February 7, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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When it comes to patients’ skills and knowledge on their care, more equals less, according to the recently published findings of one research team. The study found the most tuned in patients cost 8-to-21 percent less than the costs of patients with the lowest level of activation. It’s just one more piece of evidence that supports this growing movement.
February 7, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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eClinicalWorks, a Westborough, Mass.-based EHR vendor, has announced it's launching a patient engagement-focused initiative on the back of a $25 million investment in the area over the next 12 months. eClinicalWorks, which boasts of eight million users for its patient portal, says it will focus on developing a mobile app for patients that gives patients access to their own and family electronic health records (EHRs).
January 29, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Alerts and reporting are two of the most challenging aspects of medical oncology, in addition to being the tools providers are least happy with overall, according to according to a new report from Orem, Ut.-based KLAS Research.
January 29, 2013 Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME
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Recently, the long-awaited updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) were released. Most observers agree that provisions meant to move business associates and subcontractors into the world of covered entities will lead to more accountability of protected health information. But some worry that the rule does not clarify the emerging role of HIEs and population health management initiatives.
January 28, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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Whether it’s through better communication or simple amenities, even the most optimistic leader at a hospital will tell you there is no perfect path to perfect patient satisfaction. However, thanks to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mandatory Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) initiative, hospitals across the country are certainly going to try to achieve that formula.
January 17, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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This is part two of a two-part podcast interview with Dave deBronkart, also known as e-Patient Dave, as he continues his discussion with Associate Editor Gabriel Perna about the future opportunities as well as the past and current challenges of patient engagement. In it, he talks about where he has seen patient engagement in action, using a couple of personal examples to show how it can save a patient from harm.
January 11, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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In part 1 of this two-part podcast series, Healthcare Informatics Associate Editor Gabriel Perna speaks with Dave deBronkart, better known by his moniker e-Patient Dave, an industry leading expert on the subject of patient engagement. He discusses the upcoming patient engagement-related challenges this year in the industry, while mentioning the problems with a lot of patient portals’ user interface.
January 10, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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At a recent webinar, hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Denni McColm, CIO of Citizens Memorial Healthcare, the rural-based healthcare network out of Bolivar, Mo., spoke of the four strategies her organization undertakes when it comes to engaging patients. Those strategies have helped Citizens Memorial, which has a 76-bed acute care hospital and 22 physician clinics, become an industry leading organization.
January 9, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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According to a new report from startup accelerator firm, Rock Health, $1.4 billion was invested into venture capital for digital health companies in 2012, a 46 percent growth from the previous year. In addition, the report from Rock Health found there were 56 percent more deals in 2012 than the previous year.
January 8, 2013 David Raths
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At the Jan. 8 Health IT Policy Committee meeting, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., national coordinator for health IT, and Paul Tang, M.D., vice chair of the committee, outlined some priorities for the year ahead, including a glimpse of what Stage 4 of meaningful use might address.
January 5, 2013 David Raths
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Stage 2 of meaningful use raises the bar in terms of how and when hospitals and physician groups must make patient data available.
January 2, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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According to a recent study from Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research, convenience and the ease of integration that comes from having an established relationship with an electronic medical record (EMR) vendor are the primary factors providers use to choose a patient portal.
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