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About that meta-analysis of mHealth efficacy studies
“Technology moves too quickly for the world of academic publishing. That’s a long held belief by many but also a common topic of conversation among those working in digital health today. How to best study efficacy can be a tricky subject for digital health, however, the argument that efficacy data is unimportant rarely enters the [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Data analysis mHealth Research Source Type: news

Stanford reports fourth HIPAA breach
Some 57,000 patients seen at the Palo Alto, Calif.-based Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have been notified of a potential HIPAA-breach after an unencrypted company laptop containing patient medical information was stolen from a physician's car Jan. 9. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only California Lucile Packard Children Palo Alto Stanford University Stanford University campus Stanford University Medical Center Electronic Health Records Privacy and Security Source Type: news

AMA praises the addition of 2 new care coordination CPT codes
The American Medical Association yesterday praised the federal government for creating Medicare CPT codes for care coordination, allowing physicians to be paid for the management of patients who have recently been discharged from a hospital or skilled nursing facility. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Industry News Medicare Medicare CPT Claims Processing Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

Cracks form in GOP opposition to HIX
By Phil Galewitz, KHN Staff Writer This story was produced in collaboration with Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kaiser Health News Tags: Online Only Arizona Barack Obama District of Columbia Idaho Insurance Jan Brewer Larry Jacobs Mike Chaney Minnesota Mississippi Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Phil Bryant Phil Galewitz Republican Party University of Minne Source Type: news

Top 'Intelligent Hospitals' named
The RFID in Healthcare Consortium has announced the recipients of its first-ever Intelligent Hospital Awards, which recognize users of advanced wireless technologies to improve patient care and gain efficiencies. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Ann Arbor Healthcare INDIANAPOLIS Industry News Michael McDonald radio frequency Robin McLeod SPS U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals & IDNs Mobile/Wireless Quality and Safety RTLS Source Type: news

Project shows gains of coordinated care
New findings show that communities where hospitals, other healthcare providers, and community services work together to coordinate evidence-based hospital discharges and provide better support in the community, can see a 6 percent drop in hospitalizations and rehospitalizations, per 1,000 beneficiaries, in just the first two years. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Colorado Jane Brock Medicare Policy and Legislation Quality and Safety Source Type: news

States launch Direct across borders of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
Healthcare providers in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska can now exchange Direct secure messages across state lines, thanks to a collaborative effort among three state health information exchanges. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Kansas KANSAS CITY MHC Mindy Mazur Missouri Nebraska Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Source Type: news

Microsoft sees pen, computing power as differentiators for Surface Pro tablet
Microsoft is upping the ante in the tablet game. The Redmond Empire announced Tuesday that Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, a business-class line of its Surface tablets, will hit stores in the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 9. The Pro models will have third-generation Intel Core i5 processors, touch screens with 1080p (1,920 by 1,080) HD [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized doctors tablets healthcare tablets medical tablets Microsoft health apps Microsoft healthcare Microsoft medical apps Palm Block physicians tablets Surface Pro tablet Windows 8 Tablet Source Type: news

Medical Devices Neglected In EHR Chase: Report
“Interoperability of health information has been heralded for decades as a way to make medicine more effective, efficient and safer. But the focus at the national policy level on electronic health records (EHRs) might be neglecting another important part of the equation, namely interoperability of vast amounts of data coming from increasingly smarter medical devices. “Many [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Big Data Connectivity Devices Interoperability Patient Safety Source Type: news

U.K.’s EHR Scheme To Copy Obamacare
“More details have emerged about ambitious plans to roll out electronic health records (EHRs) in the U.K.’s socialized health system, despite the catastrophic failure of a previous $19 billion program to do just that. It seems the apparently unfunded program takes its inspiration — perhaps forgivably in the week of his Second Inauguration — from President [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News UK EHR Adoption Implementation Source Type: news

Despite Incentives, Doctors’ Offices Lag On Digital Records
“The good news: Colorado is working to help kids stay current with their immunizations and has a computerized registry where any provider who gives a child a vaccine can report that information. The bad news: The state’s computer system is not compatible with most of the computer systems doctors use, so many practices don’t update [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Hospitals Incentives Physicians Source Type: news

