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May 21, 2013
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In the year since the first NYeC gala, there have been revolutionary advancements in health IT throughout New York and across the nation. On Monday, October 15th, five champions of health IT will be highlighted at the second gala and award ceremony.
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September 28, 2012
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Aetna and Hunterdon HealthCare Partners have announced a new accountable care agreement that will improve the quality and cost of patient care, helping members and plan sponsors save money.
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July 19, 2012
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MEDSEEK, the industry's only provider of the optimal 360-degree online healthcare experience, has announced its engagement to develop and deploy a fully integrated patient experience for Orlando Health.
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August 11, 2011
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Hamilton General Hospital, located in Hamilton, Texas, has met Stage 1 meaningful use criteria for Medicare and Medicaid with the certified electronic health record (EHR) from Healthcare Management Systems Inc.(HMS).
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August 11, 2011
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Dr. Martin H. Orens, FACEP, a board certified emergency room physician, has developed a new electronic health record (EHR) technology system to solve the issue of patients not being able to access or share medical information with any doctor, laboratory or hospital of their choice. KIS Electronic Health Record (KIS-EHR), is a technologically advanced web-based service that allows patients to manage the accessibility of their health records. Low in cost, KIS-EHR is a secure, comprehensive digitized medical record system that can be accessed at any time, from anywhere.
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August 8, 2011
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To help healthcare providers of all specialties, their staff and the public to master the intricacies of EHR Alameda Services, a dynamic Health Information Technology (HIT) organization specializes in workforce development and intense Electronic Health Record (EHR) training, today announced the launch and availability of its first e-learning segment that will serve as a powerful Web-based EHR training tool.
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July 21, 2011
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In a recent keynote address at a UNCG-hosted conference, an official from the U.S. Health Information Technology Research Center noted there are 30,000 healthcare organizations in the U.S. planning or implementing a move to Electronic Health Record technology over the near term. And having the right information technology talent is fundamental to their success.
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June 28, 2011
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For more than 40 Indiana physicians and hospitals, compliance with new federal electronic recordkeeping standards could net more than $10 million in incentives as they adopt information technology systems geared to improve their operations and the level of patient care.
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June 16, 2011
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Sage Healthcare Division, a unit of Sage North America, today announced that more than a dozen healthcare facilities have chosen Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition Software to improve clinical efficiency and manage the administrative operation of their practices through their use of electronic health records (EHR), serving thousands of patients, throughout the United States.
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June 14, 2011
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As hospitals scramble to adopt the patient-centered focus that is at the heart of federal regulations and legislation aimed at improving healthcare in the U.S., LodgeNet Healthcare today announced the expansion of its interactive patient engagement solution that encourages patients to become educated, active members of their care teams.
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June 8, 2011
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Sage Healthcare Division announced today that Spring Hill Primary Care, a multispecialty practice in South Charleston, West Virginia, will implement the Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition to meet federal meaningful use requirements, improve the practice’s financial process, and streamline the clinic’s overall business efficiency from patient intake to billing.
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June 7, 2011
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Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national coordinator for healthcare IT, asserted today there would be no extension of the deadline for switching from the ICD-9 medical coding system to ICD-10. The deadline for conversion would remain Oct. 1, 2014, Mostashari said in a keynote delivered this morning at the HIMSS Media ICD-10 Forum in National Harbor, Md.
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June 17, 2013
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ECRI Institute, an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, has released a new report, "Risk Managers' 10 Strategies for Health IT Success." Based on ECRI's research and interviews with risk managers and health IT safety experts, it identifies top tips to guide a risk management approach to health IT.
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June 17, 2013
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Most physicians feel that tablet computers such as the iPad are better suited for care delivery than smartphones, according to a new survey of nearly 1,400 doctors. That said, app usage found most favor on smartphones -- and docs feel there's much room for improvement in clinical apps generally.
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June 13, 2013
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National eHealth Collaborative on Monday announced two new membership campaigns for clinicians, hospitals, health systems, health information exchanges and provider associations.
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June 11, 2013
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Health Tech Hatch announced Thursday that it will operate as the user testing platform for ONC's Blue Button Patient Co-Design Challenge, designed to spur a growth in opportunities for health data to be put to use.
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June 6, 2013
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More than a third of physician practices plan to purchase, replace or upgrade ambulatory EHR systems, according to HIMSS Analytics' newest Ambulatory Electronic Health Record & Practice Management Study. Meanwhile, nearly half of physician groups say they'll join an HIE.
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June 6, 2013
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More than 292,000 Medicare and Medicaid eligible providers have received an EHR incentive payment as of the end of April. Not all EPs are new, some are returning from a previous year, said Robert Anthony, deputy director of the HIT Initiative Group at CMS' Office of E-Health Standards and Services.
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June 6, 2013
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Adoption of basic electronic health records increased from nearly 34 percent in early 2011 to 44 percent by March 2012, according to a new study. Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD, says that despite the challenges, EHR use is inevitable.
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June 4, 2013
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Mark Savage, director of health information technology policy and programs with the National Partnership, takes the consumer's standpoint in EHR adoption and use -- meaning he is a supporter of strengthening, rather than delaying, the meaningful use program.
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June 3, 2013
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday announced the release of new outpatient procedure cost data and new opportunities for researchers and developers. Sebelius made the announcement Monday at the start of Health Datapalooza IV, the fourth annual national conference on health data transparency.
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June 3, 2013
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If you were a healthcare provider and all you did was read press releases, you'd be tempted to think that transitioning to a new EHR involved little more than opening the package and plugging in the contents. Naturally, things are a little more complicated than that.
