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PatientsLikeMe Launches Open Research Exchange

May 21, 2013
Social networking site PatientsLikeMe loans its 200,000-member community to academic and pharma researchers to validate online questionnaires that...

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15% Of Physicians Declining EHRs: Deloitte Survey

May 20, 2013
Deloitte survey contrasts with other data that finds near-universal adoption, reports EHR resisters tend to be older and solo practitioners.

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Healthcare Reform Too Focused On Doctors: Telemedicine Pioneer

May 17, 2013
Hopkins physician Jay Sanders, known as the father of telemedicine, says emphasis should be on changing patient behavior.

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Boston Children's Hospital Tackles Teen Records Privacy

May 17, 2013
Boston Children's Hospital's pioneering approach would bar parents from seeing sensitive portions of their children's personal health records.

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EHRs, Communication Can Co-Exist For Doctors, AMA Says

May 17, 2013
American Medical Association report finds that doctors who use EHRs during exams can maintain a good relationship with patients as long as...

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Google CEO Recovering From Vocal Cord Paralysis

May 15, 2013
Larry Page has published a Google+ post explaining his recent voice problems.

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Health Plans Seek EHR Data For New Payment Models

May 14, 2013
As value-based payments take hold, insurers aim to access EHR clinical data and move to automated, real-time information exchange.

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HL7 Preps Healthcare Clinical Messaging Standard

May 13, 2013
Framework aims to simplify writing interfaces between healthcare information systems, help researchers gather clinical data from EHRs.

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ONC Webinar Reveals Details of Data Exchange Projects

May 13, 2013
Agency seeks feedback on interoperability efforts in the field while continuing to guide private sector's efforts.

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20 Health IT Leaders Who Are Driving Change

May 13, 2013
Innovation is tough amid today's regulatory checklists. These leaders are getting it done.

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Medicare Incentives Spur Jump In E-Prescribing

May 10, 2013
Surescripts annual report shows 38% growth in electronic prescribing in 2012, plus growing use of online medication histories and benefit data.

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Why Telemedicine Should Be Integrated With EHRs, ACOs

May 09, 2013
Telemedicine expert Rashid Bashshur says mobile health technologies must integrate with EHRs to make accountable care organizations work.

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Health IT Execs' Top Worries: Security, BYOD, Cloud

May 09, 2013
Personal mobile devices still present huge security challenge, say HIMSS Analytics focus group participants.

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Kolodner Joins Telehealth Firm ViTel Net

May 09, 2013
Former national health IT coordinator moves to the vendor side, aims to use high-speed mobile data infrastructure to give patients more care options.

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University of Kentucky HealthCare Revamps Order Sets

May 07, 2013
Kentucky health system beta-tests Elsevier authoring tool as it streamlines a decade of CPOE history.

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Archimedes Analyzes Medicare Claims For Developers, Researchers

May 07, 2013
Analytics company teams with Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to give developers access...

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Meaningful Use Stage 2 Needs More Time, CHIME Says

May 06, 2013
Healthcare CIO group tells U.S. senators that providers need extension on current timeframe for EHR, interoperability work.

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Lyfechannel Wins HHS Mobile App Challenge

May 03, 2013
Myfamily app presents content from Healthfinder.gov site to help consumers take charge of their healthcare.

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Post Acute Care Manager Promises Lower Costs

May 02, 2013
NaviHealth program combines information from outcomes database and case manager followup to help plans and providers reduce post-acute care costs...

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Jawbone's BodyMedia Buy: Wearable Monitors Heat Up

May 02, 2013
Investors eye the growing wearable health device market as sensors become more sophisticated and deliver more health information to consumers.

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Rx Abuse Data Tools Sought By Healthcare

May 01, 2013
Doctors, pharmacies could more easily join fight against drug diversion if states followed uniform data rules, says standards organization NCPDP.

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Microsoft Updates Cloud Agreement For HIPAA Rules

April 30, 2013
Microsoft responds to new HIPAA regulations that make cloud service providers "business associates" of healthcare providers and health plans.

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Teambox Brings Collaboration Behind the Firewall

April 29, 2013
Teambox On-Premise allows healthcare, financial and other highly regulated industries to take advantage of cloud collaboration technologies.

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Canada Doctors Reap ROI From EHRs

April 29, 2013
Medical practices and the Canadian government save millions per year after transitioning to electronic health records, study says.

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Interoperability Depends On EHR Vendors: AHA

April 26, 2013
Providers don't need more regulation -- they need fewer obstacles to complying, says hospital association in reply to government's request for...

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