Tag: informatics
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ONC official: Criticism of MU program interoperability ‘misguided’
Criticism of the current lack of focus on interoperability of electronic health record systmes in the Meaningful Use program is “misguided,” according to Judy Murphy, deputy national coordinator for programs and policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, who spoke last week at a symposium in Philadelphia. read more
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Anesthesiologists ask for MU hardship, criteria exemptions
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has asked the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to maintain the hardship exemption for anesthesiologists beyond Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program, and to exempt anesthesiologists from some of the Stage 2 attestation criteria. read more
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EHR Benefit – Eliminate Staff
It’s time for the next installment in my series of posts looking at the long list of EHR benefits . Eliminate Staff The idea of eliminating staff is a really hard one to talk about. Often the staff in a medical office becomes a family and so it’s really hard to think about losing a…
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Hope Hospice Notifies More Than 800 Patients of Data Breach
Officials at the New Braunfels, Tx.-based Hope Hospice have notified 818 patients that through a routine internal compliance audit on February 25, 2013, it discovered a potential security breach after finding an employee had e-mailed a report of recent referral and admission activity to themselves via an unsecured channel on December 27, 2012 and February…
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Trinity taking leap of faith toward cloud
Trinity Health will look to the cloud to enhance its data processing and data analytics capabilities as well as its ability to more rapidly adapt its information technology systems to the fast-moving future.
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EHR and HIT News for April 30th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes an update from Anoto who has announced that 9 million devices using their technology have been shipped around the world, as well as news from MedAptus regarding interoperability for their customers. In other news TSI Healthcare has announced that Western Carolina Eye Associates has been selected a Circle of…
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EHR transition may be financially risky for hospitals
Adoption of expensive electronic health record systems may hurt a hospital’s bottom line, despite promises that the new systems will increase efficiencies and lower costs.
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Jawbone to acquire BodyMedia for more than $100 million
San Francisco-based Jawbone, a provider of smart audio devices and wearable technology, announced that it has agreed to purchase Pittsburgh-based BodyMedia, a pioneer in wearable body monitors. read more Source: Jawbone to acquire BodyMedia for more than $100 million
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AirStrip, mVisum reach settlement over patent infringement lawsuit
San Antonio-based AirStrip and Camden, N.J.-based mVisum have settled AirStrip's patent lawsuit against mVisum, according to an April 29 company announcement. Under the settlement between the two… read more Source: AirStrip, mVisum reach settlement over patent infringement lawsuit
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Washington Debrief: CMS, ONC to Hold Listening Session on EHR Upcoding
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office for the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) will host a listening session on May 3 to discuss the increase in code levels billed for some Medicare services, and appropriate coding in an increasingly electronic environment. CMS, ONC to Hold Listening Session on Billing…