Tag: Health
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Readers Write: Improving Patient Outcomes with Real-Time Decision Support and Analytics in the “Connected Home”
Improving Patient Outcomes with Real-Time Decision Support and Analytics in the “Connected Home” By Fauzia Khan, MD, FCAP Over the past decade, technology innovations have continually pushed the boundaries in the healthcare industry. Patient information in the hospital and ambulatory settings is now easily accessible through EHR/PHR systems and sophisticated Health Information Exchanges (HIE)
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EHR and HIT News for March 20th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes news from Advanced Data Systems on their latest Black Book Rankings, customer news from CommVault and TriMed Technologies as well as ‘go live’ news from Advantas . Black Book Rankings Names Advanced Data Systems the 2013 Leading EHR Vendor in Pain Management Black Book Rankings has named Advanced Data…
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Improved med device interoperability could save $30B in health costs
Improved medical device interoperability, combined with the adoption of commonly accepted standards for that interoperability, could save the U.S.
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EHR and HIT News for March 19th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes updates from new release information from Unibased Systems Architecture, an expanded customer deployment from Health Catalyst as well as an update from Merge Healthcare on the adoption of their image management and digital templating solution for orthopedics. Today’s news rounds out with a customer acquisition update from M*Modal .…
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University Of Colorado Hospital Joins CORHIO Health Information Exchange Network
CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has signed an agreement to connect to its health information exchange. By connecting its Epic EHR system with CORHIO’s HIE, University Hospital is ensuring that its patients will receive more efficient follow-up care with their primary care doctors and any…
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Evidence-supported decisions key to big data success
With big data among the biggest buzz words in healthcare, a new report from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) offers guidance for leaders trying to harness all that information and gain insight from it. read more
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U.N. official says North Korea needs external assistance to ensure food, health security
“The well-being of millions of people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) still depends on external assistance, a United Nations humanitarian official said [Friday], warning that without aid, their health and food security would be seriously compromised,” the U.N. News Centre reports.
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Patient Privacy Monitoring Product FairWarning Receive 2014 ONC HIT Meaningful Use Certification
FairWarning, Inc. has announced that its patient privacy monitoring software has achieved Meaningful Use Modular Certification under the ONC HIT Certification Program, maintained by Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator. The FairWarning productqualifies for certification under ONC 2014 Edition Test Methods and has now been awarded modular certification on applicable criteria for…
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Meaningful Use of HIT to Transform Health Care, Dr. Paul Tang Says at Huntzinger Management Group Event
Dr. Paul Tang Meaningful Use is preparatory for health reform, leading to better health, better care, and more affordable care.
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Medicaid expansion continues to be Florida flashpoint
Health advocates and some lawmakers rallied last week in Tallahassee to expand Medicaid coverage, but the Florida House speaker says the expansion is “dead” in his state. In addition, debate over this health law provision continues in Louisiana.