RAND points fingers after health IT predictions fizzle
“Researchers at the RAND Corp. say their 2005 prediction that health information technology could save the U.S. more than $81 billion annually has not come to pass. But the organization isn’t placing the blame on itself for its inaccurate prognostication. Instead, in a report in the January Health Affairs, researchers from the policy think tank placed [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Benefits Costs Health Information Technology Source Type: news

Enhancing social interactions using information technology
A new project, which aims to improve social interactions, will develop and test an innovative rehabilitation method using humanoid robotics and virtual reality thanks to funding of €2.9 million by the European Commission.
Source: University of Bristol news - January 23, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Hospitals to have e-records by 2014
“NHS hospitals will need to have operational electronic patient records working by April 2014 to meet the data flow requirements set by the NHS Commissioning Board and as a milestone towards making the NHS paperless by 2018. Tim Kelsey, the NHS Commissioning Board’s mercurial director of patients and information, told eHealth Insider: “We’ve said that by [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News UK EHR Hospitals Implementation Source Type: news

mHealth: Ray of hope for the ‘hard-to-reach’ people
“Because of their isolation and the challenges of travelling, these villages often have little opportunity to enjoy and cherish standard healthcare. To be able to talk to a doctor is a unique privilege for the villagers who are beset by lack of hospitals, clinics, health facilities and, particularly, qualified doctors. Currently, the patient-doctor ratio is [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Chronic Diseases mHealth Rural Source Type: news

FDA verschärft die Regeln
“In den Vereinigten Staaten sind die Zulassungsanforderungen für Medizinprodukte von jeher streng. Anlässlich jüngster Ereignisse rund um die Qualität von Implantaten sind sie nun noch weiter verschärft worden. Neue Produkte ermöglichen den Zugang zu innovativen Therapien. Aufgabe der US-Zulassungsbehörde FDA ist, hierbei die Wirksamkeit und Sicherheit der Medizinprodukte zu gewährleisten.” Article (German) Ann Quinlan-Smith, Kathrin Schäfer, DeviceMed, 22 [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Devices Implants Regulation Research Source Type: news

E-health moet patiënt motiveren
“‘Iemand die bijvoorbeeld diabetes heeft wordt de hele dag omringd door applicaties, die vertellen dat je ziek bent’ , legt Van Gemert uit. ‘Dat is niet echt motiverend voor gebruikers, dus daar valt nog flink winst te boeken.’ Een belangrijke oorzaak hiervoor is de soms ontoegankelijke technologie. ‘De technologie is niet toegankelijk genoeg voor gebruikers, [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 23, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News e-Health Teleconsultation Source Type: news

Healthbox London holds demo day; Irish accelerator HealthXL launches
Just a year after launching its first class in Chicago, Healthbox held a demo day in London to showcase its first European class. The seven startups, representing four countries, which were announced in October 2012, have now completed Healthbox’s three-month accelerator course. They were chosen out of an initial pool of about 200 applicants. Each [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized Bayer Bupa Desktop Genetics digital health accelerator Guys' and St. Thomas' Charity Health2.0 Healthbox Healthbox London HealthClinicPlus HealthXL HealthXL Dublin HomeTouch MedoPad MIRA Rehab ONCOassist Porta Source Type: news

How a tablet and a glucometer helped five mountain climbers on Everest
A ten-day expedition. Five extreme sportspeople with diabetes. A major accomplishment at Everest Base Camp (5350m above sea level). Five dreams fulfilled. And it never would have happened without the support of health information and communications technologies. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rocio Mellas Tags: Online Only Everest Everest Base Camp International Latin America Roberto Mart Mobile/Wireless Source Type: news

Telehealth in growth mode worldwide
As healthcare providers seek to reduce readmission rates and track disease progression, telehealth is projected to reach 1.8 million patients worldwide by 2017, according to The World Market for Telehealth – An Analysis of Demand Dynamics – 2012, a new report from global research firm INMedica, part of IMS research. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only InMedica Theo Ahadome United States Policy and Legislation Quality and Safety Telehealth Source Type: news

