Tag: informatics
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For Physicians, Tablets are More Useful Than Smartphones
Two reports from AmericanEHR Partners— an online resource designed to aid the medical community with the selection and use of electronic health records— suggest that tablets are of greater use for clinical purposes than smartphones, based on a survey of nearly 1,400 physicians. Two reports from AmericanEHR Partners— an online resource designed to aid the…
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I’ll Take More Transparency with a Side of Claims Data, Please
With the issue of government transparency becoming the topic du jour on the heels of the recent NSA controversy, it’s fair to ask: have the CMS and HHS released enough claims data on hospital outpatient charges? Some, like athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush and U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., don’t seem to…
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Motivational Interviewing by Ochsner Health Coaches Drives Results in 4 Key Areas
When health coaches employ motivational interviewing during patient encounters, expect upticks in medication adherence, weight loss, HbA1c levels and overall engagement, notes Alicia Vail, RN health coach for Ochsner Health System. Ochsner’s eight health coaches focus on patients with diabetes, hypertension and obesity who have come to their attention by way of physician referrals, health…
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Why hospitals leaders should harness the power of crowdsourcing
All hospital system leaders are looking for new tools to help them cope with the rapid transformation of the American healthcare delivery system brought on by the Affordable Care Act and the… read more …read more Source: Why hospitals leaders should harness the power of crowdsourcing
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EHR and HIT News for June 13th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes news from iPatientCare that they’ve been selected by Wyle to supply an Ambulatory EHR to the Exploration Medical System Demonstration Project for NASA, as well as partnership news between to HIT training vendores, Train For E.H.R. Enterprises and Florida based Codesmart University. There is also a product announcement […]…
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ICD-10 conversion efforts slow for physician practices
Poor communication and coordination is causing physician practice ICD-10 readiness to lag, according to new research released today by the Medical Group Management Association. read more …read more Source: ICD-10 conversion efforts slow for physician practices
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State-level data governance efforts ‘shaky at best’
State level governance efforts for storing and exchanging citizen data–including health information–are “shaky at best,” according to Chad Grant, a senior policy analyst with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. read more …read more Source: State-level data governance efforts 'shaky at best'
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Children’s Hospital at Stanford Acknowledges Second Data Breach This Year
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford is notifying nearly 13,000 patients by mail that a password-protected, non-functional laptop computer that could potentially contain limited medical information on pediatric patients was stolen from a secured, badge-access controlled area of the hospital sometime between May 2 and May 8. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford is notifying…
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A Primer On HIPAA Compliance For BYOD
Here’s a statistic that caught me off guard: according to IDC Healthcare Insights, clinicians on average use 6.4 mobile devices in a day. That stat, courtesy of HIT Consultant, underscores the need for a smart and thorough security policy for clinicians who use their own devices at work. Increasingly, healthcare organizations are crafting security policies for…
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MGMA Survey Finds Physician Groups Lagging Woefully on ICD-10 Transition Preparation
Research released on June 13 by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) suggests that overall readiness of healthcare providers to meet the Oct. 1, 2014 compliance date for the transition to the ICD-10 coding system continues to lag. The greatest concern, when it comes to physician groups, the research found, is the lack of communication…