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Peace Corps Selects OpenEMR
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While not exclusively a Gnu-Linux product (runs on LAMP and WAMP stacks), the selection of OpenEMR by the Peace Corps for its worldwide EMR needs, lends a powerful measure of legitimacy and value to the use of open source EMRs in general and OpenEMR specifically. .
http://www.govhealthit.com/news/peace-corps-plans-ehr-system-2013 .
OpenEMR continues to grow its active developer community incorporating state of the art capacity including 5010 standards, Android apps, etc. .
http://www.open-emr.org/ .
Jack Cahn MD
OEMR.org Board (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Social media fuels Planned Parenthood backers in Komen protestEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fueled by a firestorm of outrage on Twitter and Facebook, the people behind the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Friday backed off their decision to cut funding of Planned Parenthood programs. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Call for papers pHealth 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Call News Personalised Medicine pHealth Wearable Source Type: news
iPads and health care – health IT managers slow down physicians’ clinical adoptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Health Populi Content: “Doctors are using iPads in huge numbers for personal life project management. 80% of doctors are excited about using them in clinical practice. But when it comes to clinical applications, don’t confuse physicians’ desire for mobility with their current use of iPads in everyday practice.
What’s surprising is the “why” [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Hospitals mHealth Physicians tablet PC Source Type: news
The real reason why physician groups want to keep using ICD-9 codesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Carl Natale, ICD10 Watch Content: “I have to wonder about the state healthcare information technology (HIT) in this country. Major medical associations can’t seem to let go of ancient technology.
I’m talking about all the letter writing. Last week the American Medical Association (AMA) wrote to Congress about burden of ICD-10-CM/PCS. On Thursday, the Medical [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Discussion News ICD-10 Risks Source Type: news
Two Studies Find that Patients Want Access to their Health Records, Including Clinical Pathology Test DataEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Dark Daily Content: “Data from two studies here in the United States affirms that patients want access to their health records. Consequently, health systems are increasingly making it easier for patients to get access to prescription lists, medical laboratory test results and now even doctors’ notes.
These findings are important for clinical laboratories and anatomic [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access lab results Notes Patient Source Type: news
Number of patients to be monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3m by 2016: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: CBR Content: “Mobile healthcare and medical App downloads will reach 44m in 2012 and 142m in 2016, says Juniper Research.
A rising market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will cause the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3m by 2016, according to the Juniper Research’s latest report on [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Chronic Diseases Disease Management mHealth Monitoring Source Type: news
Eric Topol: Patients Need To Demand, “Show Me My Data!”Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Elizabeth Weingarten, Slate Content: “Eric Topol wants to digitize you. No, he doesn’t want to transform your body into a pixelated hologram or morph your visage into a virtual avatar.
Topol, a cardiologist and the author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care, which came out this [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Access Data Health Information Technology Patient Personalised Medicine Source Type: news
Smartphones Drive Mobile HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: John Pulley, NextGov Content: “A population that is on the move will increasingly turn to mobile health applications, predicts a new market study.
The Hampshire, England-based Juniper Research Ltd. projects that mobile networks will monitor 3 million patients by 2016, according to a company news release. The growth will be fueled in part by increasingly [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News mHealth Monitoring Source Type: news
Plan to Take British Health Records Into Virtual Reality Encounters Bureaucratic Reality, Shuts DownEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Peter Suderman, Reason Content: “It’s hard to imagine a better environment in which to test a government-run health information technology system than Britain’s National Health Service. The system is fully socialized, with a single government payer, universal enrollment, and doctors employed directly by the state. There are roughly 60 million beneficiaries, which is big [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News UK EHR Virtual Reality Source Type: news
Teleophthalmology Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy Fundus Images: Smartphone Versus Standard Office Computer WorkstationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: article Source Type: research
New Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) ToolkitEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Rural Assistance Center and the National Rural Health Resources Center recently announced the release of an online health IT toolkit aimed at helping rural health care providers plan and implement health IT projects. HHS’ Office of Rural Health Policy provided funding to support the development of the online toolkit (AHA News, 1/27). Toolkit Details [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 3, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Public Health Technology Technology and Libraries Source Type: news
NeHC University: HIT OrientationEmail this article to a colleague.
