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Most hospitals still seeking HIE solutions, study finds
Some 71 percent of U.S. hospitals plan to purchase new health information exchange (HIE) solutions, according to findings from the new "2012 U.S. Health Information Exchange Study" released Friday. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Burlington Erin McCann Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Source Type: news

First HL7 FHIR Connectathon a Success
Health Level Seven International (HL7), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced that it has successfully completed its first connectathon supporting its Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Initiative. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Baltimore Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Maryland Source Type: news

Journey to interoperability is a long road to travel
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is invested in the Standards and Interoperability Framework, a collaborative initiative to develop standards for health information exchange, but the journey to completely interconnected devices will be a long one, according to the speakers of a Sept. 13 National eHealth Collaborative webinar.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Two large doctor groups join U-M in health information exchange to share health records, bolster ACO efforts
Two top physician groups have joined the University of Michigan Health System in choosing a sophisticated system to securely access electronic health data, contributing to a regional and national effort to create robust clinical exchange between health providers. UMHS partners IHA Health Services Corporation, an Ann Arbor-based multi-specialty group practice, and Huron Valley Physicians Association, have announced they will also join the non-profit Great Lakes Health Information Exchange (GLHIE). read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Andrew Rosenberg ANN ARBOR IHA Health Services Corporation Michigan The University of Michigan University of Michigan Health System Source Type: news

Twitter app takes on public health
Twitter, the much beloved social networking site, is set to take on disease outbreaks, after HHS officials announced the release of a new Web-based application tool available to public health officials. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Erin McCann HHS Twitter Washington Mobile/Wireless Source Type: news

EHNAC establishes new e-prescribing certifications
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) announced Thursday the release of its new certification programs for vendors handling electronic prescription of controlled substances. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only e-prescribing EHNAC Farmington Industry News Mike Miliard Vendors ePrescribing Privacy and Security Quality and Safety Source Type: news

The road less traveled
Boston Children's Hospital knows a little something about what it takes to be at the top. Consistently recognized for its medical specialties and patient care, it is considered one of the best pediatric hospitals in the world. The exceptional care administered by the nation's leading physicians and nurses stands as a primary driver of success, but often off to the side of the spotlight stands the hospital's advanced health information technology that has been instrumental in transforming the quality of patient care. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Print September 2012 Boston Boston Children’s Hospital Daniel Nigrin Erin McCann Marvin Harper Meaningful Use telemedicine The hospital Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

AHIMA launches career map for HIM pros
CHICAGO - Officials at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) launched an interactive Web-based career development tool aimed at assisting students and health information professionals find and track relevant career paths. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Print September 2012 AHIMA Assembly on Education Chicago Erin McCann Florida Lynne Thomas Gordon Orlando Workforce Management Source Type: news

Interoperability ‘not the goal’
Connectivity between healthcare providers has been a sharp focus for IT initiatives since 2004, and the concept has assumed many forms read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Andrews Tags: Print September 2012 Bush David Brailer Ingrid Svensson James Higbe Meaningful Use Paul Burke Peter Witonsky Robert Connely Salt Lake City Electronic Health Records ICD-10 Source Type: news

RP-VITA robot promises to reboot healthcare
Advanced information technology has catapulted healthcare from that of ominous to that of autonomous, with a burgeoning number of robots programming their way into the industry. This July, officials announced the unveiling of a new telemedicine droid - one that even has Luke Skywalker contemplating a trade-in. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Print September 2012 Bedford California Erin McCann iRobot Jason Knight Luke Skywalker Massachusetts RP-VITA Santa Barbara telemedicine The hospital Timothy Wright University of California University of California, Irvine M Source Type: news

Busy signals
Tracking the adoption of RFID & RTLS Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and real-time location systems (RTLS) offer big savings and ROI for hospitals, and hold the promise for big improvements in patient safety. They also happen to be really cool. But it just so happens that not too many facilities are availing themselves of the technolgies' asset and patient tracking capabilities. There's simply too much else to do. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Print September 2012 HIMSS Analytics John Hoyt manufacturing Mike Miliard radio frequency RFID & RTLS Radio Source Type: news

Connection aims to boost care in Florida
SARASOTA, FL - Think Seabiscuit or Secretariat for Florida's healthcare IT coordination. The recent agreement between key Sarasota providers to join HIE Networks' Florida Health Data Network (FHDN) "will provide real utility out of the gate" for public and private providers, said Allen Byington, CEO of HIE Networks. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kate Spies Tags: Print September 2012 Allen Byington FHDN First Physicians Group Florida HIE Networks Kate Spies Robert Knego Sarasota Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source Type: news

