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First Microsoft Kinect PT app to go into clinical trials
The West Health Institute announced that it has developed technology to aid physical therapy professionals and patients using Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows motion tracking platform. The application leverages Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows motion camera and a Windows 7 personal computer and provides interactive feedback and educational materials to help providers improve patient adherence to regimens [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Kinect medical apps Microsoft Microsoft Kinect health apps Naval Medical Center physical therapy Kinect Reflexion West Health Institute Source Type: news

Survey: Hospital leaders procrastinating on HIE deployment
Most healthcare providers get it that, to compete in the changing healthcare economy and avoid Meaningful Use noncompliance hassles, they need to be well on their way toward exchanging health information with other providers in their respective communities. The problem is, a lot of them aren’t acting on their own advice.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

athenahealth to release third-quarter earnings
athenahealth, Inc. ATHN -2.20% (the "Company"), a leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and care coordination services to medical groups, today announced that it will hold a conference call for investors on Friday, October 19, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. ET. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: athenahealth Inc. Cloud Computing Watertown Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

Wisconsin provider wins AHIMA's first innovation award
The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, based in Madison, is being honored for its innovative approach to health information management by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) by winning AHIMA’s first Grace Award.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

All Northern Colorado hospitals connected to CORHIO
CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that all six northern Colorado hospitals are connected to the health information exchange (HIE). By connecting to CORHIO's secure network, hospitals in the region operated by University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) and Banner Health are electronically sharing vital patient information with community-based providers across the region and the state. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Colorado Denver Memorial Health Northern Colorado University of Colorado University of Colorado Health Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source Type: news

Twice as many use tablets for health tools, information
According to Manhattan Research, the number of adults in the US who used their mobile phones for health information and tools grew from 61 million in 2011 to 75 million this year. Using tablets for accessing health information and tools doubled over the past year: 15 million US adults used tablets for health information last [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Cybercitizen Health Survey digital health adoption digital health survey Manhattan Research mobile health research smartphone health adoption smartphone health apps Source Type: news

Cognosante to work on Phase 1 of Massachusetts HIE
Cognosante, a leading provider of IT services for healthcare organizations, announced it was awarded a contract from Orion Health to provide integration and identity management for the first phase of the Massachusetts Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) program. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Massachusetts Orion Health North America Paul Viskovich Health Information Exchange (HIE) Privacy and Security Source Type: news

Verizon launches HIPAA-compliant eHealth cloud service
Verizon has launched a hosted service for storing healthcare information for providers and insurers that meets HIPAAs strict privacy and security standards.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

McKesson Health Solutions Conference Shines a Spotlight on Strategies for Successful Healthcare Transformation
25th Anniversary of Conference Brings Payers and Providers Together to Discuss the Future of Better Health
Source: McKesson News - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Baton Rouge General Medical Center Chooses RelayHealth for Enterprise Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Baton Rouge General Medical Center, named one of the nation's "Most Wired" hospitals in 2011, has chosen RelayHealth for enterprise health information exchange (HIE)
Source: McKesson News - October 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Technical help for CCGs providing integrated health services
Central funding is now available for integrating healthcare IT systems across the south of England. The South Integration Programme provides an opportunity for integration procurement and service costs to be centrally funded, aiming to deliver an information technology systems integration solution to linking clinical messages across southern health care communities. In the south some healthcare communities are already undertaking systems integration projects – the Isle of Wight and Hampshire Health Record have both deployed a solution and Connecting Care in Bristol is in the final stages of contract award. If you ...
Source: NHS Networks - October 2, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Do you need help with your new CCG responsibilities for providing integrated health services?
Central funding is now available for integrating healthcare IT systems across the south of England. The South Integration Programme provides an opportunity for integration procurement and service costs to be centrally funded, aiming to deliver an information technology systems integration solution to linking clinical messages across southern health care communities. In the south some healthcare communities are already undertaking systems integration projects – the Isle of Wight and Hampshire Health Record have both deployed a solution and Connecting Care in Bristol is in the final stages of contract award. ...
Source: NHS Networks - October 2, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Elsevier and Ex Libris Group Announce Collaboration
Elsevier, a provider of STM information products and services, and Ex Libris Group, a provider of library automation solutions, announced a collaborative initiative that will enable joint customers to search the Scopus abstracting and indexing database via the Ex Libris Primo Central Index.
Source: EContent RSS Feeds : Research Center: Sci-Tech/Medical - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Bam Labs app now remotely validates sleeping position
In remotely installing a software upgrade for all of its U.S. customers, the maker of a “smart bed” system for hospitals and post-acute rehab facilities, claims to have developed the country’s first application that biometrically validates bed position changes through a secure, cloud-based monitoring platform. The new Position Change feature from BAM Labs, Campbell, Calif., an [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized Aging in Place Technology Bam Labs Bam Labs Health Monitoring fall prevention iPhone sleep apps pressure ulcers remote patient monitoring smart beds Touch-free Life Care Source Type: news

