Tag: patient engagement
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Panel: Patient engagement technology a must for ACO success
Technology that can engage patients so they can contribute to their own care will be crucial to the success of new payment models such as accountable care organizations, representatives from several healthcare organizations said during a panel discussion at the fourth annual Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday. read more …read more Source:…
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New ONC Resource Supports Consolidated CDA Standards Implementation
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; and working together is success. – Henry Ford Since the launch of the Stage 2 Certification program, ONC has been actively listening to the buzz among implementers as EHR vendors strive to update their systems to conform to the Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (Consolidated CDA) standard…
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NextGen EDR version 4.3 now certified as ONC HIT Complete EHR
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today that its NextGen Electronic Dental Record version 4.3 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR by the Certification Commission for Health…
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mHealth adoption to have socio-economic impact in Europe, reveals GSMA report
The GSMA today published research that demonstrates the significant socio-economic impact that mHealth adoption will have in Europe. Findings reveal that mHealth could save almost €100 billion in healthcare costs in the EU by 2017 as well as add €93 billion in GDP. …read more Source: mHealth adoption to have socio-economic impact in Europe, reveals…
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Medicaid expansion a good deal for states, study finds
The RAND Corp. study looks at 14 states refusing to expand the federal-state program for the poor under the health law and concludes their share of the costs would be lower than providing uncompensated care to uninsured residents. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130605/Medicaid-expansion-a-good-deal-for-states-study-finds.aspx
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Doctors fall short of meeting standards in gov’t push for electronic health records
New research shows that most physicians are not meeting the federal “meaningful use” criteria for electronic health records. …read more Source: Doctors fall short of meeting standards in gov't push for electronic health records
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Presenting the Security Plan to the Board
Today I presented our multi-year information security plan to the BIDMC Board Committee on Compliance, Audit and Risk. Here is the presentation I used. Following our February external review of security policies and technologies, we developed a planning process, and a complete multi-year plan with timelines, budgets, and staffing requirements. The plan contains 14 work…
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Security of ePHI: A growing concern for healthcare executives
The security of electronic patient health information continues to be a growing concern for healthcare executives, driven by an increasingly mobile clinician workforce, uncertainty around impending updates to HIPAA regulations and widespread use of text messaging among providers. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130605/Security-of-ePHI-A-growing-concern-for-healthcare-executives.aspx
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HHS unveils Medicare claims data detailing hospital price information for outpatient treatment
The average charges for 30 hospital outpatient procedures show big hospital-to-hospital variation in terms of how much the facilities bill patients for the same service. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130605/HHS-unveils-Medicare-claims-data-detailing-hospital-price-information-for-outpatient-treatment.aspx
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Conn. budget moves Medicaid money, cuts some hospital funding
Connecticut lawmakers approved a budget Monday that moves about $6 billion in federal Medicaid dollars out of the budget. The budget also cuts some hospital funding. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130605/Conn-budget-moves-Medicaid-money-cuts-some-hospital-funding.aspx