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Turning Twitter into a market research tool
In recent times, securities traders have started doing a very interesting thing: An outfit named StreamBase Systems--which makes software that processes securities transactions--has introduced a system plug-in that processes tweets in real-time.
The system, which analyzes market data using trading algorithms, can now take news and gossip from tweets and, where relevant, use that content to shape its conclusions. In short, Twitter streams have gone from a remote gossip source to an integral part of the trading firms' decisions. Read more...
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SPOTLIGHT: Indiana brags about HIT accomplishments
The state of Indiana has launched a new effort promoting its ventures into health IT. Officials say that their state boasts one of the strongest health IT infrastructures in the U.S, including five... Read more...
HIPAA 5010 transition big challenge for hospitals
As if implementing an EMR and proving meaningful use wasn't enough--not to mention moving to ICD-10 coding--health IT managers also need to consider their transition to HIPAA 5010. That's a daunting... Read more...
Bill would help small practices adopt healthcare IT
Everyone knows that small practices are most likely to struggle with health IT implementations. Apparently, at least some legislators are aware of this, with one introducing a bill last week that... Read more...
Maryland hospitals' care judged by state analytical tool
Starting next month, Maryland hospitals will lose part of their reimbursement if they can't reduce the incidence of 52 potentially preventable conditions. While the concept is far from unique these... Read more...
Trend: Arizona providers de-installing electronic medical records
Here at FierceHealthcare, we tend to leave the bits and bytes stuff to our sister publication FierceHealthIT. But we thought the following story was important enough that you might want to hear about... Read more...
The inside track on behing a healthcare solutions architect
Thanks to the stimulus bill, health IT implementations are going forward at a rapid pace. There's no way that the industry can produce enough healthcare-specific experts to run all of these projects,... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: HITSP works to harmonize standards
A group of more than 30 organizations is funding a new effort by the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel to coordinate EMR and clinical research standards. The initiative is also... Read more...
U of Miami, Microsoft test remote monitoring for diabetics
The University of Miami has teamed with Microsoft to pilot-test a new approach to remotely monitoring diabetics, rolling out a new web portal in tandem with the effort. The program is working with 25... Read more...
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> As things stand, having a CPOE system in place could be included in CMS's definition of "meaningful use," but the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems says that this may be a bad idea. Article
> Groups representing consumers, employers and providers have come out with a statement contending that offering health IT tools to consumers is essential to moving forward with health reform. The tools should be tailored to help consumers manage their own health, the groups said. Article
> When it comes to data security breaches, things aren't much different north of the border. As in the U.S., Canadian officials are increasingly concerned about some recent laptop thefts that exposed data for more than 300,000 people. Article
> With CMS deciding to discontinue payment for hospital-acquired infections, infection control software is coming into its heyday. Article
And Finally... Lady Godiva--OK. The town's mayor--a lot less fun. Article
