Tag: patient engagement
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HHS inspector general details prescription-writing abuses
The new report finds that health providers such as massage therapists, chiropractors and athletic trainers often wrote prescriptions — and Medicare paid for them. Source: HHS inspector general details prescription-writing abuses
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EHR design must better support care coordination
Electronic health records could improve patient care coordination among providers if they were better designed for such functionality, according to a perspective article published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA). read more Source: EHR design must better support care coordination
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Adults attending synagogue regularly are healthier and happier than their non-religious counterparts
Two new Baylor University studies show that Israeli Jewish adults who attend synagogue regularly, pray often, and consider themselves religious are significantly healthier and happier than their non-religious counterparts. They also report greater satisfaction with life. Source: Adults attending synagogue regularly are healthier and happier than their non-religious counterparts
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Washington Debrief: To ICD-10 or Not to ICD-10?
This past week was all about ICD-10. HHS is resolved to keep the current deadline and the American Medical Association (AMA) is keeping to its “Stop the implementation of ICD-10” mantra. “There are no plans for any more extensions,” ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, M.D. told attendees at the HIMSS ICD-10 Forum. To ICD-10 or Not…
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Physician earns Outstanding District Service Award from ACOG
Patrick Sweeney, MD, MPH, PhD, a long-time member of the medical staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, was recently presented with the Outstanding District Service Award by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Source: Physician…
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HHS rule would give federal exchanges 1 hour to report data breaches
Under a newly proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Federally-facilitated Exchanges created via the Affordable Care Act, as well as entities working with such exchanges, would have one hour to report security incidents upon discovery of a breach. read more Source: HHS rule would give federal exchanges 1 hour to…
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Lucile Packard ‘aggressively’ fighting to prevent data breaches
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Information Security Officer Bill Lazarus is nothing if not frustrated with the string of data breaches that has plagued the Palo Alto, Calif.-based facility of late. read more From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/lucile-packard-aggressively-fighting-prevent-data-breaches/2013-06-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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CDS system grows on pediatricians
Pediatrician satisfaction with a decision support system grew over time and a development team working with their feedback is refining it further, according to a study published in the Journal of the… read more Source: CDS system grows on pediatricians
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Two Hospitals Achieve Recognition for EMR Adoption
HIMSS Analytics, a division of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that Emory-Adventist Hospital, located in Smyrna, Ga., has received the acute care Stage 7 award, and that Mount Sinai Queens in Astoria, N.Y. has reached Stage 6 status on theHIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). HIMSS Analytics, a division…
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Intermountain, Deloitte launch comparative effectiveness tool
Intermountain Healthcare, in collaboration with consulting firm Deloitte, unveiled a data analytics tool this week that will leverage information from electronic health records improve patient treatment efforts via comparative effectiveness research. read more Source: Intermountain, Deloitte launch comparative effectiveness tool