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Doc use of EHRs up 24 percent
A new report issued by the National Center on Health Statistics (NCHS) found that in 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records, up from 48 percent in 2009. That represents an increase of 24 percent.
EHR use ranged from 54 percent in New Jersey to 89 percent in Massachusetts, the NCHS study found.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Arizona Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Hawaii Illinois Industry News Iowa Louisiana Massachusetts Meaningful Use Minnesota New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wisconsin Phys Source Type: news
Healthcare data breaches on the rise, with potential $7B price tag
A new report shedding light on the challenges data breaches pose for the healthcare industry finds that the annual number of breaches continues to trend upward, and also could come with a nearly $7 billion price tag.
Conducted by privacy research firm Ponemon Institute, the third annual "Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security," examines the fiscal and economic consequences of data breaches in conjunction with up-and-coming security trends, such as those relating to mobile devices.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only ID Experts mobile devices Ponemon Institute Rick Kam Mobile/Wireless Network Infrastructure Privacy and Security Source Type: news
EHR incentives top $9B
Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments are estimated to have reached $9.245 billion to 177,100 physicians and hospitals through November since the program’s inception and are anticipated to reach $10 billion by the end of the year.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only Meaningful Use Medicare Neil Calman Robert Anthony Electronic Health Records Policy and Legislation Source Type: news
Healthcare cathedrals and the consumer health bazaar
One out of every three adults in the US will buy a digital health product of some kind in the next year, Gary Shapiro, the CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), said — citing data from an upcoming CEA survey — during his luncheon keynote at HIMSS’ mHealth Summit this week. With the exception of [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Aetna CarePass Center Connected Health digital health iTriage Khosla Ventures mHealth Summit mobile health Partners Healthcare Verizon Health Source Type: news
Mobile tools help public, private payers be more proactive
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini’s opening keynote set the tone for an mHealth Summit with a notable, but not unexpected, payer presence. In 2010 MobiHealthNews wrote about the changing role of the payer in health care, predicting that payers would soon help drive the mobile health agenda. The 2012 summit confirmed that prediction may soon be [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized Aetna AT&T Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation CMMI DiabetesManager mHealth Summit 2012 OptimizeMe UnitedHealth Group Source Type: news
BYOD, HIPAA are rock and hard place for CIOs
When Meaningful Use Stage 2 roles out in 2013, one guideline hospital’s EHRs will have to meet is increased protection of patient health information. That means the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will be doing audits for HIPAA-compliance.
The OCR fined Massachusetts Eye and Ear associates $1.5 million in September when a laptop with patient [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized BYOD Dell device security HIPAA Imprivata Intel meaningful use mHealth Summit 2012 mobile device security Office of Civil Rights Source Type: news
Panic buttons for seniors must go
Nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other senior residences, it is time to join the 21st Century. Those panic buttons you routinely give your residents have got to go. Now.
If you grew up in the 1980s like I did, you know that “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” became as much a part of the [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized aging in place assisted living facility CarePartners Mobile LifeAlert Lifeline Lifeline AutoAlert MPERS panic buttons passive monitoring senior care Source Type: news
Here Is Another Very Good Reason For Not Putting Sensitive Information In Your NEHRS / PCEHR
“All I can say is that it is up to you if you believe DoHA and NEHTA can do a better job than the experts in the US in the task of data de-identification. Me, I won’t take the risk, and will apply the ‘happy to see the information on the front page of the [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News De-identification Source Type: news
Doc-office use of basic EHRs hits nearly 40%, survey finds
“Nearly 4 in 10 office-based physicians are now using an electronic health-record system with a basic level of functions, according to the latest estimates from an annual federal survey, up from about 1 in 3 a year ago.
The National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed basic EHR [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Physicians Source Type: news
Docs: EHR transition is a rocky road
“The transition to digital records is proving difficult for some medical practices, according to local press reports, with complaints including losing money because physicians can’t see as many patients during the time-consuming implementation period.
