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iPad app aims to streamline Medicare enrollment

mobihealthnews — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:27:58 +0100

A new iPad app intended for use by in-field Medicare sales agents aims to make the Medicare enrollment process more efficient by cutting down on paperwork, costs, and processing time. The app, called the iPad Mobile Field Enrollment app, was developed by DRX. The company already has plans to license the app to seven health [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

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EMR for urologists goes mobile with iPhone app

mobihealthnews — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:46:40 +0100

Among the many physician specialties, urologists seem to be one group that is very likely to be using a smartphone. That was one of the conclusions that could be drawn from a survey published last year by Bulletin Healthcare, which found that only physician assistants, emergency room physicians, and cardiologists were more likely to use [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

PerfectServe pockets $10.9 million in funding

mobihealthnews — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:14:23 +0100

Last week clinical communications services provider PerfectServe announce that it had raised $10.9 million in its third round of funding. PJC Capital, the PE arm of Piper Jaffray led the round, which also included participation from new investors National Healthcare Services and CHV Capital. Return backers River Cities Capital Funds, Village Ventures, and Spring Mill [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

Vocal against health reform, Missourians quiet on health IT

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:25 +0100

What with the presidential non-binding primary over, Missouri is more than just one of three states where Rick Santorum surprised the nation. The Show-Me State is staunch in its opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – the individual mandate specifically. Most of the opposition against health reform, including this one, has steered clear of the government's healthcare information technology initiatives, advances that are perceived as bipartisan. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Healthrageous adds Telcare’s cellular-enabled glucose meter

mobihealthnews — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:33 +0100

Boston-based Healthrageous has inked a co-marketing deal with Telcare, developer of the FDA-cleared cellular-enabled Telcare Blood Glucose Meter (BGM), to integrate blood glucose readings collected from the device into Healthrageous’ “personal health improvement” platform. The companies plan to market the combined offering to health plans and self-insured employers. Here’s how the company describes the platform: “The [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

5 simple ways to realize ROI from your EHR

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:01 +0100

The steep cost of electronic health record systems in today's market makes seeing a return on investment that much more important. Luckily, there are a few basic ways to see financial gains after implementing an EHR. Heidi Jannenga, co-founder and COO, and Paul Winandy, CEO of physical therapy software WebPT, outline five basic ways to get ROI from your EHR. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Maine receives grant to connect behavioral healthcare to HIE

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:53:32 +0100

The State of Maine and HealthInfoNet have received a $600,000 grant to help support electronic sharing of health records among behavioral health providers and general medical providers in Maine. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

CMS adds infection data to Hospital Compare website

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:46:55 +0100

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a(CMS) announced Tuesday it will add hospital infection rate data to its consumer website, Hospital Compare. CMS said it is adding information on central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), the most serious of all healthcare-associated infections, resulting in thousands of deaths each year and nearly $700 million in added costs to the U.S. healthcare system. [See also: U.S. healthcare performance score declines.] Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Report: Consumerization of IT products strains healthcare IT departments

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:46:39 +0100

A survey of 100 provider organizations' executives and health IT managers revealed that the growing presence of iPads and other consumer-grade tablets in clinical settings has created difficulties for CIOs and IT departments, who must integrate those products into their clinical information systems. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

The Future of Cloud Computing and EHR Rife with Opportunities and Challenges

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:35:08 +0100

Source: EHRScope Content: “Cloud computing is gaining momentum across several industry sectors, but has yet to be fully embraced by health care organizations due to privacy and integration concerns. Health care companies grappling with the decision to adopt cloud computing platforms have the unique challenges of patient privacy, and even more daunting, the integration of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

mHealth: Remote Patient Monitoring Is On The Rise, With Smartphones Leading The Way

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:31:46 +0100

Source: Rip Empson, TechCrunch Content: “Last month, we took a look at some of the ways mobile technology is transforming the health industry. While there are many factors affecting this transformation, like artificial intelligence, big data, 3-D printing, social health networks, and remote communications, to name a few (check out Josh’s post on this here), [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Colorado shows bipartisan HIX support even amid dispute

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:20:22 +0100

Colorado, which is a state leader on all things health IT, especially EHRs and HIEs, is digging in its heels when it comes to health insurance exchange. It is one of the 26 states whose attorney general joined a lawsuit to overturn the health reform law. The arguments are slated to be heard by the Supreme Court in March. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

McKesson nabs peerVue

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:18:19 +0100

McKesson has acquired peerVue, which provides radiology workflow and communications systems. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

eRx makes steady gains in California, report shows

Healthcare IT News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:13:26 +0100

Electronic prescribing is continues to grow steadily in California, potentially increasing the safety of the prescribing process, according to a new report from Cal eConnect. About 25 percent of the state's physicians are sending prescriptions electronically, the report estimates, compared with 3 percent in 2007. At the same time, just 16 percent of eligible prescriptions are routed electronically, despite the fact that most community pharmacies are set up for ePrescribing. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

EHR Issues in Recording and Documenting Clinical Data

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:42:18 +0100

Source: Ron Sterling, HITECHAnswers Content: “With paper exam notes, the doctor and staff record information and the note reflects what they recorded. Unfortunately, EHR based notes may not be as direct. Many EHR systems store the information that you enter in one way, and offer a variety of presentation and reporting options. The ability of the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Are Templates the Answer?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:34:54 +0100

Source: Jeremy Zasowski, 3M Content: “What happens when clinical documentation strategies to meet Meaningful Use requirements don’t line up with an organization’s strategies to improve clinical documentation for coding and profiling? In my interactions with our customers, we’re seeing an increasing number of hospitals moving to increase their physicians’ adoption of template-based EHR documentation workflows. The [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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World Health Care Congress heads to Amsterdam

Hospital IT Europe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0100

8th Annual WHCC Europe to convene global leaders in Amsterdam, 23-24 May, 2012 (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

