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ALSO NOTED: FL plans to solve ED specialist crisis hit snag; Marriott rolls out personal health records for employees; and much

February 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Efforts to bring more specialists to Florida's EDs seem to be at an impasse, with hospitals reluctant to form a specialist-sharing network. Read more...

FL plan would route patients to specialist-equipped EDs

December 3, 2007 — 7:59am ET
A Florida plan which would route acutely-ill patients to hospitals where an appropriate specialist is available on call is facing substantial challenges from physicians. Hoping to address the... Read more...

Trend: How TX is coping with nursing instructor shortage

November 27, 2007 — 7:59am ET
In Texas, it's not just the nursing shortage--there's an acute nursing instructor shortage underway as well. To address this problem, nursing schools there are getting creative, instituting Web-based... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: New tech simulates practice management

October 29, 2006 — 8:01pm ET


Not sure you're running your practice efficiently? Well, instead of hiring a big-ticket consultant, perhaps you'll want to give the Medical Group Management Association's new medical practice management tool a spin. The MGMA's Web-based simulator lets physicians try out management scenarios without paying a heavy price for mistakes. The simulator uses historical data collected by MGMA to fuel the simulation results. Article

FDA to upgrade safety-data collection

June 21, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The Food and Drug Administration will use a new web-based system to collect safety data on prescription drugs and medical devices. Agency officials say the new system will speed collection of data and allow internal departments to share information more effectively. The system could be online within two years.

- check out this article from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

UNC and IBM launch EMR network

June 1, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The University of North Carolina Health Care System and IBM announced the launch of a new Web-based electronic health system. Dubbed WebClinical Information Systems (WebCIS), the network will allow more than 7,000 physicians participating affiliated with UNC Health to access patient medical records, test results and file prescriptions electronically. The UNC Health System serves approximately 1 million patients. WebCIS is based on the IBM Health Information Framework, a standards based …

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ALSO NOTED: Accutane registry faces criticism;Web-based translation system explored; and much more...

February 12, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

> An internal review at the University of Pittsburgh has produced a report that is harshly critical of Dr. Gerald Schatten, the co-author of an ill-fated research paper published with South Korea's Hwang Woo-suk. Article (WSJ sub. req.)

> According to critics, iPledge, a Web-based system set up by the to monitor the use of the acne drug Accutane by pregnant …

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Docs often shortchanged by insurers

February 5, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Although large insurers talk a good game on transparency, many routinely shortchange physicians in their financial dealings with them, argues AthenaHealth CEO Jonathon Bush. Bush's company, which got major play last week in BusinessWeek, is featured in today's Boston Globe. AthenaHealth provides web-based systems that help physicians survive the billing cycle by tracking claims and reducing potential errors that might result in a claim being rejected. The company has …

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AthenaHealth business model examined

January 30, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

With the focus of tonight's speech expected to be on the use of technology and drive for consumerization, the search is on for companies that could benefit from the changes. One of those companies is clearly AthenaHealth, a Watertown, MA-based billing and services firm that provides physicians with outsourced staffing and Web-based practice management services. CEO Jonathan S. Bush is a cousin of the President, which could be a boon.

- see this article from BusinessWeek

SPOTLIGHT: e-Referral pilot tests technology

January 11, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A new web-based clinical messaging system under development in rural Northern California will allow participating physicians to forward documents and clinical messages electronically. RedWood MedNet, a non-profit organized by physicians and IT professionals, says it hopes to enroll about two dozen local practices in the initiative. The network, which is funded by a grant from Blue Shield of California, will be built over the next six months. Article

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