Jeffrey Cain, M.D., president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, acknowledged the rising chorus of complaints to Colorado Public Radio. “Right [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Transition Source Type: news
ONC, CMS revise EHR Stage 2 rules
“The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services have revised aspects of their measures in the Meaningful Use Stage 2 final rule that was released Sept.4.
This interim final rule allows for public comment and makes several changes that primarily affect hospitals. The changes offer more clarity [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Certification Meaningful Use Source Type: news
EMRs: The New Health Care Fraud Frontier?
“Whether referred to as electronic medical records, electronic health records, or electronic patient records, there is no doubting the tremendous potential benefits that the digitization of medical data holds for the health care industry and the public at large. EMRs can make a patient’s medical information readily accessible to a range of treating professionals, whether [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News emr Fraud Incentives Meaningful Use Security Source Type: news
smaSecurity no longer top mobile health concern: survey
“Most health care executives predict mobile technologies will have a big impact on U.S. health care delivery, at first primarily with programs that could help curb hospital readmissions, according to the new HIMSS mhealth survey released Monday.
The second annual survey also found that doctors are using mobile apps mostly for speedier access to patient information, [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Applications mHealth Security smartphone Source Type: news
AETNA, The US Oncology Network Determine that Clinically Proven, Integrated Cancer Care Enhances Quality and Controls Costs
Positive outcomes from new study presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium
Source: McKesson News - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
US Oncology Research Affiliated Investigators Participate in Studies That Will Be Presented At The 2012 ASH Annual Meeting
Leading investigators affiliated with US Oncology Research involved in eight oral clinical study presentations and eight posters
Source: McKesson News - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Data breaches widespread among U.S. hospitals: report
“Last week Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta revealed that 900 ambulance patients might have had their personal information stolen by an employee of the company that runs the hospital’s billing system. Investigators are trying to figure out whether the information, which included social security numbers, was used for any illegal purpose.
The data breach might be [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Hospitals Security Source Type: news
E-prescribing increases among EHR users
E-prescribing has increased dramatically since 2008, according to a data brief recently released by
the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Source: Modern Medicine - December 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Oracle extends Government Procurement Services agreement to include NHS
On 20th November 2012, Oracle confirmed the extension of their agreement with the Government Procurement Service (GPS) to include NHS organisations. The current NHS Enterprise Wide Agreement with Oracle comes to an end in June 2014. The extended GPS agreement provides a mechanism for NHS organisations to plan and budget for their Oracle licensing requirements beyond June 2014.
Source: NHS Connecting for Health - December 6, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Survey: Mobile devices expected to improve patient care
Healthcare IT professionals increasingly expect that the use of mobile devices (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 5, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Is the RCT too slow for mobile health?
The role of evidence in mobile health app development — and the level of scrutiny such apps should be subjected to — is still an open question. At the mHealth Summit 2012, a variety of speakers from different sectors of the market offered their opinions on what, exactly, is meant by evidence and on the [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized Apps Bant Centre for Global eHealth Engagement iOTA MedStars MelApp mHealth randomized controlled trials mHealth Summit 2012 mobile health randomized controlled trials National Cancer Institute RCT WellDoc Source Type: news
Does a tomato a day keep depression away?
This study has many limitations to consider, including a potential error in the way they measured dietary intake. Crucially, an inherent weakness of this type of research (a cross-sectional study) is that it can’t prove a direct cause and effect between reported tomato consumption and mental health.
It can also be subject to confounders. For example, it could be that in some cases, people who eat a lot of fresh fruit live a healthier lifestyle and take lots of exercise – and the exercise could be having the beneficial effects on mental health.
With those caveats in mind, this study is consistent with the advice that e...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Mental health Source Type: news
Online access leads to increased usage
“A US study has found that patients with online access to their health records and email communication with their doctors use significantly more health services than those without access.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, assessed health care utilisation by users and nonusers of Kaiser Permanete’s online patient access system, MyHealthManager.”
