Tag: informatics
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UCLA Children’s to Study Telehealth Use for Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare
The University of California at Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Mattel Children’s Hospital has been granted a $1.6 million research award to study how telemedicine can be used to deliver behavioral health services to pediatric patients in community primary care settings. The grant will go to the Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute at the hospital. The University…
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EHR and HIT News for May 29th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes updates from Advocate Physician Partners, who is announcing they now have 500 physicians live on their SynAPPS, cloud based eClinical Works EHR system. Today also brings customer acquisition news from Wolters Kluwer Health and simplifyMD. 500 Physicians Now Live on Advocate Physician Partners’ EHR System Advocate Physician Partners (APP)…
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How enterprise data warehouse management turns hospital CIOs into ‘heroes’
Dale Sanders, Mentor CIO for the Cayman Islands National Health System, calls enterprise data warehouse management a CIO's “last chance to be a transformational hero in healthcare.” read more …read more Source: How enterprise data warehouse management turns hospital CIOs into 'heroes'
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Adoption Of Digital Records In The Health Care Industry
Utilization of electronic record keeping systems is becoming increasingly predominant within the healthcare industry due to a wide range of benefits, ultimately resulting in improved quality of care and patient safety, not to mention controlled costs and time savings for healthcare providers. …read more Source: Adoption Of Digital Records In The Health Care Industry
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Seven Strategies To Improve Patient Satisfaction
For years, most hospitals have tracked patient satisfaction to gauge the perceptions of their facility and improve their customer service. However, with the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP), patient satisfaction has become more than a bit of data for internal assessment and improvement. Beginning in October 2012, a portion of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System…
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Hospital IT leaders: Workflow issues difficult to overcome during EHR implementation
In a recent roundtable discussion focusing on challenges associated with implementing electronic health record systems, several hospital executives pointed to workflow issues as being the most difficult to overcome. read more …read more Source: Hospital IT leaders: Workflow issues difficult to overcome during EHR implementation
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Canadian hospitals struggle with EHR data access, workflow
The U.S. is not alone when it comes to electronic health record system challenges: Canadian hospitals also are experiencing data access and workflow efficiency issues, according to a new report from HIMSS Analytics. read more …read more Source: Canadian hospitals struggle with EHR data access, workflow
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ATA issues guidelines for remote mental health services
The American Telemedicine Association this week published best practices for providing mental health services through personal computer webcams and other devices with interactive video capabilities. read more …read more Source: ATA issues guidelines for remote mental health services
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Todd Park: ‘Data-powered revolution’ driving health innovation
The U.S. is in the midst of a “data-powered revolution in healthcare” that is improving the industry “from the ground up,” according to Obama administration Chief Technology Officer Todd Park. read more …read more Source: Todd Park: 'Data-powered revolution' driving health innovation
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HRSA to study rural EHR, health IT adoption
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has submitted its information collection request on the Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Program to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for public comment and final approval. read more …read more Source: HRSA to study rural EHR, health IT…