. Amazing Charts, which works primarily with small- to-medium-sized medical practices, was ranked third among the top vendors in…
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EMR’s Make Patients More Loyal to Doctors and Improve Nurses Work Environment
A new study released Monday by Aeffect and 88 Brand Partners, shows higher satisfaction rates among patients today. The study asked patients questions about ease of access to information and depth of communication which the study found directly reflect a patients satisfaction. It’s believed that patients feel they receive better quality of care at facilities…