2012 mHealth venture capital tops $907M
In 2012, the mHealth sector saw venture capital investments reach $907.7 million, with Q3 and Q4 seeing significantly lower financing than the first two quarters, according to a report released Tuesday by Mobile Health Market News. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only Austin Kinsser Software Mobile Health Market News Qualcomm Texas venture capital Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Mobile/Wireless Source Type: news

State CIOs clamor for enterprise IT
Interoperability, IT funding and the yet-to-be-built public safety broadband network are a few of the national issues weighing heavy on the minds of state CIOs in these early days of 2013. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is urging the federal government to prioritize information exchange, cybersecurity and, more broadly, what the group calls a modernization of regulations and funding streams for state IT. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anthony Brino Tags: Online Only Brenda Decker broadband network duplicative systems Medicare Nebraska Office of Management and Budget Virginia Health Information Exchange (HIE) Network Infrastructure Policy and Legislation Source Type: news

RAND points fingers after health IT predictions fizzle
The think tank says failures in EHR design and usage have prevented the technology from reaching its potential to transform health care.
Source: American Medical News - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Business Source Type: news

About that meta-analysis of mHealth efficacy studies
Technology moves too quickly for the world of academic publishing. That’s a long held belief by many but also a common topic of conversation among those working in digital health today. How to best study efficacy can be a tricky subject for digital health, however, the argument that efficacy data is unimportant rarely enters the [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized digital health efficacy Johns Hopkins mHealth Initiative mHealth efficacy mobile health efficacy mobile health reimbursement RCTs mobile health WellDoc Source Type: news

Digital Health Records Lagging When It Comes to Interoperability
Blog | January 22, 2013 | Health IT, EHR, Personal Health RecordsBy Marion K. JenkinsWhen it comes to digital health records, electronic silos are no better than paper silos.
Source: Physicians Practice - January 22, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news

Soon-Shiong’s NantHealth raises $31 million
Earlier this month Nant Health, the healthcare company that is a part of Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s tight-lipped NantWorks portfolio of companies, raised $31 million in two rounds of funding, according to SEC filings. Another NantWorks company, NantiD, which appears to be the next generation of the iVisit LookTel technology that Nant acquired a few years [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized ACOs Blue Shield California Boston Life Labs iVisit LookTel NantiD NantLife Telehealth Patrick Soon-Shiong venture capital Verizon Vitality GlowCaps Source Type: news

Florida ACO looks to cut readmissions with telemonitoring
Last week, an early participant in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which provides financial incentives for coordinating care of and improving outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries, went live with a telemonitoring program to keep tabs on patients with chronic diseases. Primary Partners, a physician-owned accountable care organization (ACO) in Clermont, Fla., is contracting with New York-based AMC [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized accountable care organization ACO AMC Health Medicare Shared Savings Program Primary Partners readmissions telemonitoring Source Type: news

Report: About 300K patients were remotely monitored in 2012
Last year healthcare providers remotely monitored about 308,000 patients worldwide for congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension and mental health conditions, according to a recent report from InMedica. By 2017 that number should spike to 1.8 million patients, the research firm predicts. InMedica found that the majority of patients are being [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized Berg Insight chronic condition management congestive heart failure COPD Diabetes digital health metrics hypertension IHS IMS Research InMedica mental health mobile health metrics remote patient monitoring Source Type: news

iKnowMed Named Top Performing Electronic Health Record System for Oncology and Hematology Practices for the Second Year
McKesson Specialty Health EHR iKnowMed recognized for strong performance by two independent, industry-leading research firms: Black Book Rankings and KLAS
Source: McKesson News - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

TPP SystmOne accredited for GP2GP record transfer project
TPP SystmOne has now being fully accredited by NHS Connecting for Health to send and receive patient records electronically as part of the GP2GP record transfer project.
Source: NHS Connecting for Health - January 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Lose It! weight loss app integrates with Nike+ FuelBand
Nike announced Friday the opening of a developer portal for the Nike+ API. At the same time, the company announced a partnership with popular calorie-tracking and weight loss app Lose It! Although Lose It! currently integrates with several other devices, including the Fitbit line of activity trackers and the Withings connected weight scale, Lose It! will [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized BodyMedia Fitbit Lose It! Nike Plus Fuel Band Nike Fuelband SparkPeople weight loss apps Withings Source Type: news

