Smartphone use pushed by hospitals
Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMNews
“Many physicians have discovered that smartphones can be a valuable work tool. Now some hospitals are buying smartphones for affiliated doctors and mandating use.
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Three keys to HIE Sustainability
Tim Roberts, Perficient
“Billions of dollars are being granted, gifted, and invested in Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) across the country. A previous Commonwealth Study that appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine estimated $178 billion will be needed to create regional and national networks.
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Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all
Alexi Mostrous, The Washington Post
“In a health-care debate characterized by partisan bickering, most lawmakers agree on one thing: American medicine needs to go digital.
When President Obama designated $19.5 billion to expand the use of electronic medical records, former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said it was one of only “two good things” in February’s stimulus package.
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Is Healthcare IT Ready for its Big Coming Out Party?
Bob Wachter, Wachter's World
“In 2001, when my colleagues and I ranked nearly 100 patient safety practices on the strength of their supporting evidence (for an AHRQ report), healthcare IT didn’t make the top 25. We took a lot of heat for, as one prominent patient safety advocate chided me, “slowing down the momentum.” Some called us Luddites.
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Electronic medical records systems are not classified as medical devices — This may have serious consequences.
Marcia Gulesian, The Information Technology Forum
“Legal experts say it is impossible to know how often health IT mishaps occur. Electronic medical records are not classified as medical devices, so hospitals are not required to report problems.
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Health 2.0 Tools: The power of Twitter
Matthew Holt, The Health Care Blog
“The power of Twitter is real kids, and not for what you think. Used properly Twitter is an information filter. Exhibit A is what happened to the Von Schwebers who run PHARMASurveyor. They were a huge part of the Tools Panel which featured interoperation among 8 members of the Health 2.0 Accelerator at Health 2.0 a couple of weeks back.
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E-Health Records: Privacy Diagnosis Poor
Roy Mark, eWeek
“A new survey shows 80 percent of health care organizations reported a data breach within the last year. Perhaps even more disturbing, IT professionals claim management support to protect patient privacy as a priority is lacking.
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Taking Care in EHR Adoption
John Glaser, H&HN
“The number of providers adopting interoperable electronic health records (EHRs) is about to skyrocket. This is due to a number of factors, including federal and state government incentives that have been linked to the effective use of EHRs. These incentives will be complemented by the pay-for-performance programs taken on by a wide range of purchasers of care.
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The crisis in e-health standards III – solutions
Woland's cat
“Before going so far as to offer a solution to the e-health standards problem, I want to have a look at what we consider to be the requirements that such standards, and indeed health informatics in general is meant to address.
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The Value of secondary use of EMR and EHR data
Patty Enrado, EHRWatch
“The full value of investments in electronic medical records, electronic health records and other health IT won’t be realized until the data gathered by those systems finds secondary use, according to a report that was released earlier this month by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Reshape 2009: Slideshows
Bertalan Meskó, ScienceRoll
This is my last day in Nijmegen, The Netherlands where I gave a Prezi.com at the Reshape 2009 conference organized by Lucien Engelen.
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Online database looks to provide health treatment information to patientsOnline database looks to provide health treatment information to patients
Kyle Hardy, Healthcare IT News
“Online database looks to provide health treatment information to patients
A new online database being developed looks to provide treatment information for patients suffering from breast cancer, depression, COPD and osteoarthritis.
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Decrypting HIE Security Requirements
Ashish V. Shah, The HIE Blog
“For planners of health information exchanges (HIEs), outlining a sound approach to privacy and security is a critical step to securing stakeholder participation. But trying to fully understand how to secure your exchange isn’t a trivial task.
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Ready or not? Probably not, says MGMA
Healthcare IT News
“The Medical Group Management Association’s point man in Washington, D.C., says most of the groups the MGMA represents would not be eligible for government incentives for adopting and using an electronic health record by 2011.
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Huisartsenspreekuur op Twitter
Nu. nl Internet
“Nederland heeft een eerste tweetspreekuur, een huisartsenspreekuur op Twitter. Dit maakte huisarts Erik Jansen uit Nijmegen, één van de initiatiefnemers, dinsdag bekend. Twitteraars kunnen op @tweetspreekuur vragen stellen over hun gezondheid.
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The crisis in e-health standards IIa
Woland's cat
“I promised pointers to a solution for how to get out of the standards mire in which we find ourselves today.
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Microsoft Europe talks eHealth
HealthTechnicaAuthor, HealthTechnica
“Microsoft Europe is keying in with their own perspectives of eHealth
eHealth is key to better patient care. Here are the basics, as described by a series of experts. Filmed at an event hosted by Microsoft Europe – interoperability and eHealth.”
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Reaction to Note on Flaws in the Canadian Healthcare Delivery System
Bruce Friedman, Lab Soft News
“In a recent note, I discussed some flaws in the Canadian healthcare delivery system and how it possibly could be reformed (see: The Fundamental Flaws in the Canadian Healthcare Delivery System), quoting the work of Nadeem Esmail, an economist from the Fraser Institute.
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Obama Administration CTO Aneesh Chopra at Health 2.0
Height Weight Chart, The Health Care Blog
“The PUBLIC OPTION is NOT dead. Make your calls and demand not only the public option but also that they use the reconciliation option. If you don’t have the numbers you can find them on my profile. While you are there take the time to sign the petions that are located in the comment section of my profile. There you will find a winde variety of resources you may find useful. Together we can and will so this. Thanks.”
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iSOFT Brings Together Leading Thinkers at ‘Ideaworks For Healthcare’
eHealthNews.EU
“iSOFT Group Limited, one of the world’s biggest healthcare technology companies, will bring together the world’s leading thinkers and creators of change to debate, challenge and discuss ideas on the future of healthcare innovation at its inaugural Ideaworks for Healthcare symposium in London this month.
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