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Rebecca [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Record Access Source Type: news
Association of Online Patient Access to Clinicians and Medical Records With Use of Clinical Services
Context
Prior studies suggest that providing patients with online access to health records and e-mail communication with physicians may substitute for traditional health care services.
Objective
To assess health care utilization by both users and nonusers of online access to health records before and after initiation of MyHealthManager (MHM), a patient online access system.
Design, [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article News Patients RA Research Record Access Science Source Type: news
‘Discussie LSP richt zich op onderbuikgevoelens’
“In de huidige discussie over het Landelijk Schakelpunt (LSP) wordt vooral ingespeeld op de onderbuikgevoelens. ‘Zet de voor- en tegenstanders bij elkaar en laat hen samen een oplossing bedenken’, adviseert John Knieriem, bestuurslid van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor eHealth en algemeen directeur van Intermax.
Knieriem benadrukt dat de beveiliging van het LSP het allerbelangrijkste blijft. ‘Er [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Infrastructure Privacy Source Type: news
Big Data, EHR Driving Healthcare IT Innovation
“Healthcare IT adoption in the United States today is largely defined by requirements to demonstrate the meaningful use of electronic heath record software by 2014.
Gartner says that EHR adoption is a “trigger” for data analytics, improved care management and other innovations. However, these initiatives will take time, the analyst firm notes in a recent report, [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Innovation Meaningful Use Source Type: news
How Cerner tackles EHR, HIE, and interoperability
“Whereas Stage 1 Meaningful Use placed on high premium on data capture, Stage 2 takes aim at moving this protected health information (PHI) between healthcare organizations and providers in a meaningful way. A significant part of this upcoming challenge of health information exchange (HIE) centers on the ability to access and move data more smoothly [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Health Information Exchange Incentives Interoperability Source Type: news
Electronic Health Records Breed Digital Discontent For Some Docs
“Two years and $8.4 billion into the government’s effort to get doctors to take their practices digital, some unintended consequences are starting to emerge. One is a lot of unhappy doctors. In a big survey by Medscape this summer 38 percent of the doctors polled said they were unhappy with their electronic medical records system.
Dr. [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - December 5, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Physicians Source Type: news
General practice in London must improve to meet challenges of the future
5 Dec 2012
There are significant variations in the quality of primary care in London, according to a new report, General practice in London: Supporting improvements in quality, commissioned by NHS London from The King's Fund and Imperial College London.General practice in London faces unique challenges – its population is more transient and diverse, with hundreds of different first languages spoken. It is also growing faster than elsewhere in England. While on some measures Londoners are healthier than people from other parts of the country, widespread inequalities exist, with life expectancy varyin...
Source: The King's Fund - Press - December 4, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Remote monitoring to reduce readmissions, pre-empt admission in the first place
Most discussions about remote monitoring these days focus on its potential to reduce hospital readmissions, lead to earlier preventive care, and reap cost savings. The pressure is beginning to build as Medicare penalties for preventable readmissions have recently begun to take effect. Now hospitals are seriously looking at what works, what doesn’t, and how to go forward [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 4, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized intensive ambulatory care Johns Hopkins University Mayo Clinic mHealth Summit 2012 Phillips predictive analytics remote monitoring remote patient monitoring St. Vincent Health Source Type: news
Details: Bill that calls for mobile health office at FDA
As expected, Silicon Valley’s Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) introduced a bill this week that — among other things — seeks to create an Office of Wireless Health at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the bill has been talked about in the past few weeks, its specific details have only now been made public. [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 4, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Congress digital health loans FDA Food Drug Administration HIMTA House of Representatives wireless health lobby wireless health office Source Type: news
Almost half of clinicians collect data at bedside via mobiles
Results from two surveys focused on healthcare provider adoption of mobile technologies published this week from HIMSS Analytics and Spyglass Consulting Group. While both point to substantial growth in adoption, Spyglass’ survey points to IT support issues arising from the well-documented Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend.
