Search Results for "University of California"

'Most Wired Hospitals' for 2009 named
Molly Merrill
July 07, 2009
The Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking study, conducted annually by Hospitals and Health Networks, has named the "100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems" for 2009.
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California launches nation's largest telehealth network
Molly Merrill
August 17, 2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined a diverse group of statewide healthcare and technology agencies Tuesday at the UC Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento to launch the California Telehealth Network (CTN), which is set to be the largest in the nation.
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Health IT hottest career trend for college graduates

Molly Merrill
May 19, 2010
Healthcare information technology is the hottest career option for college graduates, according to a new trend study from the University of California San Diego Extension.
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Capstone project requires students to develop an EHR plan that demonstrates meaningful use
Molly Merrill
May 07, 2010
Students participating in the University of California San Diego Extension Health Information Technology Program are sharing the results of their capstone project – developing a plan to install an electronic health record that demonstrates meaningful use at a community clinic.
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Vendor Notebook - Boston Software's WorkStation to enable Vocollect's AccuNurse solution
Eric Wicklund
September 18, 2009
Vocollect, Inc. and Boston Software Systems have announced a partnership to use Boston WorkStation automation technology to enable Vocollect's AccuNurse voice-assisted care to integrate with MEDITECH and other healthcare platforms.
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Top 5 provider mistakes in revenue cycle
Jim Riley
December 16, 2010
When providers mismanage the revenue cycle, the financial impact may seem relatively small on an individual claim, but when multiplied by hundreds of visits a week, the effect on the bottom line is the equivalent of death by a thousand paper cuts—slow, agonizing and certain. The good news is there is a remedy.
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California telemedicine program aims to alleviate nurse shortage
Patty Enrado
August 19, 2009
The University of California at Merced's Valley Telehealth Partnership is too new to have made an impact on the physician and nurse shortages in the San Joaquin Valley.
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California embarks on "future of medicine" with telehealth project
Molly Merrill
April 14, 2010
A consortium leading a $30 million telehealth project in California has tapped AT&T to connect hundreds of healthcare providers throughout the state.
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UC San Diego Health System earns Stage 7 Award
Molly Merrill
September 06, 2011
The UC San Diego Health System has been recognized by HIMSS Analytics for reaching Stage 7 – the highest level on its EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM).
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Texas provider uses business analytics for post-treatment care
Mike Miliard
March 23, 2011
Southeast Texas Medical Associates, a primary healthcare group based in Beaumont, Texas, is using IBM business analytics software to gain greater insight into hospital re-admissions, reviewing trend data to help identify causes and design interventions to prevent patients from having to return to the hospital soon after discharge.
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San Diego medical center uses speech technology to boost EHR use
Bernie Monegain
July 20, 2009
The University of California's San Diego Medical Center will expand its use of speech-recognition technology to several facilities, allowing physicians to include real-time speech recognition in documenting electronic health records.
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AHRQ funds project to reduce heart failure readmissions
Molly Merrill
October 05, 2010
A UCLA-led consortium of five University of California medical schools and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has received a $9.9 million grant from HHS's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to investigate the use of wireless and telephone care management to reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.
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UCLA to deploy system for tracking clinical trial patients
Molly Merrill
April 23, 2009
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) is implementing a clinical research management system to track patient data for clinical trials and billing purposes.
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California's new telehealth network gets $14M boost
Bernie Monegain
September 15, 2010
The new California Telehealth Network, a statewide, medical-grade broadband system for improving healthcare access and emergency services, will receive a $9 million federal grant and additional $5 million in matching funds from some prominent California organizations.
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How the healthcare industry can increase the number of successful EHR/EMR initiatives
Patty Enrado
November 30, 2009
Long before ARRA, more than five years ago, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center began a $50 million electronic medical record initiative. This past summer, UCSF reportedly wrote off a third of that cost and scrapped its contract with the EMR vendor.
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Wearable IT aids bipolar treatment
Molly Merrill
February 20, 2009
A wearable technology that measures physiological signs is poised to help doctors better understand and treat mental illness such as bipolar disorder.
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National privacy center backed by trusted entities
Patty Enrado
June 03, 2010
Amidst all the millions of federal dollars slated for health IT adoption, HHS understands the importance of protecting patient information in electronic form.
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California launches nation's largest telehealth network
Molly Merrill
September 08, 2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined a diverse group of statewide healthcare and technology agencies Aug. 17 at the UC Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento to launch the California Telehealth Network (CTN), which is set to be the largest in the nation.
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California telemedicine program aims to alleviate nurse shortage
Patty Enrado
September 01, 2009
The University of California at Merced’s Valley Telehealth Partnership is too new to have made an impact on the physician and nurse shortages in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Award-winner recounts long, slow path into HIT future
Jeff Rowe
September 29, 2011
HIMSS recently gave the University of California San Diego Health System (UCSD) an award for reaching the highest level of advancement in electronic health records.
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