Tag: informatics
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More Than Half of Physicians Participate in ACOs, PCMHs, Survey Says
According to the survey of physicians and healthcare professionals, more than half (53 percent) of respondents currently participate in an accountable care organization (ACO), patient-centered medical home (PCMH), and other risk-based or shared savings programs. According to the survey of physicians and healthcare professionals, more than half (53 percent) of respondents currently participate in an…
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Nurses want delay on EHR go-live, cite lack of training
Registered nurses at Affinity Medical Center–a 266-bed facility in Massillon, Ohio–are asking hospital officials to delay the go-live of an electronic medical record system until the hospital agrees to proceed in a “safe” manner with the nurses. According to an announcement from National Nurses United, the RNs–represented by affiliate National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) in…
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Mostashari: ICD-10, Meaningful Use can be synergistic
Contrary to what many in the health IT industry think, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari said he does not see the transition to ICD-10 as disruptive to the Meaningful Use process. read more …read more Source: Mostashari: ICD-10, Meaningful Use can be synergistic
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Pew: Family caregivers taking advantage of online resources
Many caregivers in the U.S. are taking advantage of technology to gather information about medical problems and treatments, according to a report published today from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. read more …read more Source: Pew: Family caregivers taking advantage of online resources
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KLAS Report: Meditech 6.0 Challenges Continue
Some CIOs blame told KLAS they blame meaningful use for Meditech 6.0’s immaturity, believing that Meditech would have had more resources to improve the product if it were not devoting so much time to meeting certification requirements. We have heard some observers say that the meaningful use requirements could have unintended consequences in the health…
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Qlikview Clear Selection in Chart by RFB 69
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UPMC data warehouse allows integration of clinical, genomic data
With a data warehouse's foundational architecture in place as part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's $100 million analytics effort, researchers recently were able to electronically integrate clinical and genomic information on 140 breast cancer patients. read more …read more Source: UPMC data warehouse allows integration of clinical, genomic data
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Regional extension centers deserve a round of applause
When it comes to the government, everyone's a critic. And of course, the government is low hanging fruit. Putting partisan politics aside, it's pretty easy to rag on the government for mistakes, strategies that fall short, and general shortcomings, like wasting Medicare dollars. So it's refreshing to take a look at a government program that…
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HIEs and Patient Engagement – Why and Why Now?
The following is a guest post by Jeff Donnell, President of NoMoreClipboard. Health information exchanges have become quite adept at moving medical data from provider to provider on behalf of patients, but making that data available to those same patients has rarely been attempted – until recently. Not including patients at the HIE exchange table…
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Truven Health Analytics selected to build, implement Georgia Health Information Network
The Georgia Department of Community Health announced today that it has selected Truven Health Analytics as their partner to build and implement a statewide Health Information Exchange — the Georgia Health Information Network. …read more Source: Truven Health Analytics selected to build, implement Georgia Health Information Network