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24 Twitter hashtags the healthcare industry needs to follow
Knowing the most popular Twitter hashtag terms used by health leaders can turn the platform into a much more powerful tool.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 2, 2013 -
Tracking technology a boon for hospital bed management
According to experts, some hospitals aren't aware of where patients are at all times.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 26, 2013 -
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TrendlineAgentic AI
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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Kaiser reports second data loss incident
The data loss occurred when a USB drive containing patient information went missing.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 26, 2013 -
Telemedicine consults may cut medication errors at rural EDs
Rural ED doctors made med administration errors only 3% of the time when they worked with a remote teleconsulting physician.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 25, 2013 -
Federal officials work to boost rural health IT use
ONC rural health officials outline goals for rural health IT, including extending local tech support to those early in the Meaningful Use program.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 22, 2013 -
Large health organizations come together for research venture
The group of institutions hopes to develop a shared data infrastructure which researchers can use to improve to improve treatment.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 21, 2013 -
Doctors' info compromised in Anthem data breach
Physicians' personal information was posted live online for more than 24 hours last month.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 21, 2013 -
CMS looks for test EMRs to measure Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria
CMS will run a system matching providers with different EMRs than they own to see that it can handle the transition-of-care objective.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2013 -
CT hospitals use surveillance video to avoid patient falls
During the first year of one hospital's video surveillance program, monitored rooms experienced just one fall.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2013 -
Hospitals need to build up behavioral health EMRs
1 in 8 emergency department visits are for mental health and/or substance abuse problems in adults.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2013 -
Study: No specific ICD-10 codes exist for adverse drug events
There's "substantial variability" in how such events are classified under ICD-10.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2013 -
U.S., U.K. launch health research cloud
The project should produce one of the world's largest open health data repositories.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2013 -
Researcher identifies best practices for clinical text messaging
A researcher has discovered what text styles and content seem to be most impactful.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 13, 2013 -
Insurers want to enroll exchange buyers directly
White House officials are resistant to the idea of sharing enrollee data with health plans.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Report: Clinical apps look promising for care, but issues remain
Though apps have shown some results in addressing conditions like asthma and diabetes, tech problems impair their usefulness.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Software ups Adventist's cash by $2.2M
A California health system expects to double or even triple collections going forward thanks to a point of care collections system.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 11, 2013 -
Study: Most hospital residents aren't wild about iPads for work
Medical residents favored use of the iPad for education, communication and research rather than clinical documentation.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 8, 2013 -
Study: Health IT can increase doctors' productivity
Use of health IT can enable doctors to see 8% to 15% more patients.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 7, 2013 -
Deep Dive
5 EHR startups with innovative approaches to health records
These five EHR providers differ in age and size, but all five bring creative solutions to problems hospitals will find all too familiar.
By Taylor McKnight • Nov. 4, 2013 -
EMR problems lead to S&P downgrade for hospital
The hospital's troubled Epic install cost it $26.6 million in lost revenue.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Arkansas rural hospitals get cash to help with HIE costs
Hospitals will get up to $10K to connect.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Mayo Clinic launch new telestroke program
The new program makes specialists available 24/7 via videoconferencing technology.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Hospitals try to organize ICU data
New project tries to turn data from dozens of sources into a single, coherent clinical picture.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 3, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Signing an EMR contract? Avoid these 5 gotchas
EMR vendors can be lifesavers for both hospitals and practices, but certain contract provisions can make business difficult—or introduce unwanted legal issues.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Nearly 100M U.S. adults using mobile health technology
Use of mobile health technology is up 27% from last year, a new study concludes.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 29, 2013
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