Tag: informatics
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Security, Cloud and Mobility. Intel at HIMSS12
Director Christian Hess, Asklepios Future Hospital talks with Rick Cnossen, Director Intel Worldwide Program Office Health Information Technology about upcom… Video Rating: 0 / 5 Dr. Khaled El Emam, Chief Technology Officer, Privacy Analytics Inc., discusses “Sharing Sensitive Data” at the Privacy by Design Challenge in Toronto on Jan… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Lawmakers release comments on call for ‘reboot’ of Meaningful Use program
Six Republican senators have released public comments on their April request to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for a written plan on how HHS is… read more Source: Lawmakers release comments on call for 'reboot' of Meaningful Use program
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Meaningful Use Requirements
This is the short version of Electronic Health Records, Government Incentives, and Meaningful use and focuses on just the meaningful use requirements.
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North Carolina health group tackles business associate contracts for HIPAA
As hospitals race to ensure they're complying with Sept. 23 deadline for the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, North Carolina's CaroMont Health is among the organizations trying to track down all its business associate contracts. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/north-carolina-health-group-tackles-business-associate-contracts-hipaa/2013-07-03?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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MAXIMUS customer contact centers achieve Center of Excellence distinction
MAXIMUS, a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that its New York Physician Profile and New Jersey Health Care Profile operations have been recognized as “Certified Centers of Excellence” by BenchmarkPortal. Source: MAXIMUS customer contact centers achieve Center of Excellence distinction
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Creating a Masterpiece: Madonna Rehab’s Team Composite Draws Together Multidisciplinary Documentation
Leaders at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital have implemented a team composite record, which takes documentation from all of its different units and disciplines and standardizes it into a common format within the organization’s EHR. In this interview, Roberta Steinhauser, Madonna’s director of hospital applications, reveals how the composite has improved clinician workflow. Leaders at Madonna Rehabilitation…
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Study: EHR Adoption Among Urban Providers is Lacking
Healthcare providers in large metropolitan areas are less likely to have implemented electronic health records (EHRs) than providers in smaller metro and rural areas, according to a new study in Health Services Research. Healthcare providers in large metropolitan areas are less likely to have implemented electronic health records (EHRs) than providers in smaller metro and…
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4 ways to get personal about mHealth
In a world boasting seemingly futuristic technologies such as Wi-Fi-enabled pill bottles and pills that trigger an e-mail alert upon hitting the stomach, there are still hospitals that have yet to grant patients access to their electronic health records. read more
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EHR Association offers Code of Conduct
Calling it a landmark move, the HIMSS EHR Association, a collaboration of more than 40 EHR companies, today released an EHR Developer Code of Conduct. read more
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Practices embracing HIE, replacing EHRs
More than a third of physician practices plan to purchase, replace or upgrade ambulatory EHR systems, according to HIMSS Analytics’ newest Ambulatory Electronic Health Record & Practice Management Study. Meanwhile, nearly half of physician groups say they’ll join an HIE. read more