New IRS guidance sparks stepped-up calls for repeal of medical device tax

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:04:03 +0100

It was only Feb. 3 that the IRS released guidance for implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s 2.3 percent excise tax on manufacturers and importers of medical devices—due to kick in next January—but the action has already reignited a firestorm of protest. This will surprise no one who has followed industry’s anti-tax drumbeat, which began upon the release of a Sept. 2011 economic analysis forecasting the loss of 43,000 American jobs at the hands of the tax. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Demystifying healthcare transformation Part 1 – EMR Shortfalls

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:02:52 +0100

Source: Chris Taylor, The Successful Workplace Content: “There are real challenges with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) beyond getting doctors to write things down (a feat in itself). Healthcare providers are being pushed to adopt EMR, but few are at Stage 7, shown at right. Because certification at lower levels doesn’t mean system interoperability, EMR ends [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

NHS 'must protect patient data'

Hospital IT Europe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:58:00 +0100

Data protection imperative to delivering better care, says CEO of global privacy specialists FairWarning (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

EMR: Safe When Used as Directed?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:55:41 +0100

Source: Harold Hambrose, Electronic Ink Content: “There’s no question about it—electronic medical records have become a growth industry. And I’m worried. It’s true that EMR systems can deliver superior data management, greater cost efficiencies, and a host of other benefits. But as with any new product, there are risks. Some of the questions we should be [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are using EMRs to make pain research breakthroughs

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:49:38 +0100

Source: Gabriel Perna, Healthcare Informatics Content: “In the world of medical research, the emergence of the electronic medical record (EMR) in hospitals is a game-changer, giving researchers the opportunity to use large, previously unobtainable data sets for their studies. You don’t have to tell that to Atul Butte, M.D., director for the Center for Pediatric [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

The Future of mHealth: Putting Patients in the Driver’s Seat

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:37:08 +0100

Source: Forbes Content: “Healthcare challenges are on the rise worldwide. Chronic conditions take an ever-greater toll, and costs are on the rise. But health insurance no longer bridges the gap for many, and healthcare systems struggle to balance the need for top-notch care and innovation against shrinking budgets. Answering the challenge, many parties in the medical [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

ePrescribing in California making steady gains while its full potential remains unrealized

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:24 +0100

Electronic prescribing, known as ePrescribing, is continuing to grow steadily in California, potentially increasing the safety of the prescribing process, according to a new report from Cal eConnect. About 25 percent of the state's physicians are sending prescriptions electronically, the report estimates, compared with 3 percent in 2007. At the same time, just 16 percent of eligible prescriptions are routed electronically, despite the fact that most community pharmacies are set up for ePrescribing. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Interbit Data expands sales and customer support teams for its healthcare IT solutions

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:27:48 +0100

Interbit Data, a leading provider of software and services connecting people with information for more efficient healthcare, today announced it has expanded its sales and support teams with the hiring of an additional sales representative and a customer technical support professional. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Pocket Physio app launched for knee surgery patients

Hospital IT Europe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:26:00 +0100

First physiotherapy app designed by orthopaedic provider to help improve patients’ recoveries (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

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ASC X12 not recommending 6020 TR3s to DSMO for HIPAA adoption

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:23:04 +0100

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) announces plans for the 006020 (6020™) TR3s. After meeting with health care industry stakeholders and assessing the current and planned health care industry initiatives, ASC X12 will not recommend its 6020 Type 3 Technical Reports (TR3s) to the Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations (DSMO) for consideration of adoption under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Why You May Never Have to Step in a Doctor’s Office Again

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:19:32 +0100

Source: Donna Fuscaldo, FOXBusiness Content: “The doctor will see you now, but not in the typical office setting with you sitting on the examining table. Drug store operator Rite Aid (RAD: 1.54, +0.03, +1.99%) is offering people that live in the greater Detroit area the ability to engage in virtual doctor’s visits. Either by visiting participating [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

CSC: Focus on coordination and engaging patients for MU Stage 2

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:12:41 +0100

Although the requirements for Stage 2 of meaningful use are not yet final, IT services firm CSC said that the direction is clear and healthcare organizations should focus on providing capabilities for engaging patients, coordinating care and capturing the data for quality reporting. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Obama Administration boosts Alzheimer’s funding

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:24:15 +0100

The Obama Administration announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease on Feb. 7, including immediately making an additional $50 million available for Alzheimer’s research. In addition, the administration said that its FY 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research by $80 million. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

5 stages of EHR maturity and patient collaboration

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:36:19 +0100

Source: Michelle McNickle, Healthcare IT News Content: “By now, it’s apparent EHRs need to grow up. But, as patient-centered business models become increasingly popular, the EHR is also shifting into a vital part of the success of these organizations. “The new ‘patient team’ business models, like ACOs, will require that EHRs mature into real-time care coordination [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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For perspective on mHealth challenges, look to developing countries

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:21:46 +0100

Source: Gienna Shaw, FierceMobileHealthcare Content: “Mobile healthcare shows promise in developing countries, but when you look closely at some of the great programs and dedicated people that are out there with boots on the ground, it quickly becomes apparent that Western ideas about technology don’t always translate. The past decade has seen remarkable growth in the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

CPOE clinical decision support 'improves efficiency'

Hospital IT Europe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:38:00 +0100

CPOE delivers real-time decision support to reduce inappropriate use of imaging, study finds (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Proposed Australian e-health records system criticised

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:54:36 +0100

Source: Ananya Mandal, News-Medical Content: “Both the Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) and the Australian Privacy Foundation have criticised the private corporation established by the federal and state governments to roll out the federal government’s proposed electronic health records. They have told a Senate inquiry hearing in Canberra that personally-controlled e-health records should not go [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Computer Order Entry Systems Reduce Preventable Adverse Drug Events

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:44:10 +0100

Source: HealthCanal Content: “Despite a national mandate to implement electronic health records and computer order entry systems (CPOE) by 2014, only approximately 30 percent of hospitals nationwide have done so and around 40 percent of hospitals in the state of Massachusetts have made this transition. New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined the impact of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Three Florida hospitals collaborate to advance personalized medicine

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:44:10 +0100

Three Florida healthcare institutions will collaborate to create Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida (PMP Florida), which will conduct collaborative research on cancer and metabolic diseases. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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Impact of Vendor Computerized Physician Order Entry in Community Hospitals

