Tag: Month
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Newer EHRs with ‘refinements’ can improve prescription safety
Using a newer electronic health record system with extra guidance for prescribing can reduce prescription error rates over time, according to a study published this month in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association . read more
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Big data use could save $450 billion in healthcare costs
Big data could help U.S. citizens save as much as $450 billion in healthcare costs, but fundamental change is necessary to meeting such goals, according to a new analysis published this month by consulting firm McKinsey & Company
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Talk of Affordable Care Act, taxes detract from constructive mHealth hearings
When the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced plans earlier this month for its subcommittees to hold three days of hearings on mobile healthcare, it seemed like a promising development,… read more
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Clever Trumps Sincere in HCIT Usability
There’s been a lot of progress at many levels in the last year on the usability front. At HIMSS earlier this month, there were 26 highly instructive presentations on the topic of usability. In this post, I’m going to introduce you the concept of making an explicit distinction between the end user’s mindset, and one…
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EHRs can streamline case identification for research studies
Electronic health records can be a more efficient way to pinpoint cases for epidemiological studies, according to research published this month in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making . read more