Tag: University
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Northshore University Health System Reaches Stage 7 Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model
NorthShore University HealthSystem, a four hospital integrated healthcare delivery system based in Chicago, has become the first healthcare system in the country—and one of just two healthcare systems nationwide—to achieve the HIMSS Analytics’ Stage 7 designation for its ambulatory clinics and physicians’ offices.
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HIMSS Analytics Announces NorthShore University HealthSystem Ambulatory Facilities First To Reach Stage 7 Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model
Since 2005, HIMSS Analytics has tracked progress of electronic medical record implementation with its EMR Adoption Model? (EMRAM) for hospitals
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News 4/10/13
Top News The HHS inspector general and CMS propose rules that would update and extend existing safe harbor exceptions and allow hospitals to continue subsidizing EMRs for affiliated physicians.
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UC Irvine to settle federal fraud claims for $1.2M
The University of California, Irvine agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle fraud allegations that it allowed residents at its medical center to give patients anesthesia without supervision, then billed Medicare as if doctors were present.
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More residents of rural areas have access to oncologists than they realize, study finds
Research from the University of Iowa suggests that cancer care is more accessible in rural areas than thought, and this increased accessibility should be considered as changes are made in the health care system under the Affordable Care Act.
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U. of Miss. Medical Center reports breach
The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson recently posted a website statement to notify patients of a breach of health and personal data.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center Notifies Patients of Data Breach
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has issued a breach notice to an unknown number of patients after a laptop containing patients' personal health information had been lost. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has issued a breach notice to an unknown number of patients after a laptop containing patients' personal health information…
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Meaningful use can be stretch even for EHR pioneer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a pioneer in the use of health information technology and rolled out its homegrown StarPanel electronic health record back in 2001. But this early experience didn’t mean that meeting the meaningful-use…
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University Of Colorado Hospital Joins CORHIO Health Information Exchange Network
CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has signed an agreement to connect to its health information exchange. By connecting its Epic EHR system with CORHIO’s HIE, University Hospital is ensuring that its patients will receive more efficient follow-up care with their primary care doctors and any…