HIPAA-compliant social network startup Audax Health raises $21M, partners with Cigna
Washington, D.C.-based Audax Health, a health social networking and gamification company, raised $21 million in debt, options, and other security, according to a recent SEC filing first reported by the Washington Business Journal. The company, founded by 23-year-old Grant Verstandig and supported by former Apple CEO John Sculley, is developing the Zensey social network, which [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized Audax Health Audax Health Solutions Careverge Cigna CIGNA mobile health gamification healthcare social media John Sculley Optum OptumHealth Zensey Source Type: news

Privacy, professionalism may work against Skype in healthcare
Skype has been playing around the edges of mobile health and telehealth for at least the last three years. Through Verizon, it was a sponsor of the mHealth Summit in 2010. It also has teamed with the University of California, San Francisco, to make video calling available to hospital patients. Last year, the Office of the National [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Neil Versel Tags: Uncategorized CloudVisit HIPAA mHealth Summit Skype healthcare Skype mobile Source Type: news

Telemedicine for all
One of the enduring criticisms of telemedicine is the price tag, in that much of the technology is beyond the means of smaller and remote healthcare providers who would benefit most from it. A new connected health offering is aimed directly at that pain point. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Cisco Services David Plummer Roderick Bell II Seattle Children telemedicine video conferencing Network Infrastructure Telehealth Source Type: news

Community health centers land $4.25M
Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) and Partners HealthCare will award a total of $4.25 million in a first round of grants through the Partnership for Community Health to all 49 community health centers (CHCs) that are members of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. The grants, announced on Jan. 14, will fund the implementation of health information technology systems, meaningful use training, medical coding training and performance improvement. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Boston Capacity Building Community Health Center Deborah C. Enos Gary L. Gottlieb Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Jamaica James W. Hunt , Jr. Maine Massachusetts Meaningful Use Medicare NHP Partners HealthCare Source Type: news

New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing
New research shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with electronic health records. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only AIDS Clinical Chemistry disease epidemic HIV Industry News mobile device south Asia Southeast Asia sub-Saharan Africa Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Records Mobile/Wirel Source Type: news

HHS awards $1.5B for insurance exchanges
Eleven states have received $1.5 billion more in grants from the Health and Human Services Department to support their creation of health insurance exchanges, which must be ready in October for enrollment season. Delaware, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Vermont obtained Level One Exchange Establishment Grants, which are one-year grants that states will use to build their health marketplaces. Destination HIMSS13 News read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only California Delaware Iowa Kathleen Sebelius Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New York North Carolina Oregon Vermont Payers Policy and Legislation Source Type: news

10 Most read articles week 13 January 2013
EHR query language (EQL)–a query language for archetype-based health records Confusion behind the dikes Quotes from ICMCC Presentations Public Fear Of Medical Data Theft Slows Acceptance Of Electronic Health Records ONC plans stronger EHR, patient safety features Datensalat mit der E-Card? The Rise of Electronic Health Record Adoption Among Family Physicians A Home-Based Care Model of Cardiac Rehabilitation Using Digital Technology A new [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Overview Source Type: news

Physician EHRs emerge as hot advertising venue for drugs
Increased use of cloud-based health information technology systems is presenting opportunities for marketers to deliver point-of-care messaging tailored to prescribers and their patients.
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - January 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

What does the RAND study really say about EHR adoption, cost savings?
“In the debate about the benefits of EHR adoption, there are three sides. There are those who are for it, those who are against, and those who are indifferent. Recently, the RAND Corporation study published in Health Affairs has created quite a stir, demonstrating that the adoption of EHR and health IT systems has [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Benefits Certification Costs Source Type: news