IMIA Yearbook 2012: Personal Health Informatics
The Yearbook includes a number of articles focusing on the theme of Personal Health Informatics. It covers recent informatics contributions and points to future...
Source: EFMI Portal News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Publications Source Type: news

UCLA-led study finds direct correlation between hospital bedsores, patient mortality
A new clinical study spearheaded by the dean of UCLA's School of Nursing has found a direct correlation between pressure ulcers — commonly known as bedsores — and patient mortality and increased hospitalization. The research is believed to be the first of its kind to use data directly from medical records to assess the impact of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers on Medicare patients at national and state levels. According to the study, featured as the lead article in the current issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, seniors who developed pressure ulcers were more likely to die d...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 1, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Nuance announces another acquisition
Nuance Communications has acquired J.A. Thomas and Associates, a developer of physician-oriented, clinical documentation improvement programs for the healthcare industry.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Q&A: Michael Grunwald on the 'no-brainer' of health IT and ARRA's lasting impact
In his new book, The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era (Simon & Schuster), TIME magazine correspondent Michael Grunwald makes a compelling case that President Obama's 2009 stimulus bill – despite being lampooned by the right as a pork-laden boondoggle and criticized by the left for not going far enough – is potentially more transformative, in the long run, than Roosevelt's New Deal. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only banking Bush Congress David Blumenthal Election 2012 energy Era Eric Cantor Hillary Clinton Hoover Industry News Larry Summers Meaningful Use Michael Grunwald Mike Huckabee Mike Miliard Mitch McConnell Newt Source Type: news

HIMSS adds market intelligence with CapSite acquisition
HIMSS has acquired CapSite, a healthcare technology and consulting organization based in Burlington, Vt. The acquisition is effective Oct. 1. The financial terms of the deal were not released. The acquisition will expand HIMSS products and services to offer a broader set of high quality data and analytical expertise to clients, providers and vendors," HIMSS executives said. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Staff Tags: Online Only Burlington CapSite Chicago HIMSS Vermont Business Intelligence Source Type: news

More docs joining HIEs, attesting to Stage 1
Nearly half of U.S. physician groups plan to join a health information exchange (HIE), according to the findings of a new CapSite report released Friday. The 4th Annual U.S. Ambulatory Electronic Health Record & Practice Management (PM) Study showed 43 percent of the 509,280 surveyed physicians indicated they plan to join an HIE. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Burlington CapSite U.S. EHR Erin McCann iPhone Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records Network Infrastructure Source Type: news

McKesson to acquire MED3OOO
Just a week after its acquisition of risk management firm Medventive, McKesson has made another move to bolster its offerings for a post-reform world, announcing it will acquire Pittsburgh-based MED3OOO, which develops physician group management, billing and revenue cycle tools. MED3OOO's hosted applications, third-party administrator services and proprietary, cloud-based technology are aimed at helping practices adjust to changes in healthcare without concern for server expansions, software and system upgrades or extended downtime due to hardware failure. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Atlanta McKesson Revenue Management Solutions MED3OOO MedVentive Mike Miliard peerVue PITTSBURGH Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Vendors Enterprise Resource Planning Financial/Revenue Cycle Ma Source Type: news

