News
SAN FRANCISCO | Mike Miliard | May 24, 2013 | 10:50 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety, Telehealth
A new study, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, suggests that follow-up calls to diabetes patients using interactive voice recognition technology could show promise in identifying safety triggers. More
WASHINGTON | Erin McCann | May 24, 2013 | 10:32 AM | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
An information collection request for the Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Program, which aims to financially support health IT adoption in rural or underserved areas, has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review. More
Mike Miliard | May 24, 2013 | 10:22 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Privacy and Security, Quality and Safety
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
RALEIGH, NC | Anthony Brino | May 24, 2013 | 10:21 AM | Claims Processing, Network Infrastructure, Privacy and Security
The North Carolina State Auditor has found several problems with the state Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of a new Medicaid information management system, such as security and testing verifications. The North Carolina Department... More
BOSTON | Bernie Monegain | May 24, 2013 | 09:58 AM | Health Information Exchange (HIE)
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has launched the $1.5 million Mass HIway Vendor Interface Grant Program. The grants will fund projects that advance the interoperability of electronic health records in the... More
HULL, UK | Jamie Thompson | May 23, 2013 | 02:12 PM | Network Infrastructure, Quality and Safety
City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) has implemented a patient flow management solution by Cayder to enable healthcare providers to manage patient care more effectively. More
VICTORIA, BC | Jamie Thompson | May 23, 2013 | 01:28 PM | Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless
The Amari Medical Clinic and Integrated Health Centre in Surrey, B.C. has tapped Cloud Practice Inc., to make test results, appointments and healthcare states available to patients. More
Jeff Rowe | May 23, 2013 | 10:57 AM | Claims Processing, Workforce Management, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Much of healthcare reform involves changing the relationship between providers and patients. But for providers, efforts to deliver more accountable care necessarily involves changing the way they manage their practices and keep abreast of near-constant... More
POCATELLO, ID | Erin McCann | May 23, 2013 | 10:37 AM | Electronic Health Records, Privacy and Security, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Idaho State University will pay $400,000 to the U.S. Department of Health Human Services to settle alleged violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. The settlement comes after ISU's Pocatello Family Medicine Clinic disabled server firewall protections for a... More
SALT LAKE CITY | Bernie Monegain | May 23, 2013 | 10:13 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety, RIS and PACS
Intermountain Heathcare has launched a program that measures cumulative radiation doses patients receive over their lifetime for medical treatment. Intermountain hospitals and clinics are first in the country to compile the cumulative radiation patients... More
Tom Sullivan | May 23, 2013 | 09:38 AM | Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management, Policy and Legislation
The Beacon Communities proved that organizations can advocate changes to how healthcare is paid for by working with payers and providers, while improving quality and safety at the same time. "These were the pillars of the Beacon Community activities, and... More
Madelyn Kearns | May 22, 2013 | 10:47 AM | Data Warehousing, Electronic Health Records
Panelists on deck in Boston for the recent Health IT Summit session titled "EHR Data: A Touchstone for Quality Care" had plenty of diverging facets to share on the topic of EHR integration, but one primary point remained: We are all in this together... More
