Tag: Health IT
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Docs rarely ‘gaming’ CDS systems to reduce intrusive alerts
A vast majority of physicians entered accurate data into an imaging clinical decision support system, according to a new study that found little evidence of attempts to “game” such systems to avoid intrusive computer alerts. read more Source: Docs rarely 'gaming' CDS systems to reduce intrusive alerts
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Stage 2 changes may be rude awakening
During a frank discussion of the meaningful use program in Denver last week, one hospital IT chief said he wasn't sure some organizations “really, truly grasp the magnitude of some of the changes” demanded by Stage 2. read more …read more Source: Stage 2 changes may be rude awakening
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Cloud storage debacle marks hospital’s third privacy incident in a year
Information for more than 3,000 patients at Oregon Health & Science University was put at risk when medical residents stored the data on a password protected cloud computing system, the institution announced this week. The potential data breach is the third such reported incident to occur at the university in less than a year, and…
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Washington Debrief: CIOs, CMIOs, Vendors Testify on Stage 2
Four members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) testified to federal officials last week, calling for a safe, orderly transition to Meaningful Use Stage 2 that leaves no one behind. In addition, testimony was given to the Senate Finance Committee by vendors and other stakeholders assessing progress and the path forward for…
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Senators Publicly Angle for More Medicare Data Transparency
In editorial presented by Politico, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) argued in support of legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a free, online searchable database of Medicare claims data. In editorial presented by Politico, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) argued in…
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Healthcare Marketing with Don Seamons and Shahid Shah
A Healthcare Marketing discussion of the latest challenges trends and happenings with marketing to healthcare IT. Our guests are Don Seamons, Principal at Lu… Video Rating: 0 / 5 Visit http://www.xerox.com/virtualmesc for the full ‘Xerox at MESC’ experience. An interview with Mary Scanlon and Brett Jakovac about how the Affordable Car… Video Rating: 0 /…
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This week on Capitol Hill: Repeal vote number 40
The House of Representatives will consider a bill that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing the law. Specifically, it states that neither the Treasury secretary nor any designee of the Treasury secretary may implement any part of the Affordable Care Act. Source: This week on Capitol Hill: Repeal vote number 40
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U.S. bans new home health, ambulance providers in three high-fraud cities from Medicare, Medicaid
Federal officials are temporarily banning certain types of home health and ambulance providers in three major, high-fraud cities from enrolling in Medicare or Medicaid. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130730/US-bans-new-home-health-ambulance-providers-in-three-high-fraud-cities-from-Medicare-Medicaid.aspx
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Apps for Detecting Melanoma [DermTV.com Epi #476]
There’s a plethora of health apps for smartphones. Some provide advice, and are great. Others go as far as to allegedly help users diagnose actual medical co…