The mHealth Method to Communication in Central New Hampshire

September 13, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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At Lakes Region General Healthcare, leaders implemented a mobile health (mHealth) communication system that allows for easier dialogue between clinicians, pharmacists, case managers, and other staff members. As a result, the provider has decreased ED wait times and improved patient satisfaction.

Remote Patient Monitoring: Can It Be A Solution to a Key Healthcare Problem?

September 12, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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As we progress to the new healthcare, keeping people healthy will force healthcare providers to do things such as prevent hospital readmissions, or keep people from needing a hospital stay at all. And that will happen only if providers have some insight into what patients are doing at home.

Data: Few Residential Care Communities Used EHRs in 2010

September 12, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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In 2010, only 17 percent of residential care communities in the U.S. used electronic health records (EHRs), according to a National Center for Health Statistics data brief. Residential care communities, as defined in the brief, includes assisted-living facilities and similar residential care communities (personal care homes, adult care homes, board care homes, and adult foster care).

Delaware REC Achieves Hallmark Meaningful Use Milestone

September 12, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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A Delaware regional extension center (REC) says it is the first REC in the nation to reach its goal of helping 1,000 primary care providers achieve Stage 1 of meaningful use of their electronic health record (EHR) systems.

CHIME Announces New Board Members

September 12, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the results of the recent Board of Trustees and Foundation Board elections.

Medical Identity Theft Is Up, Affecting 1.84 Million U.S. Victims: Report

September 11, 2013     John DeGaspari
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Medical identity fraud has increased nearly 20 percent compared to the year before in the U.S., affecting an estimated 1.84 victims and having a total out-of-pocket medical costs incurred by medical identity theft victims to be $12.3 billion. Those are takeaways of the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft, an annual survey now in its fourth year, which was released yesterday by the Ponemon Institute LLC, Traverse City, Mich., and sponsored by Portland, Ore.-base ID Experts. The report’s release roughly coincided with the launch (on August 29) of the Medical Identity Fraud Alliance (MIFA), an industry group formed to raise public awareness and to come up with potential ways to address the medical identity theft.

MGMA Survey: Health IT Costs Climbing at Physician Practices

September 11, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Health IT costs are on the rise as physician practices continue to adopt and optimize electronic health records (EHRs), according to a recent cost survey report published by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

A Leader at the Intersection of IT and Clinical Workflow

September 11, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Jonathan Teich, M.D., is in a unique position to comment on the intersection of IT and physician workflow. In this Q&A with HCI’s Associate Editor, Gabriel Perna, Dr. Teich shares his thoughts on health IT, specifically clinical decision support (CDS) systems, and how they fit into the workflow of a clinician.

New Hanover Regional Forms Clinically Integrated Network

September 11, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) has formed Physician Quality Partners, a clinically integrated network (CIN)/accountable care organization (ACO) aimed to provide physicians access to the collaborative tools they will need to succeed in the new health care environment.

Telemedicine Initiative Expands Across State Lines

September 11, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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A Middletown, Ct.-based primary care system, Community Health Center Inc., is expanding its telehealth program for underserved patients across state lines to Delaware, the provider announced this week.
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