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National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) University is back in session. The new Spring 2012 semester kicked off February 1st. The NeHC University will welcome Gwenn Darlinger, Project Manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, to lead another installment of HIT Orientation, a comprehensive introduction to health IT in under two hours! The HIT Orientation program [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 3, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Public Health Technology Technology and Libraries Source Type: news
mHealth – Can You Hear Me Now?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Christen Brownlee, Magazine of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Content: “mHealth is short for mobile health, a growing field that takes advantage of mobile communications devices—mostly cell phones—to enhance access to health information, improve distribution of routine and emergency health services, or provide diagnostic services. With phones and other mobile technologies [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News mHealth Research Source Type: news
Robots Invade TelemedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Ken Congdon, Healthcare Technology Online Content: “As consumers in the age of infomercials, many of you have probably seen television spots for the Roomba — a robotic vacuum cleaner that automatically sweeps the floor without the aid of a human operator. Who would have thought that the next big market opportunity for iRobot Corporation [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News homecare Hospitals Robot Telemedicine Source Type: news
TigerText nabs $8.2 million to secure health text messagesEmail this article to a colleague.
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TigerText, which offers secure mobile messaging to healthcare companies, announced an $8.2 million round of funding led by Easton Capital and New Science Ventures. This second round of funding brings the company’s total backing to more than $10 million.
The Santa Monica-based company’s flagship product, TigerText Pro for Business, enables HIPAA-compliant messaging between nurses, physicians, and [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized HIPAA SMS HIPAA text messages hospital text messaging physician SMS physician text messages secure messaging healthcare secure SMS healthcare TigerText Source Type: news
Sen. Udall Drafting Bill to Kill Telemedicine BarriersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Government Health IT article reports that Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Study: CPOE can be used broadly for medical imagingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Dan Bowman, FierceHealthIT Content: “Despite the complexity associated with computerized physician order entry, such systems can be used on a broad scale by medical facilities to schedule medical imaging exams, a new study focused on such efforts at Boston-based Brigham & Women’s Hospital concluded. What’s more, if properly used, CPOE can decrease inappropriate use [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption CPOE Imaging Source Type: news
Adoption and Meaningful Use of Computerized Physician Order Entry With an Integrated Clinical Decision Support System for Radiology: Ten-Year Analysis in an Urban Teaching HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Ip IK et al, Journal of the American College of Radiology, 9(2) Content: Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess whether an integrated imaging computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with embedded decision support for imaging can be accepted clinically.
Methods
The study was performed in a health care delivery network with an affiliated academic [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Adoption CPOE Decision Support Imaging Meaningful Use Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: Janine Budding, Medicalfacts Content: “Denen selecteren InterSystems HealthShare voor landelijke uitwisseling zorginformatie InterSystems Corporation, mondiaal toonaangevend in software voor de zorgsector, maakt bekend dat InterSystems HealthShare™ is gekozen als systeem waarmee zorginstellingen in Denemarken gegevens gaan uitwisselen via een zogeheten ’health information exchange’ (HIE).
De Deense nationale IT-dienst voor de zorgsector, NSI [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Health Information Technology Industry Infrastructure Source Type: news
Making the move: from bedside to camera-sideEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Goran SF. Critical Care Nurse, 32(1) Content: The tele-intensive care unit (tele-ICU) uses sophisticated telemedicine technology and a remote team of critical care experts, including nurses, to provide continuous monitoring, assessment, and interventional services to a large number of patients across multiple ICUs. This new practice environment offers experienced critical care nurses an opportunity [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Nurses Tele-ICU Telemedicine Source Type: news
The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Health Information TechnologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: article Source Type: research
Transfer of Information from Personal Health Records: A Survey of Veterans Using My HealtheVetEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telemedicine and e-Health , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: article Source Type: research
Practical Pearls for Improving Outcomes with CDS: Roundtable: 02.21, 12:15-1:15pmEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pearls from HIMSS bestselling guidebooks on improving outcomes with clinical decision support (CDS) from its lead editor, followed by participants sharing their own success strategies. Goal is valuable, practical take-aways for all. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Profitable Decision Support: Driving Value to Fund Future IT Investments: 02.24, 11:45am-12:15pmEmail this article to a colleague.
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This session will detail St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho, experience deploying operational, financial, and clinical decision support solutions that have driven significant value in process optimizations and return on investment to fund future technology investments. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Guiding Clinicians Toward Accountability with CDS: 02.22, 2:15-3:15pmEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this session, the speaker will discuss principles of effective clinical decision support (CDS) to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care, and provide examples of how CDS can support accountable care. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Should the GPC be supporting access or making it more difficult?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: 3gdoctor, mHealth Insight Content: “Pulse, the UK’s leading weekly publication for UK GP’s, reports on the GPC’s warning to government on their plans to give patients online access to their full GP record by 2015 as part of its ‘Information Revolution’:
“GPC chair Dr Laurence Buckman said: ‘There are concerns about when the data goes [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access UK EHR Benefits GP Source Type: news
Telus delves further into EMRs with Wolf Medical purchaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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EMR vendor Wolf Medical Systems has been acquired by Telus Health Solutions, a telecommunications company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Why patients with implantable defibrillators deserve their dataEmail this article to a colleague.