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:39:43 +0100

Source: Leung AA et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2011 Content: BACKGROUND It is uncertain if computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems are effective at reducing adverse drug event (ADE) rates in community hospitals, where mainly vendor-developed applications are used. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of vendor CPOE systems on the frequency of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Reminders for Children with High-Risk Conditions

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:08:10 +0100

Source: Dombkowski KJ et al, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 42(1) Content: Background Children with chronic conditions have an increased risk of complications from influenza and have low influenza vaccination rates. Purpose To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using a statewide immunization information system (IIS) for seasonal influenza vaccine reminders from local health departments (LHDs) targeting children [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

McKesson Acquires peerVue, A Leader in Radiology Workflow Solutions

McKesson News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

World-class medical imaging workflow solutions to facilitate care coordination for better care, better business (Source: McKesson News)

5 stages of EHR maturity and patient collaboration

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:27:40 +0100

By now, it’s apparent EHRs need to grow up. But, as patient-centered business models become increasingly popular, the EHR is also shifting into a vital part of the success of these organizations. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

8th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe to convene global leaders in Amsterdam, 23-24 May, 2012

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:13 +0100

Source: WHCC Content: Amsterdam – 18 January, 2012 – The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe will convene in Amsterdam, 23-24 May, 2012, gathering more than 200 health care leaders from Europe and the globe to share top insights and best practices for health care business innovation and develop actionable strategies to improve care [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Electronic health records on the way

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:47 +0100

Source: Charlie Fidelman, The Gazette Content: “It will take several more months before your doctor can send your prescription directly, electronically, to your pharmacist, but Montrealers will finally be plugged into the provincial system of computerized health records. After big delays and expenses, Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc announced Monday that the system, called the Dossier [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Internet: Als Informationsquelle zu Arzneimitteln immer wichtiger

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:56:53 +0100

Source: e-Health-com News Content: “Wie informieren sich Verbraucher beim Kauf von Arzneimitteln und Gesundheitsprodukten? Welche Einstellungen haben sie zu Gesundheitsthemen? Antworten gibt der aktuelle OTC-Survey von Nielsen, einem Anbieter von Insights zum Konsum- und Medienverhalten von Verbrauchern.” Article (German) e-Health-com News, 7 February 2012 (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Man sentenced to 77 months for Medicare fraud

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:55:37 +0100

A Los Angeles-area man was sentenced this week to 77 months in prison for organizing and leading a medical clinic fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of physicians to submit more than $18.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Few SMS health applications have been evaluated

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:29 +0100

Source: Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews Content: “The Journal of Medical Internet Research recently published a research paper called, SMS Applications for Disease Prevention in Developing Countries, that found while there have been many text message-powered health initiatives, very few of them have been sufficiently evaluated.” Article Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews, 7 January 2012 Article (Déglise 2012) (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

EHR Adoption Grows Over 5 Percent

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:00 +0100

Source: Brian Ahier, Healthcare, Technology & Government 2.0 Content: “SK&A’s updated “Physician Office Usage of Electronic Health Records Software” report revealed a significant growth in EHR software adoption during 2011. Findings of the report, which were finalized in January 2012, show overall growth in the EHR implementation, as government initiative deadlines get closer. SK&A was awarded [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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U-M Researchers Call for More Robust Electronic Health Record Data Sharing Capabilities

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:44:08 +0100

Source: The Sacramento Bee Content: “U-M researchers are calling for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to encourage a more seamless exchange of information between electronic health records and immunization registries. This means the criteria by which doctors’ offices qualify for Meaningful Use incentive payments would include an emphasis on synchronizing electronic health records and [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Sen. Grassley asks FDA for details on employee monitoring

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:13 +0100

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, asking her why the agency accessed an alleged whistleblower’s emails in an instance that appears to be an act of retribution. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Report: 3 million people to use smartphone-powered remote care by 2016

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:24:08 +0100

About three million people are expected to be using smartphone-powered remote patient monitoring devices by 2016, according to a new report from Juniper Research, a wireless analyst firm headquartered in Hampshire, U.K. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Transforming Health Care: The Role of Health IT

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:16:12 +0100

Source: BPC Content: “Health information technology (IT) plays a critical role in supporting new models of care and payment that are designed to achieve health care’s triple aim: improve health, improve the experience of care for patients and families, and reduce the cost of care. Despite the introduction of IT to nearly every other aspect [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

JHIM: Data mining beneficial, essential to healthcare

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:40 +0100

“Data mining applications can greatly benefit all parties involved in the healthcare industry,” according to an article published in the February issue of the Journal of Healthcare Information Management. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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Internationaal onderzoek EPD’s

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:54:41 +0100

Source: KNMG Content: “Het Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (hierna: VWS) heeft KPMG gevraagd een zogenaamde quick scan uit te voeren om inzicht te krijgen in de stand van zaken, de belangrijkste aandachtspunten en de ontwikkelingen ten aanzien van de invoering van elektronische informatie- uitwisseling/EPD’s in zes landen in Europa. Tevens is naar aanleiding van [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Hospitals criticized for patient data-mining

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:35:41 +0100

Source: Alicia Caramenico, FierceHealthcare Content: “Hospitals are coming under fire for using private health and financial records to target affluent or privately insured patients, according to Kaiser Health News and USA Today. Although data mining is common among hospitals, patient advocates and privacy groups are accusing hospitals of using the business practice to secure profits by [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Disaster recovery tops health IT investment

Hospital IT Europe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:00 +0100

Healthcare data management survey finds 55% choose disaster recovery as top priority for 2012 (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Premier's QUEST collaborative expands reach

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:14:15 +0100

The Premier healthcare alliance announced this week that its QUEST: High Performing Hospitals collaborative has expanded from 157 charter members to include 293 hospitals across 40 states -- an 87 percent increase in participation. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

My medical data should move with me as easily as my music or photo library — PART 2

