Report from Wharton Conference: mHealth Business Models Must Follow Clinician Work Flow

February 16, 2013     David Raths
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While mobile health has seen an explosion of innovation in the last few years, with apps that are growing increasingly sophisticated, it is still difficult to find a successful business model in the space, according to a panel of experts speaking at the 19th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference in Philadelphia.

Researchers: Microsoft Kinect is a Money-Saving Telemedicine Device

February 15, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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According to a team of researcher from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and elsewhere, the Microsoft Kinect, which is used as a gesture-based game controller for the Xbox 360 system, has the potential to act as a telemedicine device and save the healthcare industry billions.

ACO Leaders Explain: Healthcare First, Then Savings

February 15, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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In an NCQA webinar, managing partner and CEO of Crystal Run Healthcare, Hal Teitelbaum, M.D., talked about the mentality his organization has in being an ACO. It’s clear being an ACO, and getting accreditation from the NCQA, is not something that can be done with negligence.

On the Leading Edge of Labor and Delivery Operations: Norwalk Hospital Implements Real-Time Delivery Room Surveillance

February 15, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Many OBs and delivery room nurses can benefit greatly from having access to an “expert opinion” right at the bedside to help them make crucial decisions. Yoni Barnhard, M.D., points to a technology that he says every labor and delivery unit in America should have.

Top 10 Tech Trends: Keeping Pace with Innovations

February 15, 2013     John DeGaspari
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New technology innovations have clearly captured the imaginations of clinicians and patients alike, and provider organizations will see big demands on bandwidth, which will put pressure on provider organizations to upgrade their IT infrastructure. At the same time, hospitals, medical groups, and health systems will need to continue to maintain data security and privacy. The upshot is that patient care organizations can’t afford not to make investments in infrastructure—often a tough sell to the hospital boards that control budgets—just to stay one step ahead of new demands.

Advocacy Corner

Washington Debrief: Federal Policy Committee Mulls Stage 3 Comments

February 11, 2013     Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME

Washington Debrief: Carolyn Clancy Leaving AHRQ, Exploring the Barriers to HIE

February 5, 2013     Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME

Wisconsin Health System Announces Breach

February 15, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Froedtert Health, a three-hospital health system based in Milwaukee, announced a data breach, reporting that one of its employee’s computer account was hacked. The breach, according to a report from the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, may have affected more than 40,000 patients, although the health system says it found no evidence that any personal information or medical records were accessed.

Large-Scale Data Breaches Have Increased, but Fewer Patients Affected, Report Says

February 14, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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According to a report from Carpinteria, Calif.-based Redspin Inc., a provider of IT security assessments, the number of large-scale health data breaches increased from 2011 to 2012, but the number of patients affected by such breaches decreased last year.

Podcast: Improving Hand Hygiene through RFID

February 14, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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In this Healthcare Informatics podcast, Associate Editor Gabriel Perna interviews Gerald Creel, the director of emergency department at Shannon Medical Center, a 400-bed hospital in San Angelo, Texas. Shannon won third place in HCI’s recent IT Innovators Award program for implementing an automated radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based system that dealt with the issue of hand-hygiene. As a result of this initiative, Shannon lowered hospital acquired infections by 62 percent.

EXCLUSIVE: Russ Branzell, CHIME’s Incoming CEO, Speaks First to Healthcare Informatics

February 14, 2013     Mark Hagland
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One day after the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based CHIME named Russell P. Branzell its incoming chief executive officer, Branzell spoke with HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland regarding his acceptance of the CHIME CEO position, and his aspirations for CHIME as an organization going forward.

Top 10 Tech Trends: Big Data Analytics: From Volume to Value

February 14, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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As many healthcare organizations are in the preliminary stages of their big data initiatives, the next frontier—which involves surveillance and predictive analytics—is littered with more questions and challenges.

Blogs

Report from Wharton Conference: mHealth Business Models Must Follow Clinician Work Flow

February 16, 2013     David Raths
While mobile health has seen an explosion of innovation in the last few years, with apps that are growing increasingly sophisticated, it is still difficult to find a successful business model in the space, according to a panel of experts speaking at the 19th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference in Philadelphia.

ACO Leaders Explain: Healthcare First, Then Savings

February 15, 2013     Gabriel Perna
In an NCQA webinar, managing partner and CEO of Crystal Run Healthcare, Hal Teitelbaum, M.D., talked about the mentality his organization has in being an ACO. It’s clear being an ACO, and getting accreditation from the NCQA, is not something that can be done with negligence.

Achieving Interoperability: The $64,000 Question!

February 12, 2013     Joe Marion
A lot is being written on Interoperability lately. Achieving it depends not only on vendor cooperation but also on facility insistence.

5 Secrets to Effective Networking

February 12, 2013     Gwen Darling
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Networking skill is not a natural ability that some people are “just born with.” All those outgoing, clever, popular people who make it all look so effortless? Don’t be fooled - it’s not effortless, not by a long shot, but they have mastered the art and now actually have fun doing it. That’s right – fun. And you can, too! Here’s how:

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