Tag: informatics
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Remote-presence devices hold promise for future of healthcare delivery
Mobile devices are poised to improve access to healthcare in the developing world and in remote regions of developed countries, finds an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal…. read more …read more Source: Remote-presence devices hold promise for future of healthcare delivery
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Kansas REC: We’ve seen ‘tremendous change’ in EHR adoption
Providers in Kansas have a relatively high electronic health record adoption rate, but many of them needed to warm up to the concept, Michael Aldridge, Vice President of Operations and Program Director for the Kansas Regional Extension Center, told FierceEMR in an exclusive interview. read more …read more Source: Kansas REC: We've seen 'tremendous change'…
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Medicaid chief signals that state enrollments may start slowly
But Cindy Mann says that she is confident states will be ready by October to cover the new enrollees who will gain access to the safety net program. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130620/Medicaid-chief-signals-that-state-enrollments-may-start-slowly.aspx
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AHA Summit Voices: Electronic Medical Records
Health care industry leaders share their opinions about electronic medical records (EMR)—the pros and the cons for physicians, hospitals and patients.
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Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
More than one-third of respondents to a Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll said they were “very” or “extremely” interested in using smartphones or tablets to ask their doctors… read more …read more Source: Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
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Readers Write: Help on the Way for Clinician Work Fatigue with Drug Interactions?
Help on the Way for Clinician Work Fatigue with Drug Interactions? By Helen Figge, RPh, PharmD Clinicians are increasingly using an electronic health record (EHR) to enter prescriptions via a computer. Increased utilization of computerized medication order entry is being driven in part by the Meaningful Use program, which includes incentives for the adoption and…
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Labor – Organizational Intelligence
The OI Labor module provides management with productivity reporting coinciding with client’s pay cycles. The module incorporates detailed labor standards fro… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Health system to include sexual orientation, gender info in EHRs
To improve the care provided to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients, questions about sexual orientation and gender identity soon will be “standardized demographic elements” in the University of California, Davis Health System's electronic health records. read more …read more Source: Health system to include sexual orientation, gender info in EHRs
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CMS Confirms ObamaCare Will Increase Spending
Rep. Adrian Smith’s floor remarks concerning a new analysis of ObamaCare, in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed our nation’…
