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Physicians still grappling with Meaningful Use
Only 59% of doctors who are registered for the MU incentive program have met the initial requirements.
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
CMS technology prevents $210M in fraud
The anti-fraud system is part of a larger strategy that has generated in $19.2 billion in fraud recoveries over the last five years. But is it good enough?
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
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Agentic AI shows promise for alleviating healthcare tasks without requiring much human intervention. But the industry is still figuring out how to harness its independence without introducing undue risk.
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Salesforce launches healthcare cloud
The company is best known for its customer service product, but on Thursday unveiled a remote patient monitoring tool.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 26, 2014 -
Competition heats up for DoD contract
Another powerhouse group has put its name in the ring for the $11-billion contract.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
Verizon launches telehealth product
Verizon Virtual Visits partners with an unnamed provider network and can be white-labeled or offered under the Verizon brand.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 25, 2014 -
Feds investigate embarrassing HIPAA breach in Cincinnati
A patient with an STD ended up the target of a malicious Facebook post that will likely have serious consequences for the hospital.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
Researchers seeing early success with health tracking devices
Products studied include fitness trackers like Fitbit and other tech such as devices monitoring a child's body temperature.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
New app gives hospitals instant access to pricing info
Premier Inc.'s mobile tool aggregates huge amounts of data, and gives its members access to real-time pricing information.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 25, 2014 -
House panel wants to put information in consumer hands
Advancing digital and personalized care means proper, but not stifling, regulatory controls.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 25, 2014 -
Meaningful Use shifts are long overdue
ONC is retooling how it judges the EMR adoption process, and it's about time. The agency needs to focus on quality, rather than demand documentation.
By Anne Zieger • June 24, 2014 -
Healthcare cyberattacks rising dramatically
Experts say that it's critical that healthcare employees understand why cybersecurity efforts are necessary.
By Anne Zieger • June 23, 2014 -
Congressman proposes meaningful use improvements
U.S. Rep. Tom Price, MD argues that the program is forcing providers into an awkward adoption of EMRs, and offers a three-point solution.
By Anne Zieger • June 23, 2014 -
Patients more honest with virtual doctors
Study participants disclosed information more honestly and openly when speaking privately with a "virtual human."
By Anne Zieger • June 23, 2014 -
Athenahealth's EHR dominates Stage 2 attestation
Of the 500 eligible providers who have attested for Stage 2, over 50% use athenahealth's EMR athenaClinicals.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 20, 2014 -
Telemedicine groups keep the pressure on
Telehealth is held back by payer reimbursement policies and dated licensing policies, but if increased pressure on Congress works, there could be dramatic changes.
By Anne Zieger • June 20, 2014 -
AHA pushes regulators to expand certified EMR choices
The organization argues that if providers don't get more flexibility in EMR adoption, many are likely to abandon the Meaningful Use program.
By Anne Zieger • June 20, 2014 -
'A Tale of Two Cities': Where hospitals are investing capital
A new survey shows stark differences between what ailing and prospering hospitals prioritize. Hint: Coding and collections are big ones.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 20, 2014 -
House committee explores barriers to health IT adoption
A new white paper looks at the potential for data analytics and mobile medical apps — and asks hard questions about data security and patient privacy.
By Anne Zieger • June 19, 2014 -
Former ONC chief launches well-funded ACO startup
Aledade will help independent physicians form and join accountable care organizations, but are they cutting themselves out of a large part of the market?
By Katie Bo Williams • June 18, 2014 -
Group seeks action against EMR vendors that aren't interoperable
Vendors argue that critics of their data-sharing capabilities are off-base, but the coalition estimates that $24B has been paid over the last three years to users of systems that can't share data easily.
By Anne Zieger • June 18, 2014 -
FDA will not regulate Apple HealthKit — and others
Not only will the FDA not regulate these apps as medical devices, they aren't covered by HIPAA either. Does this create liabilities for hospitals?
By Katie Bo Williams • June 17, 2014 -
10% of US residents impacted by large health data breaches
HHS has received 1,026 reports of breaches involving 500 or more individuals since 2009 — and the majority of HIPAA cases in that time have closed with corrective action.
By Anne Zieger • June 17, 2014 -
Hospitals growing to accept the cloud
The exchange of patient data and disaster recovery support were some of the top reasons for current and planned cloud use — but security concerns are ongoing.
By Anne Zieger • June 17, 2014 -
EHR certification may get a management overhaul
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is considering reevaluating its EMR certification process using the Japanese management technique known as Kaizen.
By Anne Zieger • June 16, 2014 -
Consumer adoption of wearables still slow
Despite industry interest, biosensing wearables haven't caught on in the mainstream yet. Will companies like Apple and Google integrating them with established healthcare services change that?
By Anne Zieger • June 16, 2014
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