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E-prescribing


PLoS: Health IT can improve cardiovascular risk management

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
IT-based programs can improve cardiovascular disease management and patient empowerment, but must be accompanied by supportive social and political environments and active patient and clinician engagement, according to an article published online Aug. 24 in PLoS Medicine.
 

California hospital selects RelayHealth's HIE

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 25 2010
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, of Monterey, Calif., has selected RelayHealth's health information exchange (HIE) connectivity tool.
 

Mississippi Medicaid, Shared Health get EHR under way

Contracts & Installations | Friday, August 20 2010
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Shared Health have launched an EHR system and e-prescribing tool for more than half a million Medicaid beneficiaries in that state.
 

Report: Relaxed meaningful use criteria reflect reality

Industry News | Friday, August 13 2010
Final meaningful use rules that relax criteria slightly for EMRs reflect a more realistic approach given the slow adoption rates of EMRs among physicians over the past few years, according to a report from healthcare research firm Kalorama Information.
 

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Web Exclusives | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
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.
 

N.Y. payor invests $1M for medical home initiative

Industry News | Tuesday, August 03 2010
CDPHP, a physician-founded health plan based in Albany, N.Y., will invest $1 million to compensate 21 primary care and pediatric practices for participating in the second phase of the healthcare plan’s patient-centered medical home initiative.
 

HIT Standards Committee: Meaningful use enters operations phase

Industry News | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
The final rule for Stage 1 meaningful use has been published in the Federal Register, marking “the end of just one part of the first cycle that is the first stage of meaningful use,” said Karen Trudel, deputy director of the Office of E-Health Standards & Services at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaking at the July 27 meeting of the Health IT Standards Committee. “We’re moving away from a totally completely a policy development process to one that is a mixture of policy and operations,” she said.
 

HSC: Having e-prescribing doesn't guarantee its use

Industry News | Friday, July 23 2010
Physician practice adoption of e-prescribing has not guaranteed that individual physicians will routinely use the technology, according to a study from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).
 

CMS authorizes ClearPractice for PQRI, e-prescribing

Regulatory News | Thursday, July 22 2010
ClearPractice has been authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, allowing eligible customers to qualify for a 2 percent reimbursement when they use the company’s e-prescribing tool and a 2 percent reimbursement for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative reporting through the patient registry within ClearPractice’s EMR.
 

HIMSS honors six health IT leaders

Industry News | Friday, June 25 2010
Recognizing contributions to advance health IT in the U.S., the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has honored six individuals at the state and federal levels for fostering the use of health IT in government and private industry.
 

CSC releases e-prescription tool in EU

New Products | Tuesday, June 15 2010
CSC has unveiled a European-wide e-prescription tool to provide services to replace the manual prescription processes with a computerized system.
 

Pharmacy groups seek e-prescribing IFR clarification

Industry News | Friday, June 04 2010
A consortium of pharmacy groups sent letters to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on June 1 requesting clarification on the interim final rule (IFR) on electronic prescriptions for controlled substances.
 

HRS: Facilities shouldn't fear EMR implementation, but should shop around

Conference News | Wednesday, May 19 2010
Written by Kaitlyn Dmyterko
DENVER—To meet looming meaningful use deadlines, practices must shop for the right EMR and not let the outlying fears of technology and possible challenges outweigh the benefits, said David L. Scher, MD, from PinnacleHealth System and Associated Cardiologists in Harrisburg, Pa., during a presentation at the 31st annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) scientific session May 14.
 

Study: Parents opt for email communication with their kids’ pediatrician

Clinical Studies | Monday, May 17 2010
Healthcare reform legislation includes promoting EHRs to improve the efficiency and quality of medical care. But little attention has been paid to understanding whether patients and parents have an interest in, or have access to, electronic methods for interacting with their children’s physicians, the University of Michigan Health System reported. 
 

Health Access Solutions, AxSys Technology develop platform

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, May 05 2010
Health Access Solutions and AxSys Technology have formed a strategic alliance to develop a health IT platform that supports clinical care collaboration.
 

Panel weighs pros and cons of meaningful use, needs more media attention

Top Stories | Friday, April 30 2010
BOSTON--The news media are not paying enough attention to the vital health IT components of healthcare reform, said Paul Tang, MD, vice president and CMIO of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Calif.
 

Interoperability & Standards: Creating a Seamlessly Integrated Enterprise

Features | Monday, April 19 2010
Written by Michael Bassett
The creation of an integrated enterprise is becoming increasingly important, not only to successfully manage patient care, but to protect the bottom line. Interoperability strategies will have to adhere to accepted medical and communications standards in order to connect systems—including radiology—and create a seamlessly integrated enterprise.
 

Health Affairs: EMR adoption could prove difficult

Industry News | Thursday, April 15 2010
Providers and policy makers should consider alternative software and informatics models before investing in currently available EMR systems, according to Rushika Fernandopulle, principal with Renaissance Health in Cambridge, Mass., and Neil Patel, associate medical director of the AtlantiCare Special Care Center in Atlantic City, N.J., in an opinion article in the April edition of Health Affairs.
 

CHCF: PHR usage low, but higher among the wealthy

Industry News | Wednesday, April 14 2010
Americans who have access to their health information through personal health records (PHRs) report that they know more about their health, ask more questions and take better care of themselves than when their medical information was less accessible to them in paper records, according to a survey from the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF).
 

Webinar: Patient empowerment can stem from leveraging health IT

Web Exclusives | Friday, April 09 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
Referring to the leveraging of health IT as “information therapy,” Christine Sinsky, MD, from Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plans in Dubuque, Iowa, said that by providing a way for patients to have access to their personal health information, shared medical decision-making between the physician and the patient is facilitated. 
 
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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