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NewsBlumenthal's 4 keys to successful health information exchange
The successful exchange of health information among providers and insurers, as well as other healthcare players, will "unleash capabilities we can't even imagine," making the entire healthcare Read more...
Confirm patient identity to prevent theft, brand customer experience
With healthcare organizations failing to adequately safeguard the privacy and security of patient information, 36 percent of surveyed healthcare executives say patients sought services using somebody Read more...
State law mandates more data breach info
In a move to protect consumers, Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) last week signed into law a privacy protection bill that requires organizations to notify affected persons of security breaches, effective Read more...
Security of patient records breached across the country
Security breaches of patient records have been popping up in the news recently, with some breaches affecting hundreds. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former employee of University of Read more...
Can a difficult patient know too much?
The notorious types of difficult patients are the chronic pain patient, the angry patient, the legal risk patient, the patient for whom nothing works, and most controversially, the "patient who knows Read more...
Patient data security breached at Jackson Health
Almost 8 million people have experienced a breach of their medical data during the last two years, according to data from Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights. And that Read more...
Well-informed patients help cut readmissions, costs
Informing patients not only helps patients, it can translate into dollars for hospitals. A new study by Harvard University indicates providing patients with more information about their conditions Read more...
When does healthcare transparency morph into 'too much information?'
If you have a teenager or two living at home, it's not uncommon to hear them utter the term "TMI"--too much information--when you're trying to explain something to them. But can there ever be TMI Read more...
Patient info lost on subway earns MGH $1 million HIPAA fine
Massachusetts General Hospital will pay the U.S. government $1 million to settle what the feds are calling "potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule," according to a statement issued by the Read more...
Expect to see more iPads used at point-of-care
The use of iPads in healthcare settings is likely to surge in the coming year, according to a survey of nearly 950 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) members. Nearly 70 Read more...
| Press ReleasesdbMotion Chosen by Unity Health System to Enhance Patient-Centered Medical HomeNew York IDN will implement semantic interoperability and population health platform to enable provider collaboration and diabetes management program PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- dbMotion, an Read more >> gloStream Selects DiagnosisOne to Deliver Clinical Decision Support for Electronic Medical RecordsPartnership Delivers Increased Care Quality, Practice Efficiency and Accountability through Real-Time Decision Support; Addresses Increased Demand from ACOs and IPAs LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> In Face of JCAHO Ban of Physician Texting, TigerText Says, “Yes You Can”TigerText Will Protect PHI While Enhancing Patient Care LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which provides accreditation for more Read more >> Siemens Healthcare Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Leading HIE Developer MobileMD, Inc.Siemens has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a proven health information exchange (HIE) solution that is helping hospitals to "data enable" physician practices, providing more Read more >> Medicomp Systems Announces Partnership to Integrate Quippe® into MED3OOO ProductCHANTILLY, Va., Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicomp Systems newest documentation and patient management application, Quippe, has been imbedded into MED3OOO's InteGreat EHR. Quippe is an easy to use Read more >> |
