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.
February 12, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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According to a new study from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), when it comes to health information exchanges (HIEs), significant focus is placed on governance, but little attention is placed on the staffing of Health Information Exchange Organizations or Networks (HIOs).
February 9, 2013 Mark Hagland
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Jeff Loughlin, project director at the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative and executive director of the Regional Extension Center of New Hampshire, shares his perspectives on the current state of EHR adoption among medical groups-and the lessons that have been learned by leaders of the regional extension centers.
February 8, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Citing needs for more time and to cut costs, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki announced they would forgo plans to build a new health records system to be used jointly by the departments and instead pursue less expensive technologies to make their respective systems more interoperable.
February 7, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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On Feb. 7, public officials and healthcare IT leaders gathered in Manhattan to celebrate the ongoing success of a New York City IT initiative. Among those speaking were New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, M.D., and CDC Director Thomas Frieden, M.D.
February 5, 2013 Pamela Dixon and Steve Nilsen
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The sea tide of change, sparked initially by HITECH government mandates, is marshalling new CIO criteria from our clients. What’s driving the Top Ten list of highly sought qualities for CIOs in 2013?
February 4, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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On the heels of a Jan. 15 report by Pew Research Center revealing that 35 percent of Americans use the internet to figure out a medical condition, an independent survey conducted by medical marketing firm Vanguard Communications found that only one-third of physicians in three American cities offer direct website help to healthcare consumers trying to understand their symptoms.
January 30, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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EHealth Insider (EHI), a U.K. independent health IT news, research, and events firm, has announced that it has formed a partnership with Orem, Ut.-based research firm KLAS Enterprises.
January 28, 2013 Mark Hagland
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The winning teams in this year's Healthcare Informatics Innovator Awards program exemplify the spirit of pioneering innovation in our industry
January 28, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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From the minute any clinician steps into their professional environment, they know the importance of hand hygiene. Yet, for some reason, gaps in hygiene compliance remain a problem at many medical facilities across the country, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that 90,000 die in the U.S. each year from hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). For this reason, Shannon Medical Center, a 400-bed hospital in San Angelo, Texas, implemented an automated radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based hand-hygiene monitoring system.
January 28, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Approximately seven in 10 U.S. adults track a health indicator for themselves or for a loved one, although most are just keeping track in the heads, according to new research published by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
January 8, 2013 Mark Hagland
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Telehealth activity is growing apace, according to a new report from InMedica, a division of IMS Research; in fact, the researchers at InMedica predict that the global telehealth business will grow by 55 percent in 2013
