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New website offers individualized care plansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The former head of Google Health has launched a new website, Keas.com, in an effort to provide individualized care plans. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - November 12, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Survey finds EHR adoption behind at hospitals treating the poorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study published in Health Affairs finds that hospitals that disproportionately care for low-income patients are falling behind in adopting electronic health records. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - November 12, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Cash-only patients name their price on doctor fee search websiteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After a successful pilot program in the Seattle area, a website that matches cash-paying patients to healthcare providers is slated to launch nationwide on November 2. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - October 29, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

$44K in incentives available for EHR usage; penalties by 2015Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Starting in 2011, there could be a total of $44,000 coming your way over the following five years if you choose to adopt an electronic health record system. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - February 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

E-prescribing systems cause "alert fatigue," study saysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A recent study of doctors' e-prescribing habits says that the software's accompanying medication safety alerts are so often ignored that the alerts are "more of a nuisance than an asset." (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - February 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

HHS launches HIT security education site for docsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The federal government is backing a new pilot website that aims to ease doctors' concerns about security and privacy when sharing health information electronically. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - February 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

"Paperless" hospital health benefits bode well for outpatient settingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The results of a large-scale study that indicated there are health and operational benefits to hospitals that go paperless are likely applicable to outpatient settings, too, says the study's senior author. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - February 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Google's PHR easier to use than Microsoft's, report saysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Google's personal health records application beats Microsoft's because it's easier to use, according to participants in an independent study by a user experience research firm. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - February 27, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

MGMA pushes for nationwide adoption of electronic swipe cards by 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Medical Group Management Association launched a national campaign earlier this month to require health insurance cards to be machine-readable and accepted at every medical practice by 2010. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - January 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

HIT experts warn about EHR investment in open letter to ObamaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two healthcare information technology experts have penned an open letter to President Obama, warning him against investing too many federal dollars in existing electronic health records systems. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - January 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Vivacare offers free online patient handouts to FPsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patient education company Vivacare has expanded its free, online library of patient handouts to include a wider range of specialties, including family medicine. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - January 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Wellpoint partners with four health plans on cost transparency programEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health insurer Wellpoint plans to collaborate with health plans in four states on a new online cost transparency initiative. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - January 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

ICD-10 deadline pushed back to 2013Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month granted a two-year deadline extension to 2013 for the transition from ICD-9 codes to the greatly expanded ICD-10 codes. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - January 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Online doctor visit service goes live in Hawaii in JanuaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hawaii's largest health insurer is the first commercial health insurer in the U.S. to offer American Well's online medical visit service to its members. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 24, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Calif. hospital adds palm vein ID technologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A California hospital system has implemented possibly the latest in patient identification and registration technology - a scanner that reads patients' palm vein patterns. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 24, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

E-prescribing cuts drug costs, study saysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Doctors who use electronic prescribing systems that feature formulary decision support help patients save on drug costs, according to a recent study. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 24, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Independent research firm unveils best EHRs for smaller practicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Greenway Medical Systems earned two first-place awards for its electronic health records system for smaller practices from an independent health-care vendor research firm. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 24, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Online ratings sites not popular with consumersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most patients still find their primary care doctors the old-fashioned way -- through word-of-mouth and physician referrals -- despite all the hype that online physician ratings have garnered in recent years, according to a study by a health policy research group. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 24, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

San Francisco chiropractor sues patient over negative online commentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A billing dispute between a chiropractor and his patient escalated into a lawsuit early this year with the chiropractor accusing the patient of defamation for comments posted about the solo practitioner on an online ratings site. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 12, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Tech firm launches speech recognition for iPhonesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Speech recognition has come to the iPhone. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 12, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

EHRs could lower malpractice insurance costs, study saysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Could adding an electronic health records system to your practice cut your malpractice insurance costs? (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 12, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Half of doctors consult web tools during visitsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Almost half of physicians report consulting a web-based reference tool during a patient visit, mostly to check drug dosing, interaction, and side effect information. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 12, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Study: Web diagnoses often lead to "cyberchondria"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Have you recently visited with a patient suffering from "cyberchondria"? (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 12, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

From PQRI to P4P?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If the federal government has its way, a quality reporting initiative from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could pave the way toward establishing a pay-for-performance system. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - December 5, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Health-care IT: Georgia to launch consumer-focused "transparency" health websiteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Georgia plans to unveil in December a consumer-focused "transparency" health website that will contain quality and cost information on the state's hospitals. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - November 26, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Legislation: FTC delays enforcement of ID theft regulationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Last month many physicians received a reprieve from the federal government ? and most probably didn?t even realize it. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - November 26, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Personal Health Records: Widespread adoption of PHRs could save $21 billion a year, according to studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If 80 percent of the population maintained a personal health record, it would save the U.S. $21 billion a year on health-care costs, according to a recently released study. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - November 26, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals

Health-care IT: Study questions value of costly imaging technologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Though the use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has skyrocketed in the last decade, the benefits of the technology's increased availability are not clear, according to a new study. (Source: Medical Economics - Technology)
Source: Medical Economics - Technology - November 26, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: journals