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Electronic Health Record


Report: PHR for mobile devices could be healthcare’s 'killer app'

Industry News | Sunday, August 29 2010
A personal health record (PHR) embedded in mobile communication devices--or mPHR--is the “killer app” that may change the game for providers, consumers and payors, according to an issue brief from consulting firm Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, based in Washington, D.C.
 

Cambridge Health Alliance names Worthen CMIO

Executive Announcements | Thursday, August 26 2010
Hilary Worthen, MD, has been named CMIO of Cambridge Health Alliance, a three-hospital, Harvard-affiliated integrated public healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville and Boston's metro-north region. 
 

ONC hires Lockheed Martin to assist with NHIN

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 25 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has employed Lockheed Martin for two contracts to advance EHRs and secure health information exchanges to support the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), for a total of $9 million over two years.
 

Charting a Course for Interoperability: Connecting Data, Connecting Patients

Cover Story | Wednesday, August 25 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
With the feds brandishing more than $20 billion dollars to encourage health IT adoption and usher in a new era of streamlined healthcare, interest in integration stands at an all-time high.  The ability to integrate, share and route data among disparate systems is essential. And the rationale extends beyond dollars. “This isn’t just another way to deliver information. It’s a way to stay connected to the communities where you do business, so patients can get the best possible care,” says Susan Hollabaugh, project manager, clinical information at RadNet, Inc., in Los Angeles.
 

PACSGear acquires NAI Tech

Top Stories | Friday, August 13 2010
PACSGear has acquired all assets of NAI Tech Products, a Auburn, Calif.-based developer of digital video capture of medical images, for an undisclosed sum.
 

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.
 

NextGate updates MatchMetrix, releases three data mgmt suites

New Products | Tuesday, August 10 2010
NextGate has released MatchMetrix 7, a master data management (MDM) platform used to build industry-specific indexes, and three MDM suites for healthcare organizations that are built on the MatchMetrix 7 MDM platform.
 

Humana, athenahealth align for EHR services

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, August 09 2010
Humana and athenahealth have formed an alliance connecting Humana's Primary Care Rewards Program with athenahealth's EHR service.
 

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

Web Exclusives | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
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.”
 

Quest subsidiary offers interoperability for Intermountain Healthcare

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 03 2010
Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City, will employ enterprise-wide EHR technology from MedPlus, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.
 

Cerner posts strong Q2

Financial News | Sunday, August 01 2010
Cerner has reported strong revenues for the 2010 second quarter, which ended July 3, with its revenue at $456 million, up 13 percent compared with $403.8 million in the year-ago period. Also, its net earnings saw a double-digit increase over the same period last year.
 

Quality Systems ticks double-digit gains in income, revenue

Financial News | Sunday, August 01 2010
Quality Systems, the parent company of NextGen Healthcare, has announced the results of operations for its fiscal 2011 first quarter, which ended June 30.
 

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.
 

SRS, Ingenix align on practice management, EHR technologies

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, July 28 2010
SRS and Ingenix have formed a partnership to expand clinical, financial and administrative operations options for SRS’ customers.
 

athenahealth notches solid gains for Q2

Financial News | Monday, July 26 2010
athenahealth, a developer of web-based practice management, EHR and patient communication services to medical groups, has posted financial and operational gains for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended June 30.
 

Allscripts reports strong Q4, FY10 results

Financial News | Thursday, July 22 2010
Allscripts-Misys has announced robust financial results for the fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and fiscal year, which ended May 31.
 

Survey: 85% of providers in process of EHR implementation

Industry News | Wednesday, July 21 2010
EHR implementations are the top priority among healthcare IT professionals, with 85 percent indicating that they are either in the midst of an EHR project or plan to start one within the next 18 months, based on a survey from Embarcadero Technologies.
 

Mirth powers HIE demo using NHIN Direct standards

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, July 21 2010
Mirth powered the first U.S. publicly staged multiple-organization demonstration of National Health Information Network (NHIN) direct standards and technologies at the recent Redwood MedNet HIE Conference in Santa Rosa, Calif.
 

GAO issues progress report on NQF's healthcare quality measurement

Industry News | Monday, July 19 2010
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has submitted the first of two reports on the National Quality Foundation's (NQF) progress in meeting the five Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 mandated duties related to quality measures, the costs and fixed fees NQF has reported, and what NQF and the Department of Health and Human Services do to help ensure NQF's reported costs are proper.
 

Midwest health system taps CapSite service

Contracts & Installations | Monday, July 19 2010
Saint Luke’s Health System, a 1,200-bed organization representing 11 hospitals across Missouri and Kansas, has signed on with CapSite Consulting's online subscription-based healthcare technology pricing and packaging service.
 
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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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