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:39 +0100

Source: Don Rosenthal, Thitse Content: “There are currently over 500,000 apps for the iPhone. Apple has written only a handful of those. How many would there be if Apple had to write a custom interface for every developer who wrote an app? My previous post threw down the latex gauntlet announcing that, “My medical data should [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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NASA developing noninvasive smartphone health sensor

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0100

Source: Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews Content: “For a number of years now NASA Ames scientist Jing Li has been hard at work developing what Gizmodo recently called the “greatest phone accessory of all time.” The tech publication had an exclusive look Li’s gadget, a postage-sized chip with 32 nanosensor bars, each made up of a different [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Adapter connects smartphones to microscopes for scientific photography

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:29:41 +0100

Source: Spring Wise Content: “It wasn’t long ago that we covered MobiUS’s use of smartphone technology to provide portable ultrasound imaging, and recently we came across a related innovation. Aiming to expand smartphone photography even further into the scientific realm, the SkyLight is a sleek, minimalist adapter that connects smartphones to microscopes.” Article Spring Wise, 6 February [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

gloStream selects ABILITY Network to provide direct communication protocol for its EMR Products

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:06 +0100

ABILITY Network Inc™, the nation’s largest and most secure web-based health network, announced today that gloStream has selected ABILITY’s DirectABILITY for secure and direct communications transport. DirectABILITY will be integrated into gloEMR, gloStream’s flagship electronic medical record solution, as well as gloSuite, gloStream’s integrated EMR and practice management offering. The end result will be seamless workflow efficiency for end-users to securely exchange health information data with patients and other healthcare professionals and entities. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Amrita Hospital Information System announces its first hospital meaningful use attestation

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:03:12 +0100

On Friday January 6, 2012 Rio Grande Hospital ("RGH") in Del Norte Colorado successfully submitted Medicare attestation for an inpatient EHR using the Amrita Hospital Information System. RGH is a small critical access hospital operating in rural and frontier Southern Colorado. Attestation was a proud accomplishment considering the scope of implementing an inpatient EHR as well as a comprehensive hospital information system. This was done without any additional staff at a hospital with only one IT individual! read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Elsevier's SimChart integrates EHR training and practice into nursing education curriculum

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:01:16 +0100

Elsevier, the leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the availability of SimChart, an educational simulated electronic health record (EHR) system designed for nursing students. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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Advanced Health & Care launches community system

Hospital IT Europe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:00 +0100

Advanced Community is the first community healthcare system focused on delivering mobile working (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Panel: Getting effective treatments to patients more quickly

Cardiovascular Business News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:16:59 +0100

BOSTON—Advancements in healthcare have allowed the average lifespan to reach approximately 80 years, but longer lives mean receiving more and spending more forhealthcare. While modern advancements in healthcare, whether in the realm of health IT or pharmaceuticals, may have the ability to reduce these costs, establishing their use in practice can be difficult. A panel of healthcare professionals gathered at the 2012 Harvard Business School Conference on Feb. 4 to discuss this dilemma. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:02:25 +0100

Source: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek Healthcare Content: “While most providers are busy deploying financial, technology, and people resources to meet the Meaningful Use program requirements in the hope of obtaining large government bonuses, these payments–between $44,000 and $63,000 per eligible professional–are a drop in the bucket compared to the revenue your organization could lose if [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

The pitfalls of email communication with patients

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:06 +0100

Source: Robert Sadaty, KevinMD Content: “A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reviewed the emerging role of email in healthcare, arguing that doctors should more aggressively offer their patients the option to communicate with each other through email. Unlike other professionals in the United States, doctors have generally resisted the adoption of email into [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Next generation health IT is not anchored to a desk

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:54:09 +0100

Source: Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews Content: “Health Evolution Partners, the healthcare investment firm started by former US National Health Information Technology Coordinator Dr. David Brailer, has partnered with Verizon to identify and work with promising mobile health, telemedicine, and health data management companies. Health Evolution Partners (HEP) has indirectly invested in a number of mobile health [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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One Patient’s View of the Optimal Personal Health Record

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:50:38 +0100

Source: William Hersh, Informatics Professor Content: “In teaching current and future informatics professionals, I often speak about the Internet-savvy baby boomers who will interact more with the healthcare system as they get older, which will likely usher in the era of patient-centered informatics more than anything heretofore. I recently had some activities in this role, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

SMART's real-time hospital rolled out for NHS

Hospital IT Europe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:34:00 +0100

Three NHS Trusts sign up for new system, which gives a 360 degree view of staffing levels (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

GE rolls out patient portal

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:21:06 +0100

Source: Jeff Rowe, Healthcare IT The Health Record Review Content: “Does the real key to the health IT transition lie in getting patients to take responsibility for their own healthcare? That’s the question that seems to be driving many recent technological developments. For example, at the upcoming HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas, GE Healthcare is going [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Draft senate bill to ease telehealth licensure challenges

mobihealthnews — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:17:09 +0100

At some point this Spring, and perhaps as early as April, Senator Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, plans to introduce a bill that would help ease some of the biggest barriers currently facing telehealth. The expected bill, which is still being drafted, would streamline licensure portability for physicians and make it easier for [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

Use of iPad in health care rising, but will it plateau?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:02:03 +0100

Source: Brian Eastwood, Health IT Pulse Content: “Use of the Apple Inc. iPad in health care has risen dramatically since the device was released nearly two years ago. The warm embrace that the industry gave the device, by now, surprises few — health care had been waiting for an easy-to-use tablet, IT departments were already [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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CardioComm enters mobile cardiac telemetry market

mobihealthnews — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:01:07 +0100

CardioComm Solutions and TZ Medical inked a device integration and distribution deal that brings the pair into the the mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT) electrocardiographic (ECG) and arrhythmia management market. CardioComm will integrate TZM’s Aera CT MCT monitor into its GEMS software to create a new offering called GEMS Aera CT. It will be an extension [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

VA to trace veterans’ medical history

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:26:45 +0100

Source: Shelia M. Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Content: “The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center is one of 50 nationwide selected as an enrollment site for the Million Veteran Program. The program is a voluntary research initiative, run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, that will help researchers better determine how [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Electronic Health Records Face Rapidly Changing Technology