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The objective of Measure 12/15 of Meaningful Use regulations of the HITECH act which refer to electronic health records, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access Data Engagement Implants Patient Source Type: news
Why EMR is a dirty word to many doctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Adam Sharp, KevinMD Content: “Don’t get me wrong, EMRs (electronic medical records) are inevitable. Over the long-run they are almost certainly good for physicians, patients and the healthcare industry.
However, their origin and the ulterior motives currently driving their adoption is sowing the seeds of their failure. First, what is actually happening out there? [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Incentives Physicians Usability Source Type: news
HIT figures prominently in GOP primary battle for NevadaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The GOP primary candidates head to Nevada on Saturday, a state with poor healthcare and few healthcare resources -- also one that has plunged in and begun implementing what it can of the Affordable Care Act, even though many in the state doesn't agree with the politics of it.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Brian Sandoval Election 2012 Florida GOP House Industry News Nevada Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Pennsylvania Republican Party Rick Santorum Ron Paul Washington Hospitals & IDNs Physician Pract Source Type: news
VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation to offer implantable RFID MicrochipEmail this article to a colleague.
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VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation (“VeriTeQ” or “Company”), a leader in implantable, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) for humans and animals, announced today it will offer its FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized, passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices. VeriTeQ is already working to identify medical devices, specifically vascular ports, for the proper identification of the port and medication dosing requirements through an existing contract with a medical device manufacturer.
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Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: breast implant breast implants Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group Inc. Delray Beach European Union FDA Florida Industry News PositiveID Corporation radio frequency VeriChip VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation Source Type: news
Cloud-based EHRs raise data rights questionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Marla Durben Hirsch, FierceEMR Content: “With cloud-based electronic health record systems becoming more popular, providers should carefully read their vendor contracts regarding their rights and use of their patients’ data, according to American Medical News.
Gerard Nussbaum, director of technology services for the global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates, tells amednews that since the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Cloud Data Mining Disaster Source Type: news
Fitness apps out; virtual coaches inEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Sara Jackson, FierceHealthIT Content: “Health and fitness apps and websites may be getting a bad rap these days, with many viewed as ineffective and unlikely to help users achieve long-term results. But add a “virtual coach” and you may boost effectiveness, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, conducted [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Fitness Internet mHealth Virtual Source Type: news
Denmark taps InterSystems for nationwide HIEEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Denmark National Board of e-Health, which operates within the Ministry of Health, has selected health IT vendor InterSystems HealthShare to provide and implement software that will support the national health information exchange (HIE). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Study Reveals One More Reason for Physicians to E-PrescribeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Marisa Torrieri, Physicians Practice Content: “By now, you’re probably well aware that e-prescribing offers financial benefits — not the least of which includes meeting Stage 1 of CMS’ meaningful use incentive program. But did you know that e-prescribing is also linked with improved patient outcomes and medication compliance rates?
According to a new study funded [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adherence e-prescribing Medication Source Type: news
Computerised physician order entry system implementedEmail this article to a colleague.
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CPOE system with clinical decision support for radiology improves efficiency (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Mostashari expects big year ahead for data exchangeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health information exchange will ramp up significantly in 2012 because the necessary elements of interoperability will be in place, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, told the Health IT Policy Committee at a meeting Feb. 1.
The health information exchange strategy means finally bringing together the standards, identity authentication certificates, governance for rules of the road, and the availability of directories or digital provider phone books.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only ARRA/Stimulus California Doug Fridsma Epic Systems Farzad Mostashari Industry News Judy Faulkner Mary Mosquera ONC Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Payers Electronic Health Records Vendors Source Type: news
Startups: The Other Health Technology RevolutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Ricky Y. Choi, SFGate Content: “These days my physician colleagues and I are up to our necks in a health technology revolution. To be honest, its not as captivating asPinterest or socially-engaging as a Google Huddle but to be sure your life will depend on it. The revolution ushered in by electronic [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Health Information Technology Innovation Source Type: news
Physicians: iPad Not Ready For Clinical UseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Ken Terry, InformationWeek Content: “Eighty percent of physicians in a recent survey said they believe that the Apple iPad has an “exciting future in healthcare”–but they doubt it is ready for clinical use.
