Tag: Health IT
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The Doctor Is In (and Wants to Get Online)
Compared with some industries, mobile computing came late to healthcare. But now, the revolution is accelerating—both on the clinician end-user side, and in the arena of clinician-patient communications and care management. How are IT leaders engaging clinicians and helping clinicians engage patients, in the emerging healthcare? CIOs and CMIOs are figuring out how to help…
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People place too much trust in apps for controlling their health
A little information can be a dangerous thing for consumers attempting to self-diagnose their ailments. The ease of use the Internet affords with its powerful search engines and plentiful content… read more Source: People place too much trust in apps for controlling their health
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Rural healthcare on the mend
Rural healthcare is more stable than ever before, thanks to technology and initiatives introduced by the Affordable Care Act. But the challenge now is to maintain and grow those success stories, according to a panel of experts speaking at an Alliance for Health Reform event on July 26 in Washington, D.C. read more Source: Rural…
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Costly Vermont health IT projects may not earn ROI for 10 years
Vermont and the federal government will spend more than $427 million to launch and run two healthcare-related IT projects but will not see “quantifiable savings” for five to 10 years. read more Source: Costly Vermont health IT projects may not earn ROI for 10 years
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5 recommendations for generating electronic clinical quality measures
Even some of the more sophisticated electronic health record users are running into trouble using their EHRs to generate the clinical quality measures (CQMs) required by the Meaningful Use program, according to a new American Hospital Association report. read more Source: 5 recommendations for generating electronic clinical quality measures
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Mobile children’s clinics to offer telemedicine links to specialists
South Florida mobile medical clinics operated by Children's Health Fund will be able to link to pediatric specialists from the University of Miami Health System thanks to a recent telemedicine upgrade. read more Source: Mobile children's clinics to offer telemedicine links to specialists
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Research shows that people are remaining healthier later in life
A new study, conducted by David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, shows that, even as life expectancy has increased over the past two decades, people have become increasingly healthier later in life. Source: Research shows that people are remaining healthier later in life
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The Fantastic 12: Behind the Scenes of Big Data Analytics & Data Warehousing
In this episode, Saptak Sen, Senior Product Manager, Big Data, recaps some the conversations he recently had with customers at the Strata Conference and the …
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Dr. Blumenthal Discusses Registration for EHR Incentive Programs
Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discusses the importance of registering for the Electronic Health Record Incent… Video Rating: 4 / 5