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NorthShore Connects to Long Term Care Facilities through HIE
The NorthShore University Health System (NorthShore) in Evanston, Ill., through the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE), has announced it be able to exchange patient information such as diagnoses and medications securely and in real time with 14 long term healthcare facilities in the area. The NorthShore University Health System (NorthShore) in Evanston, Ill., through the…
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Windows 8 Enables Healthcare Tablet Adoption
Tablets are changing the face of healthcare – boosting mobility and workflow efficiency – but adoption of them hasn’t come without a price. Last year’s release of Windows 8 is enabling healthcare to fully embrace the technology. By Scott Thie, VP, Healthcare and Education, Panasonic Source: Windows 8 Enables Healthcare Tablet Adoption
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eGuide To HIPAA Compliance And Cloud Backup For Healthcare Providers
Healthcare is turning to cloud backup for sensitive ePHI but, with so many offerings, what system should you be looking for and what red flags need to be avoided? By Tim Hannibal, founder and CEO, VaultLogix From: http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/doc/eguide-to-hipaa-compliance-and-cloud-backup-for-healthcare-providers-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a
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State Medicaid decisions hurt community health centers serving neediest
Community health centers in states that have rejected the Medicaid expansion under the health law will lose out on a half billion dollars in new revenue in 2014 that could hamper their ability to serve millions of uninsured people seeking care, according to a study from George Washington University. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131018/State-Medicaid-decisions-hurt-community-health-centers-serving-neediest.aspx
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NYU Langone scores number one for patient safety and quality among AMCs across nation
NYU Langone Medical Center scored number one for overall patient safety and quality among leading academic medical centers across the nation that participated in the University HealthSystem Consortium 2013 Quality and Accountability Study. Source: NYU Langone scores number one for patient safety and quality among AMCs across nation
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Medicaid expansion still in play in Ohio, New Hampshire
Some Ohio lawmakers push back against Gov. John Kasich’s move to bypass the legislature to expand Medicaid, and New Hampshire legislators plan to meet next month to hammer out what leaders hope will be a bipartisan deal to expand the state-federal program for the poor. Meanwhile, likely Virginia voters support expansion 51 percent to 42…
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Hospitals try new tactics to reduce hospital falls
The nation’s medical workforce grapples with preventing falls in the hospital to improve patient safety. In the meantime, seniors in some places of the country are more likely to fill prescriptions for high-risk drugs, and Miami’s seniors lead the nation in filling Medicare prescriptions. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131018/Hospitals-try-new-tactics-to-reduce-hospital-falls.aspx
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HIMSS Analytics: 25 Percent of Hospitals Have Shown No EHR Progress
Even though the majority of hospitals have made progress toward implementation of electronic health records (EHRs), about one-quarter of them have failed to make any progress, according to a report from HIMSS Analytics, a division of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Even though the majority of hospitals have made progress toward implementation…
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EHR: Donnie Parish and Charles W. Grim’s EHR Story, Cherokee Nation
Donnie Parish and Charles W. Grim explain their involvement in the Cherokee Nation EHR incentive payment story, and discuss the benefits of EHRs for the Cher…
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Decision support tool, med devices among Cleveland Clinic’s top ‘medical innovations’
The Cleveland Clinic named its top 10 medical innovations of 2014 at the hospital’s annual Innovation summit yesterday, held at the newly opened Global Center for Health Innovation, and health information technology has a solid presence on the list. read more Source: Decision support tool, med devices among Cleveland Clinic’s top ‘medical innovations’