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:21:24 +0100

Source: Raymond Rendleman, The Lund Report Content: “Technology is changing so quickly that state officials and advocates overseeing more streamlined transfers of health information in Oregon are scrambling to keep up. 2010 may not seem like that long ago, but from the perspective of a computer, it’s already the Stone Age. That was the year that [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Few SMS health applications have been evaluated

mobihealthnews — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:19:59 +0100

The Journal of Medical Internet Research recently published a research paper called, SMS Applications for Disease Prevention in Developing Countries, that found while there have been many text message-powered health initiatives, very few of them have been sufficiently evaluated. “Those that did conduct evaluations reported process evaluation and uptake, providing limited data about behavior change. Moreover, [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

iKnowMedTM Ranked #1 EHR in Oncology/Hematology

McKesson News — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

2012 Black Book Rankings score iKnowMed first in 12 of 18 performance areas (Source: McKesson News)

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March launch for SkyLight’s smartphone-microscope adapter

mobihealthnews — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:16:20 +0100

SkyLight, an adapter that claims to connect almost any smartphone to any microscope will go on sale in March. The device’s designers received funding to create the device via crowdsourcing funding site Kickstarter. The devicemakers designed the adapter so that it could upgrade older microscopes for the digital age with an eye on community healthcare [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

American Medical Association offers weight loss app

mobihealthnews — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:47:26 +0100

At the end of January the American Medical Association (AMA) offered up its second consumer facing smartphone app: Weigh What Matters. The free app, which is available for Apple iOS and Android devices, aims to help people work with their physicians to set up health goals and track their progress toward meeting them. The app [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

NASA developing noninvasive smartphone health sensor

mobihealthnews — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:23:19 +0100

For a number of years now NASA Ames scientist Jing Li has been hard at work developing what Gizmodo recently called the “greatest phone accessory of all time.” The tech publication had an exclusive look Li’s gadget, a postage-sized chip with 32 nanosensor bars, each made up of a different nano-structure material that can respond [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

New primary care model in the making in New Orleans

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:40:28 +0100

The Crescent City Beacon Community will get assistance to strengthen the New Orleans healthcare infrastructure and health IT to improve care coordination and population health in 18 participating practices, including community health centers. Election Feature Content: No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

'Obamacare' a lightning rod, but what about health IT?

Healthcare IT News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:48 +0100

Healthcare reform is arguably the hot-button political issue of our time. And with the Supreme Court locked and loaded to decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act this summer, it's a safe bet the controversial two-year-old legislation will have a huge impact on the 2012 election and beyond. Election Feature Content: Election Feature Content read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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Improving Electronic Health Records Retrieval Using Contexts

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:06:48 +0100

Source: Prados-Suárez B et al, Expert Systems with Applications, 2012 Content: This paper aims to solve a recently arose problem, related to the access to the Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the Hospitals. Due to the digitalization of the information contained in the medical records, and the growing availability of devices that directly generate digital [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Translating standards into practice: Experience and lessons learned at the Department of Veterans Affairs

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:54:26 +0100

Source: Bouhaddou O et al, Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2012 Content: The increased need for interoperable electronic health records in health care organizations underscores the importance of standards. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a long history of developing and adopting various types of health care data standards. The authors present in detail [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Caring for individual patients and beyond: Enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:08:07 +0100

Source: Tolar M, Balka E. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2012 Content: It is argued that with the introduction of electronic medical record (EMR) systems into the primary care sector, data collected can be used for secondary purposes which extend beyond individual patient care (e.g., for chronic disease management, prevention and clinical performance evaluation). However, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

An e-patient’s End-user community (EUCY): The value added of social network applications

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:52:59 +0100

Source: Winston ER et al, Computers in Human Behavior, 2012 Content: Decreasing revenues and increasing expenses has led many healthcare organizations to adopt newer technological applications in order to address the informational needs of their patients. One such adoption technique is to develop a more robust e-patient environment. Health care organizations may increase their effectiveness [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Safety guidelines often omitted from drug websites, study finds

Hospital IT Europe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0100

Websites advertising statins for sale contain little information about safe use of medicine (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

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How Europe is Growing Health Apps

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:36:27 +0100

Source: John Sharp, HealthWorks Collective Content: “Health and medical apps are growing at an incredible pace in the US. But what about Europe? Are there equally creative ideas going on across the pond? Fortunately, there are plenty of examples.” Article John Sharp, HealthWorks Collective, 6 February 2012 (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

More people use mobile devices to look for health information

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:32:44 +0100

Source: Pamela Lewis Dolan, amednews Content: “The number of consumers using mobile devices to access health information has more than doubled in the past year, and the health care industry is taking note. While general health and wellness questions have been the biggest drivers to the Web, many hope that as more types of information and [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Mobile healthcare boosts capacity at UK hospital

Hospital IT Europe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +0100

Spire Liverpool Hospital boosts capacity in the face of growing demand for operations (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Does telehealth threaten the nurse/patient relationship?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:29:33 +0100

Source: Eileen Shepherd, Nursing Times Content: “The Queen’s Nursing Institute has launched a new drive to encourage district nurses to make the best use of new communications technology such as telehealth systems. A report published by the institute said some district nursing teams had already made significant changes to their practice as a result of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Caduceus Software Systems Corp. plans to integrate a cloud platform with its software systems

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:24:45 +0100

Caduceus Software Systems Corp. (OTCBB:CSOC) - (The Company), is pleased to inform the public of some of its current project and software undertakings. The Company's flagship product, Caduceus MMS version 1.0, is an all-in-one software solution for medical offices which practitioners and medical clerks can use to manage patient bookings, patient private diagnoses and data (also known as Electronic Health Records, or EHR), and process billing (also known as Electronic Medical Billing, or EMB). read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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T-System introduces e-prescribing for emergency departments and urgent care clinics

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:36 +0100

T-System, Inc., the industry leader in clinical, business and IT solutions for emergency medicine, today announced offering its new e-prescribing solution, T-System Performance™ eRx, for hospital emergency departments (EDs) and urgent care clinics. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

MMRGlobal to lead international revenue push at HIMSS 2012

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:10:39 +0100

MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHR"), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced its global lineup at the annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition, February 21-24, 2012, in Booth #2062. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

IT giant India can’t digitise medical records, say docs

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:57:00 +0100

Source: Deccan Herald Content: “Despite promises by the government to introduce computerisation for maintaining medical records, the situation is dismal. The country does not even have standardisation in common medical terminologies. “Our medical terms and names of medicines differ from location to location. For example, the technical term for heart attack is myocardial infarction. But it [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

TeleGuide 111 released for 'more effective' NHS

Hospital IT Europe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:43:00 +0100

New Clinical Solutions 111 telephone content set to save NHS 111 £200m (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Monitoring adverse drug reactions across a nationwide health care system using information technology.