The MedZilla.com Employment Report for September 2012: National Health...
Medzilla Reports: National Health IT Week began while August Jobs Report came on the heels of a wave of figures and predictions rolling in from the two major National Conventions in recent weeks....(PRWeb September 14, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9902163.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Increase Risk of Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Dr. Neelima Denduluri, Virginia Cancer Specialists and The US Oncology Network, present innovative study at Breast Cancer Symposium 2012
Source: McKesson News - September 14, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Selects IQware MTM for Pharmacist-Provided Patient Care Program
RICHFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IQware Solutions is pleased to announce that IQware MTM has been selected by the Tennessee Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation (TPREF) as its documentation system for a new and innovative pharmacist-provided patient care program focusing on patients with diabetes in Tennessee. This program was developed by TPREF and is supported by a generous grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee Health Foundation. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee Health Foundation provided this grant to TPREF to explore innovative new methods of delivering diabetes care to patient...
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - September 13, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

athenahealth to acquire HDS
Athenahealth will acquire Healthcare Data Services, adding the Boston-based firm's healthcare data analysis and population health management tools for payers and providers to its portfolio of Web-based offerings. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Athenahealth Boston Healthcare Data Services Healthcare Data Services LLC Proxsys Watertown Business Intelligence Claims Processing Electronic Health Records Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Source Type: news

Rendezvous: Public Health Informatics
Local public health departments are participating in national health information exchange (HIE) initiatives, and librarians can have a role in facilitating community access to local health data. The Community Health Informatics Project, a partnership between University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana (UIUC) and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), is step toward community access to data. The project transformed a collection of data and statistics into an easily-accessible web portal and an informal service became a sustainable partnership among the UIUC Illinois Informatics Initiative, faculty in two schools, ...
Source: Dragonfly - September 13, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nikki Dettmar Tags: News From the RML Technology Training & Education Source Type: news

FCC final rule gives MBANs the go-ahead
This week, the Federal Communications Commission released the final rule on medical body area network (MBAN) devices, decidedly allocating spectrum for wireless transmitters that are used for patient monitoring. With its Sept. 11 ruling, the FCC will set aside spectrum in the 2360-2400 MHz band for the wireless medical devices. Officials say this allocated spectrum access will mean zero-to-nominal transmission interference from Wi-Fi and other high-powered devices. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Erin McCann Federal Communications Commission Washington Mobile/Wireless Network Infrastructure Policy and Legislation Quality and Safety Source Type: news

What were they thinking? Inside the making of meaningful use rules
As director of the HIT Initiatives Group in the Office of E-health Standards and Services at CMS, Elizabeth Holland is intricately involved in shaping the meaningful use rules that some view as having the potential to transform healthcare. Holland is a veteran policymaker. She joined CMS in 1991. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Elizabeth Holland HIT Initiatives Group Meaningful Use Medicare Washington Payers Electronic Health Records Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Policy and Legislation Privacy and Security Quality an Source Type: news

VA and HHS extend care for veterans with HIE and telehealth
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki have announced a joint effort to expand care delivery to veterans living in rural areas. Through this new initiative, supported by $983,100 in grants, the two agencies will promote collaboration between VA facilities, and private hospitals and clinics, seeking to improve access and coordination of care through telehealth and health information exchanges in rural areas. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Eric K. Shinseki Health Resources Kathleen Sebelius Mike Miliard Washington Hospitals & IDNs Electronic Health Records Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Policy and Legislation Telehealth Source Type: news

Mostashari: No cap on EHR incentive payouts
There are no set appropriations for how much the federal government can spend on rewarding providers who adopt and use electronic health records under the Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to National Coordinator for Health read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Congress Election 2012 Farzad Mostashari Industry News Maryland Meaningful Use Medicare Washington Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Payers Electronic Health Records Vendors Health Informati Source Type: news

DR Systems Launches Radiology EHR for Meaningful Use Compliance
San Diego, CA, September 12, 2012 – DR Systems announced that its cloud-based ambulatory EHR for radiologists – the e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging solution -- is now commercially available after successfully completing beta testing. DR Systems, one of the most respected names in enterprise medical imaging information systems (RIS, CVIS, PACS), and the 2011 #1 overall ranked PACS vendor by KLAS®. “Radiologists come out way ahead by deploying a system such as ours” read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: American College of Radiology Barbara California Chuck Scudelari imaging medical imaging Murray Reicher Pueblo Radiology Medical Group San Diego Santa Barbara the American College Source Type: news

HIMSS names two Policy Leader Award winners during the 7th annual National Health IT Week
Each year, during NHIT Week, HIMSS honors policy leaders who have helped improve healthcare delivery with the best use of health information technology and management systems. This year, two HIMSS Policy Leader Award winners were honored during National Health IT Week 2012 Networking Reception and Awards ceremony on Sept. 12. Also recognized were recipients of the Modern Healthcare/HIMSS CEO IT Achievement Award and the Fourth Annual CHIME State Advocacy Award for CIO Leadership. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: HIMSS Iowa Linda Upmeyer Mary Wakefield Washington, DC Source Type: news