Michigan Surgery Collaboratives Select ArborMetrix's Registry Solution to Enhance Quality, Lower Cost of Surgical Care
The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative(MSQC) have selected ArborMetrix, a provider of real-time, cloud-based analytics solutions for acute and specialty care,to help accelerate their surgical care quality improvement efforts. Using ArborMetrix's performance analytics engine, the two Michigan collaboratives will provide hospitals and clinicians with timely, risk-adjusted information about their comparative quality, utilization, and costs. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: ANN ARBOR ArborMetrix Inc. Blue Cross Darrell Campbell Michigan Our hospital The University of Michigan Source Type: news

AHIMA calls for improved health IT governance
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is calling for improved and unified health information governance to standardize electronic health record (EHR) use. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only AHIMA Chicago Industry News Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

Hospitals Save $120 Million Using Data-Driven Purchasing Strategies to Drive Costs Down
Hospitals participating in the Premier healthcare alliance's ASCEND supply chain program have identified more than $120 million in savings over the past in three years. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Charlotte North Carolina Hospitals & IDNs Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Source Type: news

Florida International University and CareCloud Partner to Provide Health Informatics Students Access to CareCloud Charts, Its National Electronic Health Record Platform
The Chief Technology Officer of CareCloud, a Miami-based provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic healthcare record (EHR), revenue cycle management and medical billing software and services for medical practices, headed back to school at Florida International University (FIU) the other day. Tom Packert showed up for class in the Master of Science in Health Informatics and Management Systems program, but not as a student. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: CareCloud FIU Florida Florida International University Miami Tom Packert Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

Hypothyroidism? There’s an app for that
Combining the iPhone’s standard camera capabilities with a customized image-analysis app, an optical engineer from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has come up with a new way to diagnose and manage disorders of the thyroid gland.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

HIMSS buys CapSite for comparative pricing info
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) acquired CapSite, a healthcare technology and consulting organization based in Burlington, Vt., effective Oct. 1.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

UPMC launches $100M personalized care initiative
With a $100 million investment, UPMC has joined the ranks of an increasing number of medical and research centers across the country aiming to mine and analyze its data in order to provide more precise care. It’s a five-year initiative that employs sophisticated enterprise analytics with technology from Oracle, IBM, Informatica and dbMotion. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only data warehouse IBM Oracle PITTSBURGH Steven S. Shapiro Business Intelligence Electronic Health Records Enterprise Content Management Enterprise Resource Planning Quality and Safety Source Type: news

Can a computer game help practices keep data secure?
Technically Speaking - A practical look at information technology issues and usage
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - October 1, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news

GAO: FDA ought to buckle down on security of wireless implantables
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling for stronger FDA oversight of implantable medical devices whose wireless capabilities expose them to unintentional interference and, potentially, deliberate hacking.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

McKesson to acquire MED3OOO
McKesson and MED3OOO have signed a definitive agreement under which McKesson will acquire MED3OOO, a healthcare management and technology services company. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Health Mart® Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates U.S. Pharmacy Study for Third Time in Four Years
Source: McKesson News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

McKesson to Acquire MED3OOO
Combined organization to focus on services that help customers improve operational results and financial outcomes
Source: McKesson News - October 1, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

AHIMA calls for better EHR standards
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is calling for improved and unified Health Information Governance "to standardize EHR use to ensure the technology fulfills its promise of guiding better, more efficient patient care."
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 30, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

What's Up Doc? Using Information Technology to Share Evidence Based Medicine in a Residency (Marco Cornelio M.D.)
Presentation slides on life long learning and using an informational tool evernote to share EBM in a residency.
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - September 30, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Yuma welcomes new CMIO
Yuma Regional Medical Center welcomes Robert D. Budman, MD, MBA, as CMIO. In this role, he will provide physician leadership in the optimization of YRMCCare, Yuma Regional’s EHR.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 29, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

EHRs lead to more testing, positive outcomes for diabetes, high cholesterol
EHR implementation at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities led to improved drug treatment intensification, monitoring and physiologic control among patients with diabetes and high cholesterol, according to research published Oct. 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

ONC sets sights on rural and critical access hospitals for MU acceleration
Officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have issued a challenge to get 1,000 critical access and small rural hospitals to meaningful use by 2014. Mat Kendall, director of the ONC Office of Provider Adoption Support and Leila Samy, ONC’s rural health IT coordinator have called for “all hands on deck,” to help the smallest hospitals in America to healthcare IT adoption. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Health Information Technology Industry News Mat Kendall Meaningful Use Washington Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Payers Electronic Health Records Vendors Source Type: news