The survey of 100 “early adopter” physicians by Spyglass Consulting Group in Menlo Park, Calif., also found that 83% of the respondents [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News mHealth Physicians tablet PC Source Type: news
What Do I Do With My Paper Chart? — The Middle of the Road Makes the Most SenseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Seth Flam, Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Content: “Many healthcare providers who are transitioning from paper charts to electronic health records need help understanding how to work with the paper charts they built over their many years in practice. There are three general approaches.”
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Seth Flam, Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management, 2 February [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Paper Conversion Source Type: news
Establishing a web-based integrated surveillance system for early detection of infectious disease epidemic in rural China: a field experimental studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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DiscussionAlthough syndromic surveillance system has mostly established in developed areas, there are opportunities and advantages of developing it in rural China. The project will contribute to knowledge, experience and evidence on the establishment of an integrated surveillance system, which aims to provide early warning of disease epidemics in developing countries. (Source: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles - February 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Wei-rong YanShao-fa NieBiao XuHeng-jin DongLars PalmVinod Diwan Source Type: research
California Acute-Care Teaching Hospital Turns to McKesson to Centralize BillingEmail this article to a colleague.
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McKesson Revenue Management Solutions Expected to Boost Efficiency,
Enhance Patient Service (Source: McKesson News)
Source: McKesson News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
GNU Health 1.4.3 releasedEmail this article to a colleague.
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GNU Solidario is happy to announce the release of Health 1.4.3. This version contains many enhancements and fixes. Check at the end of this article for some important links.
As a summary :
- Improved menus, icons and navigation
- Integrate neonatology and PSC (Pediatric Symptoms Checklist ) in a new Pediatrics menu
- Now we can refer to the patient using directly the social security number, in addition to the internal health center ID
- Add product categories for Insurance plans
- Create initial admin rights for the main modules
- Create a .mo template for each module, so we can update the transifex source language (only...
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
AMA, AHIMA at odds on ICD-10Email this article to a colleague.
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While the American Medical Association (AMA) is calling for a halt to ICD-10, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is countering by urging all to stay the course toward the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline.
In the letter sent Thursday to Department of Health and Humans Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius., AMA CEO James Madara, MD urged HHS “to make good on its commitment to improve the regulatory climate for physicians.”
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only AMA Congress Department of Health Industry News James Madara Kathleen Sebelius Medicare Washington Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Records Source Type: news
Minnesota: A healthy appreciation for HITEmail this article to a colleague.
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Minnesota is home to the Mayo Clinic – a world-renowned institution for medical care, research and education, employing more than 3,700 of the smartest physicians and scientists and scientists in the world and caring for patients from across the globe.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only ARRA/Stimulus e-prescribing Election 2012 Health Information Technology Industry News Marty LaVenture Mayo Clinic Michele Bachmann Mike Miliard Minneapolis Minnesota Republican Party telemedicine United States Ele Source Type: news
5 issues affecting cloud service quality and performanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the industry is slowly changing the way it serves patients, cloud computing has become a way to reduce costs, improve services and simplify management. But with the growing use of cloud service come concerns about its performance and overall quality, said Daniel Joseph Barry, vice president of marketing at Napatech.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Michelle McNickle Tags: Online Only computing Daniel Joseph Barry Michelle McNickle Network Infrastructure Source Type: news
FairWarning announces 2011 milestonesEmail this article to a colleague.
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FairWarning, supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy auditing solutions for EHRs, has announced its 2011 milestones. FairWarning solutions are now in use in over 800 hospitals and 2,500 clinics across the U.K., United States, Canada and France.
NHS Scotland selected FairWarning for every board throughout Scotland as well as privacy protection for the country’s HIE and Emergency Care Summary. HCA International, London’s top private hospital group, has chosen FairWarning Privacy Breach Detection to enhance patient privacy.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jamie Thompson Tags: Online Only Canada France healthcare privacy auditing solutions International Jamie Thompson United States Privacy and Security Source Type: news
Ireland gets upgrade for patient admin systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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IMS MAXIMS has implemented the latest version of its Irish patient administration system across more than 50 healthcare organizations in the country. The upgrades will allow Ireland’s hospitals to meet national requirements and support advances announced by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to improve patient care.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jamie Thompson Tags: Online Only International Jamie Thompson medical imaging system Shane Tickell Network Infrastructure Quality and Safety Source Type: news
Using Electronic Medical Records as patient teaching toolsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Sheri Ross, Technology for Doctors Online Content: “Healthcare providers have a unique opportunity to not only address current or anticipated health problems with their patients, but also to help patients avoid future negative health consequences by teaching them how to care for themselves. Regular reinforcement increases the likelihood that patients will adhere to the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Education information-on-prescription Ix Patient Patient-clinician communication Portal Source Type: news