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May 31, 2013
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Iatric Systems, which specializes in health IT interoperability, has acquired Dallas-based Accent on Integration, which develops technology for connecting medical devices.
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May 30, 2013
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A comprehensive eBook, offering the tips and tools to help healthcare professionals on the path to MU and beyond.
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May 9, 2013
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Watch this informative video to learn how Palomar Health - the largest health district in the state of California - implemented healthcare alert management software to connect its nurse call system with the existing EHR and phone systems to improve care team communication and patient experiences.
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January 2, 2013
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In January 2012, Healthcare IT News conducted a survey to identify drivers and challenges for developing and deploying a solution for centralized digital document delivery that complies with healthcare industry regulations. Read this report to learn the key findings from the survey investigating trends in the adoption of digital document management systems by healthcare institutions since the rollout of the <a href="/directory/health-information-technology-economic-and-clinical-health-hitech-act" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">HITECH</a> Act’s financial incentive programs.
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September 2, 2012
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Shrinking margins and the need to achieve EMR Meaningful Use milestones are requiring that IT projects demonstrate reduced costs while facilitating attestation. To shift to an agile IT infrastructure that meets “always on, access anywhere” requirements at lower cost, providers are no longer asking whether to deploy virtualization, cloud computing, and ITaaS models, but how.
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June 7, 2013
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In this webinar, you’ll learn about population health management technology and techniques that the Rhode Island Quality Institute, a Beacon Community grant recipient, uses to aggregate and analyze data on diabetic patients from across the State. The results drive clinicians to take action that is improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing costs
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June 6, 2013
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Join our panel of experts for a lively discussion on healthcare information security, including best practices when preparing for a HIPAA audit, tips for governing access across your clinical applications, real life examples of how technology, such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), is enabling compliance, enhancing efficiencies, reducing expenses and much more!
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June 4, 2013
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Making the transition from nursing care plans to evidence-based interdisciplinary plans of care is a challenge in the clinical setting, due in part to limited resources and lack of staff expertise. Coupled with the aggressive implementation of a new electronic health record (EHR), creation and implementation of evidence-based interdisciplinary plans of care seemed like a daunting task. This presentation describes how Akron Children’s Hospital used a boot camp model to successfully create and implement ZynxCare evidence-based interdisciplinary plans of care in less than 6 months. Best practices regarding project team development, boot camp schedules, and communication to hospital leaders and staff will be incorporated in the presentation. The session will also review metrics and outcomes after go-live.
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May 28, 2013
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In this Webinar, we will address health BI challenges and discuss our end to end business analytics platform that transforms the data center, enables modern applications, unlocks insights on any data, and empowers people centric IT.
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May 15, 2013
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Recent headlines have raised plenty of eyebrows with record setting big-dollar penalties levied against healthcare organizations due to HIPAA violations. Industry experts surmise that this unprecedented trend is the result of significant changes that have occurred recently to HIPAA regulations.
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May 14, 2013
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The approach of capturing healthcare data via structured templates and drop-down menus in today's EHR user interfaces comes at the expense of lost physician productivity and isn't working in practice. Physicians value dictation to capture the complete patient story and can be resistant to adopting template-based systems. To achieve Meaningful Use, the enterprise has need for structured and encoded data to optimize care plans, drive decision support, increase quality, and ensure appropriate billing. Creating an additional challenge is the lack of widespread interoperability in healthcare data. This webinar explores close-loop clinical documentation as a solution that manages these seemingly opposing needs.
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May 13, 2013
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Automated medication administration, electronic health records, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), barcode point-of-care (BPOC) and other automated procedures for improving patient care all rely on accurate input that barcoding can provide. This white paper will explain the role wristbands can play in improving patient safety and freeing nurses and other valuable medical personnel from paperwork and clerical tasks.
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May 6, 2013
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Do you still rely on tactical integration? Strategic interoperability can move your organization beyond tactical integration by connecting internal and external data, systems, and users across the broader IT ecosystem. This approach is increasingly critical to support a broad range of major healthcare initiatives including ACO, analytics, meaningful use, population management, device integration, and more. Strategic interoperability can deliver quick-to-achieve breakthrough clinical and operational benefits.
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May 6, 2013
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With this post, HITECHWatch is calling it a day.
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November 4, 2011
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On the matter of EHR safety, there seems to be some disagreement.
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November 3, 2011
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Investments are often risky, but the current huge investment in health IT often seems to bring a particularly unique risk.
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November 2, 2011
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Separately, doctors and patients are facing a steep learning curve as the HIT transition continues. But the biggest problem looming may be the one that the two camps can only solve together.
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November 1, 2011
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When the topic of protecting patient data comes up, the discussion usually concerns how best to protect information from being stolen or inappropriately accessed. But that’s the easy part of the privacy debate.
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October 31, 2011
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Progress brings new benefits, but it also brings new uncertainties.
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October 28, 2011
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OK, the headline is misleading. There aren’t really a million consumer health apps available for smartphone users.
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October 26, 2011
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Yesterday we floated a question about the proper role of government in facilitating system-wide change.
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October 25, 2011
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One time-honored question in policy circles goes like this: Should government prescribe specific solutions, or just point to the goal and let industry stakeholders figure out how to get there?
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October 24, 2011
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Naturally, when it comes to the number of providers signing up for the HITECH incentive program, HIT policymakers would like to be able to report a banner first year.
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October 20, 2011
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If you had to choose the one idea driving the HIT transition, it would probably be along the lines of, “Information is good, and more information is better.”
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October 19, 2011
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One of the unpleasant truths of legislative initiatives is that, more often than not, policymakers get more than they bargained for.
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October 18, 2011
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