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Kaiser Permanente


Health Affairs: Patient-physician email improves diabetes, hypertension care

Clinical Studies | Friday, July 09 2010
 

Images & the Health Information Exchange: A Work in Progress

Features | Monday, June 21 2010
Written by Jeff Byers
 

Kaiser Permanente: Medicaid enrollment rising while states face fiscal challenges

Industry News | Friday, February 26 2010
 

Kaiser's stolen device contains data on 15,500 California patients

Top Stories | Thursday, January 14 2010
 

Inaugural nursing informatics program names first participants

Industry News | Wednesday, January 13 2010
 

Kaiser Permanente, VA launch veterans health exchange

Industry News | Friday, January 08 2010
 

Kaiser scores $54M+ in NIH/ARRA grants

Industry News | Wednesday, October 14 2009
 

Report: Recession drives steep hike in Medicaid enrollment

Top Stories | Friday, October 02 2009
 

California P4P improves clinical quality, IT and patient experience

Industry News | Thursday, August 27 2009
 

Kaiser: Recession has EDs under severe pressure

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 11 2009
 

AJMC: EHRs help keep cardiac patients healthy

Clinical Studies | Thursday, August 06 2009
 

EHR-assisted mammo program increases screening rate

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, July 14 2009
 

EHRs improve chronic illness care

Industry News | Thursday, July 09 2009
 

Kaiser EHR pilot reduces cardiac deaths by 73%

Industry News | Wednesday, April 01 2009
 

Kaiser inks $500M healthcare IT deal with IBM, job cuts on horizon

Top Stories | Tuesday, March 17 2009
 

Microsoft, Kaiser to share info across e-health systems

Top Stories | Monday, June 09 2008
 

Terminology mapping key to effectively managing patient information

Conference News | Wednesday, December 31 2003
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

 Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

 Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

 CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

 Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

 Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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