Over the course of four months starting in May [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - December 4, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized apps for nurses clinician apps HIMSS Analytics iPad medical apps iPhone medical apps mHealth Summit mobile health adoption Qualcomm Life Spyglass Consulting Source Type: news
US Oncology Research Affiliated Physicians Involved in Innovative Clinical Trial Studies Presented at 2012 SABCS
More than 50 leading investigators affiliated with US Oncology Research involved in posters, discussions and publications
Source: McKesson News - December 4, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
McKesson HVS Introduces the Next Generation of Pharmacy Automation: ExpressRx Track
Source: McKesson News - December 4, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Amerigroup Selects McKesson's Clear Coverage to Improve Care Quality, Cost Efficiency and Provider Communication
New Contract Closely Follows Amerigroup’s Selection of InterQual as Its Single Source of Clinical Decision Support Content
Source: McKesson News - December 4, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Women with sleep apnea have higher degree of brain damage than men, UCLA study shows
This study revealed that, in fact, women are more affected by sleep apnea than are men and that women with obstructive sleep apnea have more severe brain damage than men suffering from a similar condition."
In particular, the study found that women were impacted in the cingulum bundle and the anterior cingulate cortex, areas in the front of the brain involved in decision-making and mood regulation. The women with sleep apnea also showed higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms, the researchers said.
"This tells us that doctors should consider that the sleep disorder may be more problematic and therefo...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 3, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Oncology-Hematology Associates Joins Maryland Oncology Hematology
Collaboration enhances cancer patient care and access to services throughout Maryland
Source: McKesson News - December 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Latest Releases of McKesson Automation Solutions Help Pharmacies Manage Business and Refocus on Clinical Care
Design improvements unique to hospital pharmacy automation
Source: McKesson News - December 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
McKesson Helps Pharmacy Chart Course for Success with New Solutions for Inpatient Pharmacy, Patient Care and Outpatient Pharmacy
Pharmacy Leaders Turn to McKesson to Improve Financial Performance, Operational Efficiency and Patient Care
Source: McKesson News - December 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
McKesson Introduces ScanAbilitySM, First Comprehensive Barcode Medication Administration Analytics Tool For Hospital Pharmacies
Integrating Advanced Analytics, Unit Dose Repackaging and Simplified Purchasing to Increase Pharmacy Efficiency and Reduce Cost
Source: McKesson News - December 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Existing and potential suppliers invited to GPSoC Replacement event
Current and prospective suppliers to the primary care IT market are being invited to an event hosted by Intellect and NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) to hear the latest thinking on the future replacement for GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC).
Source: NHS Connecting for Health - December 3, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Q&A: Education Is Where HIV Care Begins
When Shorai Chitongo founded Ray of Hope, a support group for female survivors of domestic violence in 2005, she discovered that three-quarters of the survivors in the group were HIV-positive.
Shorai Chitongo, founder of Ray of Hope, a support group for survivors of domestic violence, and a national leader of the Groots Zimbabwe Home-Based Care Alliance. Photo courtesy of Ms. Chitongo
“Women’s assertiveness and high self-esteem are important ingredients to fight HIV/AIDS,” Chitongo, a grassroots leader who fights to empower and protect communities in Zimbabwe and is a national leader of the Groots Zimbabw...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 1, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Julia Kallas Tags: Active Citizens Africa Civil Society Economy & Trade Education Gender Gender Violence Health TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy Women in Politics Women's Health AIDS Domestic Violence Groots Zimbabwe Ray of Hope World Source Type: news
Webinar on Public Health IT Preparedness
The ePublic Health Informatics Initiative of the National Association of City and County Health Officials is hosting a webinar this Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10am Pacific time. The webinar, titled “Public Health IT Preparedness: What LHDs Need to Do Now and Plan for the Future” will explore opportunities where local health departments (LHDs) can work with their state health departments, clinical partners and federal agencies to increase health IT workforce and technical capacity to achieve public health goals. The speakers will address the following questions:
* What exactly should LHDs be doing to adva...
