Tag: Health IT
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Video Cloud Studio Analytics: Account Overview Report
Video tutorial overview of video analytics in Brightcove’s Video Cloud. Video details the Account Overview Report in Video Cloud Studio Analytics. Visit Brig… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Patient privacy top priority as Norway rolls out National Summary Care Record
FairWarning® solution underpins the reputation of the Summary Care Record to ensure maximum adoption From: http://www.healthtechwire.com/fairwarning-inc/patient-privacy-top-priority-as-norway-rolls-out-national-summary-care-record-3524/
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Readers Write: Think Beyond the Text: Understanding HIPAA and Its Revisions
Think Beyond the Text: Understanding HIPAA and Its Revisions By Terry Edwards Every day, an increasing number of physicians and other health care providers are exchanging clinical information through a wide range of modes, including smart phones, pagers, CPOE, e-mails, texts and messaging features in an EMR. It’s no surprise that hospital and health system…
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CMS Data: Providers Have Received $15.5B in EHR Incentive Payments
As of the end of June, more than $15.5 billion in EHR Incentive Program payments have been paid out by the federal government to eligible providers and hospitals in the program, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As of the end of June, more than $15.5…
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Apps for Health 2012
My roles: Editing, Camera, Graphics, Writing. Video Rating: 0 / 5 WSFL News Update 07/21/11 10.59p FDA guidelines target health apps. Video Rating: 1 / 5
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CDS tools reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, strep tests
Incorporating clinical decision support predictive tools into electronic health record use can “significantly” decrease the use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections, according to a study published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine. read more Source: CDS tools reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, strep tests
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4 tips for hospitals moving to cloud-based storage
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center recently moved to cloud data storage, due in large part to their volume of medical records, according to CIO of the Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization Bill Gillis. Speaking to Becker's Hospital Review, Gillis and Bob Dupuis, practice director at Arcadia Solutions–which built BIDMC's custom network storage system–explained why…
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Patient groups to federal officials: Don’t rush health IT regulation
A coalition of 15 patient groups said it wants to see the Food and Drug Administration Safety Innovation Act workgroup take its time in crafting a risk-based framework for health IT regulation, in a letter sent to federal officials this week. read more Source: Patient groups to federal officials: Don't rush health IT regulation
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Online clinician training could help combat antibiotic resistance
A study published recently in The Lancet finds that Internet clinician training can reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory-tract infections, across language and cultural boundaries. read more Source: Online clinician training could help combat antibiotic resistance
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ONC issues guidance on EHR vendor contract terms
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has released its first guide to help electronic health record buyers and users understand vendor contracts. read more Source: ONC issues guidance on EHR vendor contract terms