Tag: Health
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CHI aims to tap data analytics to ID health risks
Catholic Health Initiatives is addressing its current health information technology needs by looking to the future.
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What will the next 5 years bring for health IT?
Three health IT prognosticators, who in 2005 foresaw widespread adoption of electronic health records, recently published their latest predictions for the health IT landscape over the next five years. read more
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News 4/10/13
Top News The HHS inspector general and CMS propose rules that would update and extend existing safe harbor exceptions and allow hospitals to continue subsidizing EMRs for affiliated physicians.
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HIE Bright Spots: MRSA Prevention Through Care Coordination – Part 4
Over the last several weeks we have been following Larry ( Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 ), a patient with diabetes and a history of non-compliance. Because Larry’s primary care providers either do not have EHRs or other care coordination tools or are unable to exchange information between one another, they do…
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Washington Debrief: Bill Would Shield EHR Penalties for Certain Docs
Word of a bill spread throughout the health IT community recently that would shield some eligible professionals from “payment adjustments” for failing to meet meaningful use in 2015 and beyond. Sometimes the grapevine is a good place to hang out
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Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion
Politico reports that some conservatives who have long sought to convert Medicaid into a block grant program see an opening with the health law to move in this direction. Also in the news, states continue to mull how to proceed with this provision of the law.
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MedeAnalytics’ Accountable Care Solution selected for Mississippi’s MEHRS application
MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced today that the State of Mississippi Medicaid has selected MedeAnalytics’ Accountable Care Solution to empower the next generation of the state’s Medicaid Electronic Health Records System application.
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ONC awards grants for HIE governance efforts
True to its promise, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has provided more support toward health information exchange development, partnering with DirectTrust and the interoperability workgroup of the New York eHealth Collaborative to foster HIE governance and operational development. read more
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HIT Policy Committee approves info exchange security recommendations
The health IT industry may have a better idea of how health information exchanges can protect patient data after ONC's Health IT Policy Committee approved several recommendations from its Privacy and Security Tiger Team last week. read more
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Hospice Breach Affects More Than 5,000 Patients
Hospice of Alamance Caswell and LifePath Home Health have notified approximately 5,370 current and past patients, or their next of kin, about a breach of unsecured personal patient protected health information after an incident occurred at their office. Hospice of Alamance Caswell and LifePath Home Health have notified approximately 5,370 current and past patients, or…