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:06:42 +0100

Conclusion In recent years, the refinement of two databases for ADR reporting has increased VA's capability to systematically monitor, track, and report ADRs across its national network of health care facilities. Linking the two databases has further strengthened those capabilities, enhancing medication safety practices and aiding in pharmacovigilance. PMID: 22302257 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP)

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Become an informed tech shopper

American Medical News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

The AMA's latest tutorials on information technology can help physicians figure out how their practices run now -- and how technology can make them run better. (Source: American Medical News)

How your practice can get the most from tech support

American Medical News - BUSINESS — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Technically Speaking - A practical look at information technology issues and usage (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)

Use of collaboration techniques and classification algorithms in personal healthcare

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:45:08 +0100

Source: Trajkovik V et al, Health and Technology, 2012 Content: Adoption of mobile devices and technology in the field of medical monitoring and personal health care systems is very important nowadays, especially when it comes to certain categories of people with chronicle diseases who need 24 hour access to medical care. The collaborative Information system [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Healthcare apps requested by EMR company

Hospital IT Europe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:56:00 +0100

Patient-controlled electronic medical records company invites smartphone app collaboration (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

10 Most read articles week 29 January 2012

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:08:34 +0100

Source: Lodewijk Bos, ICMCC Content: Electronic health record goes personal world-wide Natural language processing in EMRs can improve disease tracking 2012: Go Big (Data) or Go Home Study: Diagnostic imaging on iPads twice as slow Blog post: Dr. Watson, what made me sick? Healthcare technology: A competitive advantage in improving the patient experience How changing patient workflow can make [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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STC2012 Publications

EFMI Portal News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:01:06 +0100

"Doctor and Information Technologies" publishes articles on Health Information and the creation of a unified information space. Submissions of the... (Source: EFMI Portal News)

Reaching consensus on the physiotherapeutic management of patients following upper abdominal surgery: a pragmatic approach to interpret equivocal evidence

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The objective was to develop a clinical management algorithm for the post operative management of abdominal surgery patients. Eleven draft algorithm statements extracted from the extant literature by the primary research team were verified and rated by scientist clinicians (n=5) in an electronic three round Delphi process. Algorithm statements which reached a priori defined consensus - semi-interquartile range (SIQR) (Source: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles)

What Are the Major Diseases Involving Copper Metabolism?

PediatricEducation.org — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:08:49 +0100

Discussion Nutritional problems can occur in all parts of the world and in all socioeconomic strata. Caloric and/or protein inadequacy unfortunately plagues too many people because of inadequate supplies or availability. Supplemental food programs around the world attempt to provide appropriate nutrition, but can be stymied because of war, political instability, economic instability and many other social factors. The most common specific nutrient deficiencies are iron and Vitamin D deficiencies. Minerals important for essential nutrition include copper, iodine, selenium and zinc. A typical mixed diet usually provides enough minerals. In the United States, mineral deficiencies are usually uncommon unless there is an underlying disease process or abnormal food restrictions or diet. Vegan an...

Peace Corps Selects OpenEMR

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:47 +0100

While not exclusively a Gnu-Linux product (runs on LAMP and WAMP stacks), the selection of OpenEMR by the Peace Corps for its worldwide EMR needs, lends a powerful measure of legitimacy and value to the use of open source EMRs in general and OpenEMR specifically. . http://www.govhealthit.com/news/peace-corps-plans-ehr-system-2013 . OpenEMR continues to grow its active developer community incorporating state of the art capacity including 5010 standards, Android apps, etc. . http://www.open-emr.org/ . Jack Cahn MD OEMR.org Board (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News)

Social media fuels Planned Parenthood backers in Komen protest

Computerworld Health Care News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:41:52 +0100

Fueled by a firestorm of outrage on Twitter and Facebook, the people behind the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Friday backed off their decision to cut funding of Planned Parenthood programs. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)

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Call for papers pHealth 2012

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:16:01 +0100

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iPads and health care – health IT managers slow down physicians’ clinical adoption

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:50:22 +0100

Source: Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Health Populi Content: “Doctors are using iPads in huge numbers for personal life project management. 80% of doctors are excited about using them in clinical practice. But when it comes to clinical applications, don’t confuse physicians’ desire for mobility with their current use of iPads in everyday practice. What’s surprising is the “why” [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

The real reason why physician groups want to keep using ICD-9 codes

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:35:02 +0100

Source: Carl Natale, ICD10 Watch Content: “I have to wonder about the state healthcare information technology (HIT) in this country. Major medical associations can’t seem to let go of ancient technology. I’m talking about all the letter writing. Last week the American Medical Association (AMA) wrote to Congress about burden of ICD-10-CM/PCS. On Thursday, the Medical [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Two Studies Find that Patients Want Access to their Health Records, Including Clinical Pathology Test Data

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:22:28 +0100

Source: Dark Daily Content: “Data from two studies here in the United States affirms that patients want access to their health records. Consequently, health systems are increasingly making it easier for patients to get access to prescription lists, medical laboratory test results and now even doctors’ notes. These findings are important for clinical laboratories and anatomic [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Number of patients to be monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3m by 2016: Study

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:03:22 +0100

Source: CBR Content: “Mobile healthcare and medical App downloads will reach 44m in 2012 and 142m in 2016, says Juniper Research. A rising market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will cause the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3m by 2016, according to the Juniper Research’s latest report on [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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Eric Topol: Patients Need To Demand, “Show Me My Data!”