Core Health Announces New Health Information Security Practice
Core Health Technologies, a leader in healthcare integration (HL7/X12) solutions, announced today a new business practice focused on health information security to address the increasing concerns and challenges of the health IT market. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Core Health Technologies North Carolina RALEIGH Source Type: news

Sandra E. Peterson to Join Johnson & Johnson as Group Worldwide Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee(Sep 13, 2012)
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, September 13, 2012 -- Sandra E. Peterson will join Johnson & Johnson on December 1, 2012, as Group Worldwide Chairman and member of the Company’s Executive Committee. She will have responsibility for the Consumer Group of Companies, Information Technology, and Global Supply Chain.....
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 13, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Apple’s iPhone connector change to drive health devices to Bluetooth Smart
At this week’s iPhone 5 announcement, Apple confirmed something of an open secret among those companies that make health peripherals for iOS devices: The longstanding 30-pin connector dock has been swapped out for a new slimmer, redesigned connector dock that Apple calls Lightning. Of course, an increasing variety of medical devices have received FDA clearance over [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Apple Lightning connector dock Bluetooth medical devices Bluetooth Smart Glooko mobile medical peripherals wireless health devices wireless medical devices Source Type: news

Are HIPAA rules unclear on texting protected health information?
Are vendors of secure text-messaging technology trying to sell people a bridge in Brooklyn, or is there a loophole in the somewhat outdated HIPAA privacy and security regulations that few have taken advantage of? The answer is unclear. Dr. Michael Koriwchak, an otolaryngologist in Atlanta, raised the question last week on his Wired EMR Practice blog [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized ePHI healthcare text messaging HHS HIPAA secure text messaging Source Type: news

FCC finalizes MBAN rule, still must appoint coordinator
The Federal Communications Commission has finalized its rule on medical body-area networks (MBANs), officially allocating a portion of the wireless spectrum to wearable sensors. Bloomberg BNA’s Health IT Law & Industry Report says that the action makes the U.S. the first country in the world to open up spectrum to networks of wireless medical sensors, though [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized body area networks dedicated medical wireless spectrum FCC GE Healthcare MBANs medical body area networks MedRadio wearable medical devices Source Type: news

Seven digital health startups raised $26 million in recent weeks
In recent weeks a number of digital health startups have announced rounds of funding totaling some $26 million. MobiHealthNews has previously covered the venture capital Agile Health, iSonea, and Sherpaa raised in recent days. Here’s a quick round-up of a few other digital health investments. Aberdare Ventures and the West Health Investment Fund announced investments in [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Aberdare Ventures Agile Health BetterDoctor digital health investment Doximity iSonea mobile health investment Patientco RxAnte Sherpaa West Health Investment Fund Source Type: news

VA, HHS team up on telehealth pilot program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are teaming up to expand access to healthcare for veterans living in rural areas. Private hospitals and clinics are joining VA facilities in the collaboration supported by nearly $1 million in grants.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Appropriate use in the cath lab? There’s an app for that
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released the SCAI Quality Improvement Toolkit (SCAI-QIT) AUC and Guidelines App, a mobile application (app) that seeks to help interventional cardiologists determine whether their patients are appropriate for percutaneous coronary intervention.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 13, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Health warning on salt levels in bacon
Some packs of bacon contain three times the salt of others in the same supermarket, warns Consensus Action on Salt and HealthBacon is now the second-biggest source of salt in the UK diet after bread – and a major health risk to those eating too much – a consumer group warns in a new report.Two rashers of bacon can contain more than half the daily maximum recommended salt for adults (6g), while some packs of bacon contain three times more salt than others from the same supermarket, according to Consensus Action on Salt and Health.It said bacon contained "huge and unnecessarily high" amounts of salt, with consumers turni...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 12, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Smithers Tags: Society Source Type: news

FCC to expand spectrum available for wireless medical use
The Federal Communications Commission published its final rule Sept. 11 in the Federal Register that will allow for the expansion of wireless spectrums to include medical body area network devices.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Hudson Health Plan Selects HealthEdge to Bring a New Level of Agility to Its Core Claims and Administration Platform
HealthEdge, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced that Hudson Health Plan (Hudson) of Tarrytown, N.Y. has selected the HealthRules software suite as its new core claims and administration platform. Hudson chose HealthRules, after a rigorous review process, to drive new levels of agility, compliance and transparency throughout its organization. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Burlington Hudson Hudson Health Plan Massachusetts New York Tarrytown Source Type: news

RIS/PACS market growing, but very slowly
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan on the North American market for radiology image and information management systems finds revenues of $1.1 billion in 2011, set to increase to just $1.4 billion by 2018. The current dynamics in the radiology IT marketplace suggest that revenues will revert to a steady but sluggish growth path as the field moves slowly toward a new wave of system replacements, say Frost & Sullivan officials. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only imaging Meaningful Use Mike Miliard Mountain View Vendors RIS and PACS Source Type: news

