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Survey: Doctors using search engines more often to make clinical decisions
...but according to the same survey, patients who also use online resources often misinterpret what they read, which causes tension in the doctor-patient relationship.
By Anne Zieger • May 1, 2014 -
CMS sets ICD-10 changeover deadline for Oct. 1, 2015
CMS quietly announced the new deadline as part of a nearly 1,700-page proposed rule on 2015 inpatient payment policies released Wednesday.
By Anne Zieger • May 1, 2014 -
Trendline
Telehealth
Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.
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Premier urges CMS to set ICD-10 deadline at Oct. 1, 2015
In a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, Premier Healthcare Alliance argues that the new code set will "improve quality while safely reducing costs."
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
Beth Israel CIO names top priorities for IT security
With cyber attacks on health care organizations growing more common, Beth Israel's John Halamka created a "wish list" for security fund spending.
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
Twitter offers rich but unreliable drug reaction data
Adverse drug reactions were reported three times more often on Twitter than to the FDA, but researchers question the usefulness of the data.
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
E-mail campaign cuts superbug rate dramatically
The weekly email to hospital leaders included infection data and provided action plans designed to improve infection control.
By Anne Zieger • April 29, 2014 -
UPMC sells in-house analytics software
The software was built with University of Pittsburg Medical Center physicians in mind, but discussions are taking place to expand distribution with potential partners.
By Anne Zieger • April 29, 2014 -
Med devices extremely vulnerable to cyberattack, security exec says
When a technology exec at a hospital tested out the security of the medical equipment at his institutions, the results were sobering.
By Anne Zieger • April 29, 2014 -
Survey: 90% of adults would share health data to improve care
Of those who would share their data, 40% would share it only if promised all data would be anonymous.
By Anne Zieger • April 28, 2014 -
Idaho med board cites telemedicine doc
Physician Ann DeJong prescribed an antibiotic over the phone without an in-person exam of the patient.
By Anne Zieger • April 28, 2014 -
NIH offers funding for mHealth projects
The National Institutes of Health plans to award funding for mobile tools that help with the treatment and self management of chronic diseases in underserved populations.
By Anne Zieger • April 25, 2014 -
Oregon might switch to federal health insurance exchange
Oregon has spent at least $134 million on its exchange site to date and is set to become the first state to give up on its own exchange in lieu of Healthcare.gov.
By Anne Zieger • April 24, 2014 -
Health organizations dunned almost $2M after data breaches
The two breaches occurred when laptops carrying unprotected patient data were stolen, prompting the OCR to send a clear message about the importance of encryption.
By Anne Zieger • April 24, 2014 -
Kentucky uses HIE to divert Medicaid 'super-utilizers'
State officials found that 4,400 Medicaid recipients were classified as super-utilizers, visiting the ER 10 or more times at a cost of $34 million.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 24, 2014 -
FBI issues warning to healthcare: Industry cybersecurity is inadequate
The formal notice is part of a trend of increased scrutiny on health care's ability to protect sensitive data.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 24, 2014 -
Over 75K health care professionals 'tweet'
Research shows that health care professionals internationally now post about 152,000 tweets per day.
By Anne Zieger • April 23, 2014 -
Deep Dive
No excuse for procrastination on mobile health
Mobile device use is ingrained in everyday life for virtually all Americans; soon, mobile devices will play an even greater role in health care.
By Anne Zieger • April 23, 2014 -
Study: Many hospital websites fail to serve patients
Most hospitals studied failed to offer basic functions to assist patients and many had errors.
By Anne Zieger • April 22, 2014 -
Tablets give home health workers access to data
The tablets helped to reduce costs and improve care coordination at Sutter Care at Home.
By Anne Zieger • April 21, 2014 -
ACOs shunning EMR vendors for third parties
According to a new KLAS study, more than two-thirds of ACOs use a third-party vendor in lieu of an EMR vendor.
By Anne Zieger • April 18, 2014 -
Health IT investments hit $858M in Q1
The biggest set of deals were practice management deals, worth $124 million. More notably, consumer health tech deals were on par with clinically-focused deals.
By Anne Zieger • April 16, 2014 -
Health IT group wants firm 2015 start for ICD-10
The Coalition for ICD-10 says it's "extraordinarily difficult" for organizations to make the right preparations without a firm deadline.
By Anne Zieger • April 16, 2014 -
Survey says CIOs are driving digital change
CEOs are increasingly giving CIOs credit for managing more than back-office technologies.
By Anne Zieger • April 15, 2014 -
Over half of health care organizations disappointed by ICD-10 delay
A new Deloitte poll found that more than half of respondents are disappointed by the ICD-10 delay—and a similar percentage believe the delay will push them off track in their preparations.
By Anne Zieger • April 15, 2014 -
New web-based EHR network debuts in Okla.
Oklahoma City hospitals and physicians can now share EHRs over a new web-based platform, which will compete with another health IT network for provider business.
By Anne Zieger • April 14, 2014
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