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:59:57 +0100

Source: Elizabeth Weingarten, Slate Content: “Eric Topol wants to digitize you. No, he doesn’t want to transform your body into a pixelated hologram or morph your visage into a virtual avatar. Topol, a cardiologist and the author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care, which came out this [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Smartphones Drive Mobile Health

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:46:50 +0100

Source: John Pulley, NextGov Content: “A population that is on the move will increasingly turn to mobile health applications, predicts a new market study. The Hampshire, England-based Juniper Research Ltd. projects that mobile networks will monitor 3 million patients by 2016, according to a company news release. The growth will be fueled in part by increasingly [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Plan to Take British Health Records Into Virtual Reality Encounters Bureaucratic Reality, Shuts Down

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:43:22 +0100

Source: Peter Suderman, Reason Content: “It’s hard to imagine a better environment in which to test a government-run health information technology system than Britain’s National Health Service. The system is fully socialized, with a single government payer, universal enrollment, and doctors employed directly by the state. There are roughly 60 million beneficiaries, which is big [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Teleophthalmology Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy Fundus Images: Smartphone Versus Standard Office Computer Workstation

Telemedicine and e-Health — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:13:04 +0100

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Psychological Diagnosis: Dangerous, Desirable, or Both?

Psychology Today Anxiety Center — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:56 +0100

Assigning a psychological diagnostic label to yourself or others can harm your emotional health. It can tarnish your relationships. At the same time, diagnostic clarity also can be a great benefit. Proceed with caution!read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)

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New Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Toolkit

NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:14 +0100

The Rural Assistance Center and the National Rural Health Resources Center recently announced the release of an online health IT toolkit aimed at helping rural health care providers plan and implement health IT projects. HHS’ Office of Rural Health Policy provided funding to support the development of the online toolkit (AHA News, 1/27). Toolkit Details [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)

NeHC University: HIT Orientation

NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:29:41 +0100

National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) University is back in session. The new Spring 2012 semester kicked off February 1st. The NeHC University will welcome Gwenn Darlinger, Project Manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, to lead another installment of HIT Orientation, a comprehensive introduction to health IT in under two hours! The HIT Orientation program [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)

mHealth – Can You Hear Me Now?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:12:26 +0100

Source: Christen Brownlee, Magazine of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Content: “mHealth is short for mobile health, a growing field that takes advantage of mobile communications devices—mostly cell phones—to enhance access to health information, improve distribution of routine and emergency health services, or provide diagnostic services. With phones and other mobile technologies [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Robots Invade Telemedicine

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:32:27 +0100

Source: Ken Congdon, Healthcare Technology Online Content: “As consumers in the age of infomercials, many of you have probably seen television spots for the Roomba — a robotic vacuum cleaner that automatically sweeps the floor without the aid of a human operator. Who would have thought that the next big market opportunity for iRobot Corporation [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

TigerText nabs $8.2 million to secure health text messages

mobihealthnews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:04:11 +0100

TigerText, which offers secure mobile messaging to healthcare companies, announced an $8.2 million round of funding led by Easton Capital and New Science Ventures. This second round of funding brings the company’s total backing to more than $10 million. The Santa Monica-based company’s flagship product, TigerText Pro for Business, enables HIPAA-compliant messaging between nurses, physicians, and [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)

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Sen. Udall Drafting Bill to Kill Telemedicine Barriers

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:47 +0100

Government Health IT article reports that Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

Study: CPOE can be used broadly for medical imaging

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:14:38 +0100

Source: Dan Bowman, FierceHealthIT Content: “Despite the complexity associated with computerized physician order entry, such systems can be used on a broad scale by medical facilities to schedule medical imaging exams, a new study focused on such efforts at Boston-based Brigham & Women’s Hospital concluded. What’s more, if properly used, CPOE can decrease inappropriate use [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Adoption and Meaningful Use of Computerized Physician Order Entry With an Integrated Clinical Decision Support System for Radiology: Ten-Year Analysis in an Urban Teaching Hospital

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:19 +0100

Source: Ip IK et al, Journal of the American College of Radiology, 9(2) Content: Purpose The aim of this study was to assess whether an integrated imaging computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with embedded decision support for imaging can be accepted clinically. Methods The study was performed in a health care delivery network with an affiliated academic [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Denen kiezen wel voor EPD

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:23 +0100

Source: Janine Budding, Medicalfacts Content: “Denen selecteren InterSystems HealthShare voor landelijke uitwisseling zorginformatie InterSystems Corporation, mondiaal toonaangevend in software voor de zorgsector, maakt bekend dat InterSystems HealthShare™ is gekozen als systeem waarmee zorginstellingen in Denemarken gegevens gaan uitwisselen via een zogeheten ’health information exchange’ (HIE). De Deense nationale IT-dienst voor de zorgsector, NSI [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Making the move: from bedside to camera-side

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:35:28 +0100

Source: Goran SF. Critical Care Nurse, 32(1) Content: The tele-intensive care unit (tele-ICU) uses sophisticated telemedicine technology and a remote team of critical care experts, including nurses, to provide continuous monitoring, assessment, and interventional services to a large number of patients across multiple ICUs. This new practice environment offers experienced critical care nurses an opportunity [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Health Information Technology

Telemedicine and e-Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28:40 +0100

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Transfer of Information from Personal Health Records: A Survey of Veterans Using My HealtheVet

Telemedicine and e-Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28:40 +0100

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Practical Pearls for Improving Outcomes with CDS: Roundtable: 02.21, 12:15-1:15pm

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:20 +0100

Pearls from HIMSS bestselling guidebooks on improving outcomes with clinical decision support (CDS) from its lead editor, followed by participants sharing their own success strategies. Goal is valuable, practical take-aways for all. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Profitable Decision Support: Driving Value to Fund Future IT Investments: 02.24, 11:45am-12:15pm

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:21:35 +0100

This session will detail St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho, experience deploying operational, financial, and clinical decision support solutions that have driven significant value in process optimizations and return on investment to fund future technology investments. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Guiding Clinicians Toward Accountability with CDS: 02.22, 2:15-3:15pm