Agfa HealthCare and Orion Health form global strategic relationship for e-Health
Mortsel, Belgium, September 11, 2012 – Agfa HealthCare, a global leader in enterprise imaging and clinical workflow solutions, and Orion Health, a global leader in health information exchange (HIE) and healthcare integration solutions, announced today a global strategic relationship to image-enable Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and HIEs and for regional-enabled Hospital Information Systems/Clinical Information Systems/ Electronic Patient Records (HIS/CISs/EPRs) that will provide cost-effective e-health deployments across hospitals, health systems, regions, and nation states, and to help th read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Agfa HealthCare’s Imaging Clinical Information Services Alberta Belgium e-health Hospital Information Systems/Clinical Information Systems Ian McCrae Mortsel Orion Health The Agfa-Gevaert Group Source Type: news

CHIME names state advocacy award winner
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the recipient of its state advocacy award. Edward W. Marx was named the winner of the group's fourth annual award.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

CHIME names winner of annual state advocacy award
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the recipient of its annual state advocacy award. Edward W. Marx was named the winner of the group's fourth annual award.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Vendors getting started, but still seek guidance on Stage 2
Having read and analyzed the voluminous Stage 2 meaningful use rules, EHR and HIE vendors have started the process of retooling their technologies to meet the certification criteria. Most seem satisfied that CMS and ONC listened to their input, but many are frustrated by some lingering uncertainties. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Allscripts Chicago Dave Riley Harris Healthcare Solutions Leigh Burchell Mark Segal Meaningful Use Michele McGlynn Mike Miliard Electronic Health Records Vendors Health Information Exchange (HIE) Policy and Legislatio Source Type: news

Expecting market growth, insurers look for new tech
Preparing for the growth of the retail market, while trying to maintain profit margins under the medical loss ratio requirements, some insurers are chucking their old administration, claims and sales systems in favor of more Web-based and automated software. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anthony Brino Tags: Online Only Anthony Brino Atlanta Blue Cross Joseph Marabito KANSAS CITY North Carolina retail Topaz Shared Services LLC Network Infrastructure Policy and Legislation Source Type: news

WebMD Announces Suite of New Consumer Innovations
WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD), a leading source of health information, is unveiling a new suite of innovative products that will further empower and enable consumers and patients through every step of their healthy living journey. As a leading health brand for consumers, WebMD continues to attract the largest, most engaged audience seeking health and wellness information for a purpose. The August 2012 comScore Media Metrix U.S. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Android Bill Pence comScore Media Metrix U.S. iPad iPhone New York United States WebMD Health Corp. Source Type: news

AHIMA unveils tool to spur PHR use
Officials at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced Tuesday a new online guide to help spur patient understanding of their medical records. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Chicago Erin McCann Marsha Dolan Electronic Health Records Quality and Safety Source Type: news

Wearable monitors could unlock mHealth power
It’s not a fashion statement; it’s a functional mobile health (mHealth) tool. The proliferation of health IT and mobile devices have made patient health information increasingly portable and researchers are currently developing two wearable devices that could propel mHealth to another level.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

GE commits $3M to develop imaging informatists in Wisconsin
GE Healthcare and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have formed a collaboration aimed at building a pipeline of Wisconsin-based medical imaging software developers and researchers. As part of the collaboration, GE has pledged more than $3 million toward the GE Healthcare Center for Advanced Computational Imaging at UWM.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

GE commits $3M to imaging informatics education in Wisconsin
GE Healthcare and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have formed a collaboration aimed at building a pipeline of Wisconsin-based medical imaging software developers and researchers. As part of the collaboration, GE has pledged more than $3 million toward the GE Healthcare Center for Advanced Computational Imaging at UWM.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

ONC releases educational privacy and security game
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released a web-based game to help providers learn about best security practices for health IT.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

5 ways voice recognition tech cuts costs
Many may think of data in terms of numbers and text, but not only does voice documentation have a place in the array of data collection tools that can be used by healthcare companies, it offers financial benefits. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Steff Deschenes Tags: Online Only Cloud Computing Mike Raymer Speech Recognition voice recognition voice recognition technology Claims Processing Data Warehousing Electronic Health Records Enterprise Resource Planning Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Qu Source Type: news

ONC chief urges vendors to go for Blue Button ASAP
Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national health IT coordinator, has challenged vendors to make it easy for consumers by early 2013 to view, download and transmit to another party their health information in the form of a Blue Button feature. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - September 12, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only Farzad Mostashari Mary Mosquera Meaningful Use Twitter Washington Electronic Health Records Policy and Legislation Privacy and Security Quality and Safety Source Type: news