Tag: patient engagement
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News 6/7/13
Top News The former chief information security officer of the VA says the department’s networks and databases were hacked by at least eight foreign governments, including Russia and China. Jerry Davis, who was CISO from 2010 until February 2013, testified that the VA didn’t encrypt databases containing patient information, employed weak user authentication, and failed…
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CMS: $14.6B in Meaningful Use Incentives Paid
As of the end of April, more than $14.6 billion in EHR Incentive Program payments have been paid out by the federal government to eligible providers and hospitals in the program, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As of the end of April, more than $14.6…
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RWJF offers $120,000 for best Medicare data tools
A major foundation wants software developers to invent tools to help consumers and others better understand Medicare data comparing hospital prices. original article source From: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130606/NEWS/306069954
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Cleveland Clinic Making More EMR Information Available to Patients through Online Patient Portal
Cleveland Clinic is making patient electronic medical records more accessible to patients by providing secure online access to much of the information stored in their medical files. The move will give patients a more complete picture of their health and allow them to make more informed decisions about their care. In the current version of…
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KLAS: athenahealth, Epic Lead Way for Ambulatory EMR Usability
A new report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research indicates that when it comes to usability for ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR) systems, athenahealth (Watertown, Mass.) and Epic Systems (Verona, Wisc.) are the industry’s cream of the crop. The report’s authors found that despite the fact they serve different client types, the two vendors rated…
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Panel: Big data’s role in healthcare remains unclear
Big data is an enigma when it comes to healthcare, as described by a panel on Wednesday at the third annual Health Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by Patient Privacy Rights. read more …read more Source: Panel: Big data's role in healthcare remains unclear
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Official describes rampant computer hacking at VA
At least eight foreign-sponsored organizations, mostly connected to the Chinese military, have hacked into computer networks at the Veterans Affairs Department in recent years or were actively trying to do so, a former VA computer security chief… original article source From: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130606/INFO/306069986
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athenaClinicals Ranks First for Usability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Latest KLAS EMR Usability Report
athenahealth is now rated the most usable ambulatory electronic medical record system by health care providers, according to a new KLAS report on Ambulatory EMR Usability, released today. As part of their research KLAS interviewed 163 providers on topics related to the useability of their EMR systems as well as the roles that those systems…
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Mostashari: Clinical quality measurement system needs to evolve
To meet the industry's goals of providing high quality, safe and affordable healthcare, quality measures need to transition from “setting specific narrow snapshots” to a more broad based, meaningful and patient center based assessments “centered in the continuum of time in which care is delivered,” according to an article published in the Journal of the…
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Little savings on tests found through HIE
Participation in a health information exchange did not produce significant savings through a reduction in the number of tests ordered, according to a Colorado study of ambulatory practices. read more …read more Source: Little savings on tests found through HIE