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:16 +0100

In this session, the speaker will discuss principles of effective clinical decision support (CDS) to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care, and provide examples of how CDS can support accountable care. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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Should the GPC be supporting access or making it more difficult?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0100

Source: 3gdoctor, mHealth Insight Content: “Pulse, the UK’s leading weekly publication for UK GP’s, reports on the GPC’s warning to government on their plans to give patients online access to their full GP record by 2015 as part of its ‘Information Revolution’: “GPC chair Dr Laurence Buckman said: ‘There are concerns about when the data goes [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Telus delves further into EMRs with Wolf Medical purchase

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:19 +0100

EMR vendor Wolf Medical Systems has been acquired by Telus Health Solutions, a telecommunications company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Why patients with implantable defibrillators deserve their data

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:43:49 +0100

The objective of Measure 12/15 of Meaningful Use regulations of the HITECH act which refer to electronic health records, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Why EMR is a dirty word to many doctors

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:21 +0100

Source: Adam Sharp, KevinMD Content: “Don’t get me wrong, EMRs (electronic medical records) are inevitable. Over the long-run they are almost certainly good for physicians, patients and the healthcare industry. However, their origin and the ulterior motives currently driving their adoption is sowing the seeds of their failure. First, what is actually happening out there? [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

HIT figures prominently in GOP primary battle for Nevada

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:32 +0100

The GOP primary candidates head to Nevada on Saturday, a state with poor healthcare and few healthcare resources -- also one that has plunged in and begun implementing what it can of the Affordable Care Act, even though many in the state doesn't agree with the politics of it. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

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VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation to offer implantable RFID Microchip

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:19 +0100

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation (“VeriTeQ” or “Company”), a leader in implantable, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) for humans and animals, announced today it will offer its FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized, passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices. VeriTeQ is already working to identify medical devices, specifically vascular ports, for the proper identification of the port and medication dosing requirements through an existing contract with a medical device manufacturer. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

Cloud-based EHRs raise data rights questions

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:44 +0100

Source: Marla Durben Hirsch, FierceEMR Content: “With cloud-based electronic health record systems becoming more popular, providers should carefully read their vendor contracts regarding their rights and use of their patients’ data, according to American Medical News. Gerard Nussbaum, director of technology services for the global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates, tells amednews that since the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Fitness apps out; virtual coaches in

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:16:01 +0100

Source: Sara Jackson, FierceHealthIT Content: “Health and fitness apps and websites may be getting a bad rap these days, with many viewed as ineffective and unlikely to help users achieve long-term results. But add a “virtual coach” and you may boost effectiveness, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, conducted [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Denmark taps InterSystems for nationwide HIE

Health Imaging News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:47 +0100

The Denmark National Board of e-Health, which operates within the Ministry of Health, has selected health IT vendor InterSystems HealthShare to provide and implement software that will support the national health information exchange (HIE). (Source: Health Imaging News)

Study Reveals One More Reason for Physicians to E-Prescribe

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:07:45 +0100

Source: Marisa Torrieri, Physicians Practice Content: “By now, you’re probably well aware that e-prescribing offers financial benefits — not the least of which includes meeting Stage 1 of CMS’ meaningful use incentive program. But did you know that e-prescribing is also linked with improved patient outcomes and medication compliance rates? According to a new study funded [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Computerised physician order entry system implemented

Hospital IT Europe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:07:00 +0100

CPOE system with clinical decision support for radiology improves efficiency (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

Mostashari expects big year ahead for data exchange

Healthcare IT News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:57:38 +0100

Health information exchange will ramp up significantly in 2012 because the necessary elements of interoperability will be in place, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, told the Health IT Policy Committee at a meeting Feb. 1. The health information exchange strategy means finally bringing together the standards, identity authentication certificates, governance for rules of the road, and the availability of directories or digital provider phone books. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Startups: The Other Health Technology Revolution

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:16:41 +0100

Source: Ricky Y. Choi, SFGate Content: “These days my physician colleagues and I are up to our necks in a health technology revolution. To be honest, its not as captivating asPinterest or socially-engaging as a Google Huddle but to be sure your life will depend on it. The revolution ushered in by electronic [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Physicians: iPad Not Ready For Clinical Use

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:09:10 +0100

Source: Ken Terry, InformationWeek Content: “Eighty percent of physicians in a recent survey said they believe that the Apple iPad has an “exciting future in healthcare”–but they doubt it is ready for clinical use. The survey of 100 “early adopter” physicians by Spyglass Consulting Group in Menlo Park, Calif., also found that 83% of the respondents [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

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What Do I Do With My Paper Chart? — The Middle of the Road Makes the Most Sense

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:43 +0100

Source: Seth Flam, Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Content: “Many healthcare providers who are transitioning from paper charts to electronic health records need help understanding how to work with the paper charts they built over their many years in practice. There are three general approaches.” Article Seth Flam, Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management, 2 February [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Enhancing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:20:49 +0100

Conclusion A simple screening program for CI followed by a CDSS did not change physician prescribing behaviors or improve the process of care for hospitalized older adults with CI. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ResearchPages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s11606-012-1994-8Authors Malaz A. Boustani, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USANoll L. Campbell, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USABabar A. Khan, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USAGreg Abernathy, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, 410 West 10th Street, Suite 2000, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAMohammed Zawahiri, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USATiffany Campbell, Indiana Universit...

Establishing a web-based integrated surveillance system for early detection of infectious disease epidemic in rural China: a field experimental study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

DiscussionAlthough syndromic surveillance system has mostly established in developed areas, there are opportunities and advantages of developing it in rural China. The project will contribute to knowledge, experience and evidence on the establishment of an integrated surveillance system, which aims to provide early warning of disease epidemics in developing countries. (Source: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making - Latest articles)

California Acute-Care Teaching Hospital Turns to McKesson to Centralize Billing

McKesson News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:16:17 +0100

McKesson Revenue Management Solutions Expected to Boost Efficiency, Enhance Patient Service (Source: McKesson News)