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ICU Platform First To Integrate, Analyze Monitoring Data
April 18, 2013
New system T3, developed by Boston Children's Hospital and Arcadia Solutions, combines data from multiple devices used in intensive care units to predict patient "trajectories."
EHR Incentive Program Is Off Track, Senators Say
April 17, 2013
Report says Obama administration should "reboot" program and delay later stages of Meaningful Use.
Healthcare Industry Makes Little Progress On ICD-10
April 16, 2013
Unless healthcare providers, software vendors and insurers catch up quickly, there will be significant disruptions in October 2014 when the new code set becomes law.
Healthcare Directed Exchange Gets Big Government Push
April 16, 2013
Requiring electronic health record systems to allow direct communications, plus access to health information service providers, might help providers meet Meaningful Use stage 2 criteria.
Donated EHRs May Be Allowed Until 2016
April 11, 2013
Proposed government regulation would let hospitals subsidize EHRs and related services for independent doctors through 2016, instead of 2013.
EHR Vendors Tap Software Developers To Expand Reach
April 11, 2013
Athenahealth launches development platform, Allscripts stresses Windows 8, eClinicalWorks opens up EHR to mobile health apps.
Hospitals Must Address 'Alarm Fatigue,' Joint Commission Says
April 10, 2013
Hospitals should develop guidelines for adjusting alarms and improve staff training to prevent harm to patients, says accrediting group.
Healthcare Heavyweights Team To Compare Medical Devices
April 10, 2013
SharedClarity, a new company formed by insurer UnitedHealthcare and three big providers, will negotiate with device makers based on performance studies.
EHRs Aren't Ready For Genomics-Driven Healthcare
April 10, 2013
Electronic health records need ancillary systems that incorporate individuals' genetics into clinical decision support decisions, experts say.
Philly Health Insurer Funds Health IT Startups
April 08, 2013
Independence Blue Cross is investing in startups that offer innovative solutions to healthcare challenges.
Health IT In 2018: Crystal Ball Predictions
April 05, 2013
Near-universal EHR adoption, genetics in clinical decision support and widespread Internet medicine are all around the corner, says study.
ONC Awards HIE Interoperability Work
April 05, 2013
DirectTrust, Interoperability Work Group receive grants to continue work and focus on issues that concern ONC.
Michigan Blues Joins Statewide Health Information Exchange
April 04, 2013
State's dominant insurer seeks clinical and administrative data for care management and reporting to state health insurance exchange.
Patients Like Online Health Records Access, Study Says
April 03, 2013
Veterans in study said the ability to view notes, lab results and other documents helped them communicate better with their doctors and led to better health.
UCSF Heart Disease Study To Use Mobile Apps
March 29, 2013
Big data trial will follow up to 1 million patients, who will use smartphones to transmit blood pressure and other data several times a day.
Cancer Researchers Mine Big Data To Individualize Treatment
March 28, 2013
CancerLinQ prototype from American Society of Clinical Oncology aggregates data from disparate EHRs to find the most effective therapy for a specific patient.
Orion, Caradigm Team To Offer Accountable Care Product
March 27, 2013
Mashup of Orion's HIE product with Caradigm's Intelligence Platform will feature health information exchange plus data aggregation, analytics and care management.
Healthcare Workarounds Expose EHR Flaws
March 26, 2013
Doctors and staff often fall back on paper documents to compensate for poorly designed electronic health record systems, says study.
Medical Device, EHR Integration Could Save $30B: Study
March 22, 2013
Interfaces must be standardized before hospitals can achieve financial, patient safety benefits, says West Health Institute report.
Health IT Progress In Post-Acute Care Remains Slow
March 21, 2013
Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities need to beef up computerization to meet national healthcare goals, says federal report.
Docs Who E-Prescribe Order More Generics, Study Says
March 20, 2013
Putting drug details in front of doctors, combined with incentive programs for generics, is steering prescriptions toward low-cost medicine.
New Healthcare Data Warehousing Model Gains Favor
March 19, 2013
"Late binding," a just-in-time method, gives healthcare organizations more flexibility, say proponents.
Healthcare Organizations Go Big For Analytics
March 19, 2013
Half of providers and payers see advanced analytics as their top investment priority, says IDC survey.
First Speech-Enabled Mobile CPOE Lacks Decision Support
March 18, 2013
Mobile computerized physician order entry (CPOE) app turns dictation into system entries, but alerts to prevent errors won't be added until a later version, say makers Intermountain and MModal.
Some Physicians See Revenue Loss After EHR, Study Says
March 14, 2013
Survey of 50 physician practices in Massachusetts shows average loss of $44K over five years, but researchers attribute losses to poor utilization and other factors, not EHRs themselves.