As more consumers connect, mHealth market soars
The number of adults using mobile phones and tablets for health information has risen exponentially from last year, according to the findings of a new study conducted by Cybercitizen Health and Manhattan Research. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only cellular telephone Erin McCann FDA mobile phones New York Mobile/Wireless Source Type: news

New York eHealth Collaborative celebrates five health IT champions
Alexandra Cohen's father passed away because of healthcare that was uncoordinated. Not all of his medical records were kept electronically and so were not fully shared between his specialists. Because of this, Alie left a successful career at Microsoft to join the cause of updating health information technology and now works at the non-profit New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC). read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Alexandra Cohen BUFFALO computing General Electric IBM Jeffrey R. Immelt Louise West Maria Bartiromo Meaningful Use Microsoft Samuel J. Palmisano Saratoga Sumir Sahgal Electronic Health Records Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source Type: news

CPOE biggest barrier to meaningful use, study finds
Two years ago, half of CIOs surveyed by the College of Health Information Management Executives said that implementing computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems loomed as one of the key challenges in meeting federal health IT incentives. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anthony Brino Tags: Online Only Anthony Brino Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records Policy and Legislation Quality and Safety Source Type: news

Bill would create FDA Office of Mobile Health, HHS support for app developers
Though the Food and Drug Administration is developing regulations for mobile medical apps, at least one member of Congress believes the federal agency is not currently equipped to handle the rapid pace of innovation in mobile technology. Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), whose district covers much of Silicon Valley, is preparing to introduce legislation that would address [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized FDA mobile medical apps Food Drug Administration HHS HIMTA HIPAA Office of Mobile Health Source Type: news

More research, clinical ops collaboration would benefit EHR integration
EHRs need to do a better job of collecting clinical data to enable research informatics, but vendors aren’t the only ones to blame for this elusive functionality. Researchers and clinical staff responsible for EHR configuration must be better collaborators, according to a Sept. 1 perspective published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Missouri Health Connection signs up first 5 for HIE
Missouri Health Connection (MHC) announced Thursday that five of the Show Me State's best and biggest hospitals and health systems will be the first to participate in the state’s health information exchange. The inaugural class includes: read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Meaningful Use Mike Miliard Missouri Missouri Health Connection Hospitals & IDNs Electronic Health Records Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Privacy and Security Quality and Safety Source Type: news

VA moves to protect mobile devices for employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to formally award a contract for mobile device manager software by Sept. 30. The technology will enable VA to ultimately support up to 100,000 devices and allow employees and clinicians to use their own devices. The “bring your own device” (BYOD) policy, however, will set limitations regarding data security on personal devices to protect veterans information, according to Roger Baker, VA CIO. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only Department of Veterans Affairs Mary Mosquera mobile device mobile devices Roger Baker Washington Mobile/Wireless Policy and Legislation Privacy and Security Quality and Safety Source Type: news

FDA steps up promotion of proposed UDI system
Continuing its recent campaign to push along the proposed Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, which was mandated by law in 2007 but has only developed in fits and starts, the FDA has taken to the pages of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Missouri HIE partners with first participants
Five healthcare organizations have partnered with Missouri Health Connection to become the first participants in statewide health information exchange (HIE).
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 28, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

HIMSS launches Healthcare Transformation Project
The collaborative efforts of healthcare's senior executives are contributing to the effective transition from paper to digital patient records. Building on this synergy, HIMSS has introduced the Healthcare Transformation Project to develop a committed community of healthcare provider senior leaders dedicated to positively transforming the quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and access to care at the local level. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 27, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Staff Tags: Online Only Chicago Florida H. Stephen Lieber HIMSS Ken Jennings Policy and Legislation Quality and Safety Source Type: news

Patients, MDs Divided by IT Chasm
(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to consumer use of health information technology, demand seems to be outstripping supply and it's creating a great healthcare chasm.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 27, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Health Information Technology in the United States: Driving Toward Delivery System Change
Tracks the progress of the nations health care system toward universal adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - September 27, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news