Healthcare IT News

Latest Issue: May 2013

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Threat matrix: Malware and hacking pose dangers to medical devices

Insecure IT systems have left hospitals lousy with viruses and malware. Implantable medical devices are vulnerable to hackers and cyber criminals. How real is the danger? And what's being done to fight it? more

More Headlines

A meaningful exchange?read more	60M medical records seized without warrant; IRS slapped with lawsuit read more
mHealth makes to the masses read more	Telehealth fits new landscape read more
TriZetto grows by leaps read more	Tavenner draws wide bipartisan support at Senate confirmation hearing read more
Why is informatics the top new career?read more	$12.7B paid in MU incentives so far read more
Some health IT jobs hard to fill read more	HHS proposes $967B budget read more

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Featured Resources

Reliability in the Cloud - Shifting email responsibility to hosted exchange provider

Cloud-based Microsoft Exchange service features all the mission critical enterprise-class communication and collaboration capabilities of an in-house solution without the unpredictable costs and management headaches. With flexible customization options, healthcare organizations can seamlessly move to a cloud-based solution without compromising security or altering their current encryption approach. Learn More

Meaningful Use - Now or Never

Tips and tools to help healthcare professionals on the path to MU and beyond. Learn More

Improve the patient experience. Improve your technology!

Visit this resource center for IT trends, predictions and priorities for 2013 and beyond. In addition, access case studies and interviews with your peers so you can learn how to deliver the best patient care possible. Learn More

How to Get Paid for Meaningful Use: 7 Tips from the EHR Trenches

If your vendor does not provide a strong level of support, the process of Meaningful Use attestation may be much more difficult and costly than your practice can afford - and perhaps even impossible to achieve. Read this whitepaper for important advice on the difficulties involved in meeting meaningful use requirements and how to overcome them. Learn More

Video

Clinical Spotlight Episode 5: Samir Damani, MD

Tom Martin from mHIMSS sits down with Samir Damani, MD, founder and CEO of MD Revolution to discuss mobile health, chronic disease prevention, and engaging doctors at the mHealth Summit 2012.

More exclusive videos from mHealth Summit 2012

Blogs

Is the End of Search the Beginning of Personalized Prevention?

May 24, 2013 | Joseph C. Kvedar

The vision, as described by Amit Singhal, who is in charge of search for Google, is that instead of typing words into a box, we will have conversations with Google, enabling a much more personalized experience. If you apply this thinking to healthcare, several controversies/topics come to the fore. More

Using Technology to Engage Patients

May 21, 2013 | Charlie Jarvis

In the “computer world” in which we live today, patients are using technology to address their healthcare needs in ways that we have never seen before. More

The Star Thrower, or How Healthcare Looks to Consumers

May 20, 2013 | Lisa Suennen

It is always interesting how events find ways of connecting themselves together even when they seem so unrelated. More

Who Writes Clinical Notes?

May 20, 2013 | Keith W. Boone

This question was the fundamental question being addressed in a recent Structured Documents Workgroup meeting. At the root of it is whether or not a patient authored note belongs, or doesn't belong in the CDA Consolidation Guide as it is further developed by HL7. More