Tag: Health IT
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Subtle Risk Management: The Silent Killer for Healthcare Practices
The following is a guest post by Lynda Martel is Executive Director of Government and Enterprise Business Relations at DriveSavers Data Recovery. In today’s world, robust risk management is a must for healthcare organizations due to the combination of electronic medical records and the challenging environment of mounting digital attacks on vital corporate assets and…
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M-PACT- Applying and Evaluating the Health Belief Model.mp4
The owner of a Texas medical service provider is among seven people indicted in a health care fraud scheme that allegedly bilked Medicare and Medicaid of nea… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Vermont’s Health Information Exchange Network
Plainfield health center is a federally qualified medical center in Vermont that has just installed the Vermont Information Technology Leaders interface. This allows them to get lab test results from the Vermont’s health information exchange network. The benefit of this venture is that those physicians who have recommended tests for patients at the Central Vermont…
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Privacy Breach at OHSU Affects More than 3,000 Patients
Information for 3,044 patients at the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has been compromised after medical residents inappropriately stored the data on a cloud computing system, according to the institution’s announcement. Information for 3,044 patients at the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has been compromised after medical residents inappropriately stored the…
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EHR and HIT News for July 30th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes partnership news between Red River Partners and EXTENSION as well as news from CommonWell Health Alliance that Computer Programs and Systems and Sunquest Information Systems have joined as the newest members of the organization. Red River Partners With EXTENSION In Healthcare Division Launch New Hampshire-based Red River, a leading…
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Health information exchanges in a state of transition
Health information exchanges are in a state of flux, but are moving slowly toward better care coordination and interoperability, according to a new report published by Chilmark Research. read more Source: Health information exchanges in a state of transition
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Develop Your Own EMR – Crazy, But This Guy Did It Anyway
When I read John Lynn’s post “Develop Your Own EMR – You’re Still Crazy!” the other day, I thought of Dr. Terry Ellis. I talked to him in 2005 when I worked for the daily Leaf-Chronicle in Tennessee. He had developed his own EMR, and I wrote about it. Dr. Ellis operates Ellis Oral &…
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Senators press for transparency with Medicare database
A “commanding tool” for controlling healthcare costs and improving quality–the Medicare claims database–should be open and freely accessible to the public, two senators recently wrote in an opinion piece published by Politico. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/senators-press-transparency-medicare-database/2013-07-30?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Panel: Telehealth will be vital to ACA rollout
Telehealth will be a vital cog in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to a panel of experts speaking at an Alliance for Health Reform event recently held in Washington, D.C. read more Source: Panel: Telehealth will be vital to ACA rollout
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NH REC Achieves EHR Adoption Milestone
More than half of the primary care providers in the State of New Hampshire have attested to meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) thanks to the work of area’s regional extension center. More than half of the primary care providers in the State of New Hampshire have attested to meaningful use of electronic health…