Health IT: Page 159


  • EHR association establishes delivery reform workgroup

    The workgroup will explore health IT innovations that will help healthcare players adopt value-based reimbursement.

    By March 12, 2015
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    How an EHR failure could happen to you

    Two recent outages suggest system failures are more common than expected.

    By Heather Caspi • March 12, 2015
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    Artificial intelligence

    Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Iowa abortion case could impact telemedicine

    Some experts say the ruling could set a precedent for how much authority state medical boards can exercise over the regulation of telemedicine. 

    By March 12, 2015
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    Hospital refutes claims that ED shut down after EHR outage

    Antelope Valley Hospital claims the allegations reported by the California Nurses Association are false.

    By Julie Henry • March 11, 2015
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    Mental health professionals push for EHR incentives

    Privacy and efficacy concerns have kept bills extending MU incentives to mental health providers in committee. 

    By Julie Henry • March 11, 2015
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    NY law to make e-prescribing of controlled substances mandatory

    The new law takes effect March 27.

    March 10, 2015
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    Hackers exploit Ascension hospital in latest cyberattack

    The cybercriminals used employee e-mail accounts to obtain patient data.

    By Julie Henry • March 10, 2015
  • Apple develops software to conduct remote research studies

    Some industry experts have raised consumer privacy concerns. 

    By Julie Henry • March 10, 2015
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    Defining the mobile health platform

    As more functionality is added to mobile phones, they are increasingly becoming a hub for patient data. 

    March 10, 2015
  • Epic president in favor of nationwide record locator service

    Epic president Carl Dvorak's announcement at an ONC advisory committee meeting last week surprised some—but not all. 

    March 9, 2015
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    CA hospital experiences EHR failure

    The hospital's nurses have asked the public health department to investigate.

    By , Julie Henry • March 9, 2015
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    Has the AMA lost its mojo?

    The group spent more than $19 million in 2014 lobbying Congress to rein in the feds on health IT. But did it work?

    March 9, 2015
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    Anthem refuses cyber vulnerability scans

    Anthem has refused the OIG's voluntary security assessment for the second time since 2013.

    By Heather Caspi • March 6, 2015
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    3 big data initiatives that are targeting the measles outbreak

    Healthcare Dive looks into some very cool big data projects on epidemic simulation and disease surveillance and notification.

    By Heather Caspi • March 5, 2015
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    Study: Med students don't know where to find informatics training

    Students are highly interested in clinical informatics but less than a third know where to find training programs.

    March 5, 2015
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    Sponsored EHR alerts spark controversy

    How soon before regulators get involved?

    March 5, 2015
  • Should HIPAA require encryption of medical data?

    And if so, what can be done to ensure parity across state lines?

    March 5, 2015
  • New UnitedHealthcare app to pay for healthy living

    The tool is partially intended to introduce members to UnitedHealthcare's pricing and mobile payment app.

    By March 5, 2015
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    Why Jonathan Bush thinks big vendors like Epic, Cerner will 'collapse'

    The CEO of one of healthcare's most interesting companies deconstructs the competitive EHR marketplace for Healthcare Dive. 

    By March 4, 2015
  • VA misappropriated $92.5M for claims processing IT

    Agency managers violated appropriations law to fund development of its claims processing system.

    March 4, 2015
  • Study: Data doesn't show that HIEs benefit patients

    The research review concludes that few studies show strong, internally-valid evidence of HIE benefits.

    March 4, 2015
  • Rideout Memorial stung by EHR outage

    The hospital said the outage had little effect on patient care, but some patients dispute that claim. 

    March 4, 2015
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    Survey: HHS regs overwhelming health IT pros

    Almost all of the health IT pros surveyed said that mandates like ICD-10 and MU are negatively impacting HIT decision-making.

    March 2, 2015
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    Ambulatory surgical centers may be exempted from Meaningful Use

    ...at least until standards for EHR certification are developed.

    By Julie Henry • March 2, 2015
  • Net neutrality decision divides healthcare industry

    Internet service providers can no longer base access on ability to pay higher premiums. Not everyone agrees this is a good thing for healthcare. 

    By Julie Henry • March 2, 2015