Source: Dragonfly - November 30, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Catherine Burroughs Tags: Member Services Source Type: news
The NCCN, The US Oncology Network and McKesson Specialty Health Collaborate to Offer New Value Pathways for Cancer Care
Collaboration aims to create new, evidence-based clinical quality standards in the oncology market and address cost trends
Source: McKesson News - November 29, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
FDA clears AFrame’s MobileCare Monitor as Class II device
AFrame Digital, a Reston, Va.-based maker of telemonitoring technology, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to sell its MobileCare Monitor as a Class II medical device in the US. The company has had less-stringent Class I approval for its flagship monitoring product since 2009.
MobileCare Monitor is a wristwatch-like device that offers continuous, real-time monitoring [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized AFrame Digital aging in place chronic disease management FDA FDA 510(k) mobile health regulations MobileCare telemonitoring Source Type: news
Kvedar to tackle consumer health with Wellocracy
A new company from Center for Connected Health Director Dr. Joseph Kvedar will take a stab at the difficult task of engaging consumers in their own health by studying the missteps of others and attempting to simplify the processes of education and motivation.
Kvedar and business partners, including self-help author Carol Colman and integrative medicine practitioner [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized Center for Connected Health health behavior change motivating behavior change Partners Healthcare patient engagement SIlverSummit Wellocracy Source Type: news
Ginger.io raises $6.5M, led by Khosla
Behavior monitoring and analytics startup Ginger.io has raised $6.5 million dollars in its first round of funding, led by increasingly frequent digital health investor Khosla Ventures. Existing investors from the company’s $1.7 million seed round in October 2011, True Ventures and Romulus Capital, also contributed.
Ginger.io, which absorbed mobile health startup Pipette earlier this year, offers [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized AliveCor CellScope Ginger.io Jawbone Misfit Wearables True Ventures Vinod Khosla ZocDoc Source Type: news
NeHC continues engagement push
One week after unveiling its Patient Engagement Framework, the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) has launched an online tool meant to help health organizations track their progress on involving patients in their care.
The NeHC Consumer eHealth Readiness Tool (CeRT) offers an organizational evaluation tool, real-time progress reports and a comprehensive resource library designed to gauge the strength of organizations’ engagement activities and help them prioritize their plans for improvement, officials say.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only HealthCAWS Kate Berry Meaningful Use NeHC Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Vendors Mobile/Wireless Quality and Safety Source Type: news
Hello Health raises $11.5M for EHR, video consults platform
Myca Health company Hello Health raised $11.5 million this week in a round led by First Generational Capital. Hello Health just raised $10 million raised in February, which brings the subsidiary’s total funding in 2012 to $21.5 million. Hello Health said the money would be used for meeting increased demand for its free EHR system, notable [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized EHR electronic health records EMR Hello Health Myca Health Myca Hello Health patient management platform video chat consultations Source Type: news
Leapfrog moves hospitals from 'C' to 'A'
The Leapfrog Group is out with its second round of hospital safety ratings, and what a difference a few months has made.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kaiser Health News Tags: Online Only Chabert Medical Center Geisinger Medical Center Harvey Balls Hospital Safety Score Houma Lawrence Lawrence General Hospital Leah Binder Los Angeles Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania Presbyterian Hospital Ronald Re Source Type: news
Kansas HIE to share data with CDC, population health tracking the goal
Officials at the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) announced Wednesday that they have begun sharing anonymous patient data with BioSense, a public health system coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that systematically tracks hospital emergency department visits.
The data sharing between the two entities, officials say, will enable public health professionals to monitor a broad array of potential public health threats.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - November 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kansas Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Quality and Safety Source Type: news
