January 24, 2013
For the second time within a year, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is dealing with a data breach of Medicaid patient information. This time, a third-party contract lost a USB device that contained the personal information, including name, Medicaid ID number, age, and prescription drug history, of 6,000 Medicaid patients.
January 24, 2013
The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), the state’s health information exchange (HIE), has selected New Zealand-based Orion Health’s HIE platform to power the statewide exchange and expand the capabilities it offers to healthcare providers across New Mexico.
January 23, 2013
New research from the Mountain View, Calif.-based company, Frost & Sullivan indicates that while there are growth opportunities in the healthcare industry for preventative health technologies, there are currently too many barriers to adoption for providers. The researchers say the lack of incentives and available internal funds, as well as patients being unaware of their effectiveness have combined to stunt investment in these technologies.
January 23, 2013
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and the Stanford University School of Medicine are notifying approximately 57,000 patients by mail that a password-protected laptop computer containing limited medical information on pediatric patients was stolen from a physician’s car away from campus on Jan. 9.
January 23, 2013
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has recognized outstanding contributions to HIMSS and the healthcare industry, recently naming its 2012 award and scholarship recipients.
January 22, 2013
In the Midwest, three states, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska have successfully exchanged Direct messages across state lines, according to The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII), Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN), and Missouri Health Connection (MHC). This comes after Missouri and Illinois recently announced they had exchanged test messages.
January 22, 2013
Providers are looking to third-party vendors to keep pace with clinical evidence, but many struggle to embed that content into their electronic medical record (EMR) and clinical workflow, according to a new report from Orem, Ut.-based KLAS Research.
January 22, 2013
A review of the available evidence underscores the safety of the federal childhood immunization schedule, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. However, the report offers a framework for conducting safety research using existing or new data collection systems. should signals indicate the need for investigation of the schedule.
January 22, 2013
In a speech with a strong focus on unity among Americans and with a heavy emphasis on social progress, President Barack Obama briefly mentioned healthcare in his second inaugural address in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21.
January 18, 2013
A new survey from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) found that physician leaders view online physician ratings as inaccurate, unreliable and not widely used among patients.
January 18, 2013
The huge disparity in healthcare provisions across the globe has fueled the uptake of mobile technologies, particularly in remote and underserved communities, states a recent report by market researcher GBI Research.
January 17, 2013
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), aiming to better protect patient privacy and safeguard patients' health information in the digital age, according to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
January 17, 2013
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has launched a credential program—Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Content Expert Certification—that gives individuals a way to demonstrate their knowledge of the NCQA PCMH recognition program, an innovative program for improving primary care.
January 17, 2013
According to the analytics arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), HIMSS Analytics, the number of hospitals adopting EHRs has increased steadily over the past year. The number of hospitals that have reached Stage 5 and 6 of HIMSS Analytics’ Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) has increased by more than 80 percent over the five most recent quarters for which data is available.
January 17, 2013
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $1.5 billion in new grants for 11 states to continue building their insurance exchanges.