Mechael: mHealth will not replace the doctor
“One of the prevailing myths about mHealth is that it doctors aren’t adopting it because they fear it will replace them. But Patty Mechael, PhD, MHS, executive director of the mHealth Alliance, says mobile health tools and solutions will only serve to make physicians better at their jobs. “A lot of the time, doctors fear mobile [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Biometrics mHealth Sensors Source Type: news

What's in our food? News and resources round up
This article also contains quotes from Jewish and Muslim leaders - on the fact that the suspect beefburgers contained even more pig DNA than horse.Would you eat horsemeat?Food blog pointing out that horsemeat is actually very healthy and much loved across Europe, in South America and east Asian countries.Horsemeat burgers - the best and worst jokesOur favourite: Those Aldi horse burgers were nice, but I prefer My Lidl Pony.Horsemeat burger scandal: history repeating itselfFelicity Lawrence explains the reasons behind the scandal and how she's seen it all before. Surely, it's time the food processing and meat industry was f...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Emily Drabble Tags: Blogposts Guardian Professional Biology Geography and environment studies Media Primary schools Teacher Network Secondary schools Teaching Education Food science News resources round up Source Type: news

HIPAA Rule Updates
HHS on Thursday released four final rules updating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. The four rules are: 1. Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. 2. Changes to the HIPAA Enforcement Rule to incorporate the increased [...]
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - January 18, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Can digital health help crack one of healthcare’s hardest nuts?
For one reason or another, as many as half the patients in the United States don’t take the medication that is prescribed to them at a cost to the US healthcare system of $290 billion a year in waste. That’s according to NEHI, formerly known as the New England Healthcare Institute, which has been tracking the medication adherence problem [...]
Source: mobihealthnews - January 18, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized Abiogenix Care4Today medication adherence medication compliance Medisafe MedMinder Nant Health NEHI New England Health Institute Proteus Proteus Digital Health uBox Vitality Vitality GlowCaps Source Type: news

Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Comes Before Patient Care
Blog | January 21, 2013 | Health IT, HIPAA, Patients, Patient Flow Wait TimesBy Daniel Essin, MA, MDHIPAA may protect patient information, but it has come at the cost of direct patient care.
Source: Physicians Practice - January 18, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news

New HIPAA rule seen as tougher
“The Omnibus Rule will come out this year,” Mac McMillan, CEO of security and regulatory specialist CynergisTek explained earlier this week, “and when it does OCR will have what it needs to investigate their issues.” read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 18, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan,Mary Mosquera Tags: Online Only Bob Belfort Mac McMillan OCR Policy and Legislation Privacy and Security Source Type: news

Pediatric EHR redesign in the works
Meaningful use has unintentionally shifted the market's attention away from child health electronic health records (EHRs), according to Feliciano "Pele" Yu, Jr., MD, chief medical information officer at St. Louis Children's Hospital. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 18, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only American Academy Christoph Lehmann Feliciano Pele Yu , Jr. Industry News Mark Del Beccaro St. Louis Electronic Health Records Source Type: news

HHS makes 'sweeping' changes to HIPAA
The most eagerly awaited — if not anxiety-laden — set of regulations in the healthcare spectrum arrived late Thursday: HHS issued modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules. The man charged with enforcing the rules said they represent "sweeping changes." read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 18, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan Tags: Online Only CIOs HHS Leon Rodriguez OCR PDF Rodriquez Health Information Exchange (HIE) Policy and Legislation Privacy and Security Source Type: news

It's Time to Redefine the Practice of Medicine
It's Time to Redefine the Practice of MedicineBlog | January 18, 2013 | Health IT, EHR, Healthcare Careers, Patients, StaffBy Stephen H. Hanson, PA-CFrom the emergence of non-physicians to the role of EHRs, it is time for America to take a fresh look at how we care for patients.
Source: Physicians Practice - January 18, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news

Collaborative Health System partners with 15 more ACOs, brings total to 31
Universal American Corp. announced Friday that its subsidiary, Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), has partnered with 15 additional groups of physicians to form accountable care organizations (ACOs), approved to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 18, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Collaborative Health Systems Industry News Medicare Universal American Corp. Business Intelligence Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Payers Source Type: news