Tag: informatics
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For accurate heart attack detection, linked EHRs are key
Failure to use patients' linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, according to a new study. read more …read more Source: For accurate heart attack detection, linked EHRs are key
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Threat matrix: Malware and hacking pose dangers to medical devices
The scene from the Showtime series Homeland is tough to watch: The Vice President of the United States, dying slowly as his heart beats faster. His pacemaker – a delicate implanted device, accessed and altered from some distant computer by a terrorist who'd learned its serial number – is going haywire. It could happen, said…
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New Direct Implementation Guide Will Support Interoperability
Today, ONC is releasing Direct Implementation Guidelines for Assuring Security and Interoperability, recommending a common set of policies and practices to ensure Direct is being implemented in a way that will support vendor-to-vendor exchange and interoperability across geographic, organizational and vendor-related boundaries. The Direct Project specifications offer a universal exchange mechanism for Meaningful Use Stage 2…
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Department of Defense identifies potential EHR vendors
The Department of Defense, which announced earlier this week that it will look to the commercial market for an electronic health record system instead of developing one based on the Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA system, has identified 20 vendors it thinks are capable of meeting its EHR needs. read more …read more Source: Department…
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New HIMSS Analytics Report Finds that Canadian Hospitals are Facing Data Access and Workflow Efficiency Challenges
Imprivata has announced the availability of a new report from HIMSS Analytics that outlines the data access and workflow efficiency challenges Canadian hospitals face as they continue to implement electronic health record systems. The study, titled “Streamlining Workflows and Access to Patient Data in Canadian Hospitals,” was commissioned by Imprivata and specifies how EHR adoption…
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He doesn’t look like a 2-year-old, but …
Two grown men re-enact actual conversations that took place between a father and his 2-year-old daughter.
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Will prosecutors make deal with Arias?
Prosecutors may want to offer Jodi Arias a plea deal rather than going through the lengthy process to find new jurors and present evidence. FULL STORY
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’Life sucks sometimes’ — Love, Joplin
For most of us, it’s hard to relate to the images of destruction we see on the television screen. It’s nearly impossible to imaging losing it all.
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What a shark’s really doing when it bites
Philippe Cousteau explains why sharks bite humans and why “shark attacks” aren’t as common as you might think.