Tag: patient engagement
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3 keys for successful CPOE implementation
Training, support and managing anxiety are key to the implementation of computerized physician order entry systems, according to research published this week in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. read more Source: 3 keys for successful CPOE implementation
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Emergency department EHRs ‘particularly error prone’
Electronic health records provide many benefits, but also bring about “unintended consequences” of errors that can affect patient safety in the emergency department, according to a new article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. read more Source: Emergency department EHRs 'particularly error prone'
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EHR and HIT News for June 25th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes updates from eClinicalWorks as well as news from Sprint on the launch of a secure messaging solutions to Enable HIPAA Compliance. Finally, there is customer acquisition news from simplifyMD. eClinicalWorks Signs 1,000 for Revenue Cycle Management eClinicalWorks has announced that they have signed 1,000 providers to their Revenue Cycle…
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athenaClinicals Receives 2014 ONC HIT Certification
athenahealth has announced that athenaClinicals® (13.6), its cloud-based EHR service, is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition Standards & Certification Criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR on June 21st, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. The ONC 2014 Edition criteria support both Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use measures required…
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Vocera Communications founder awarded 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing
Vocera Communications, Inc., the leading provider of solutions that address critical communications and productivity challenges facing healthcare, hospitality, retail and other mobile work environments, today announced that its founder and chief technology officer, Robert Shostak, PhD, has been awarded the 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing for his co-authored paper, “The Byzantine Generals Problem”.…
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Hospital VBP: FY 2013 Actual Percentage Payment Summary Report NPC 10/4/12
This National Provider Call (NPC) (with Q&A session) which was held on October 4, 2012 provides a presentation on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Actual Percentage…
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Bill Would Offer More Ways To Avoid Medicare EMR Cut
Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill which would grow the list of exemptions physicians could seek to the Medicare penalties faced by those not meaningfully using an EMR. The bill, which was filed in the House by Rep. Diane Black (R, Tenn) would add new hardship exemptions to an existing list which would help solo…
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Research roundup: Examining the health of future Medicaid patients; Rural trauma care issues; Lessons from Medicare Part D
Under the federal health law, states have the option of expanding Medicaid coverage to most-low income populations, potentially adding millions of new enrollees. Researchers analyzed 2007-2010 survey data from a study population of more than 1,000 people, and found that, compared to adults already enrolled in state Medicaid programs, low-income uninsured adults who stand to…
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Political fight jeopardizes Mississippi’s entire Medicaid program
The state’s Democratic and Republican lawmakers are embroiled in a game of chicken that threatens to blow up the Medicaid program, which serves 700,000 poor Mississipians. Meanwhile, reports from Indiana, Montana and California detail other developments related to state officials’ decisions about whether to expand the program under the health law. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130625/Political-fight-jeopardizes-Mississippis-entire-Medicaid-program.aspx
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Intel and Jaotech Transforming Healthcare
See how Intel and Jaotech technologies are delivering intelligent bedside terminals which combine medical care access and patient entertainment. Mark Blatt, MD, Worldwide Medical Director at Intel, sits down with the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Ebenezer Applah-Denkyria, to talk a… Video Rating: 5 / 5