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NewsClinical decision support helps to reduce pressure ulcers
By using clinical decision support (CDS) tools in conjunction with electronic health records, several dozen nursing homes across the country have reduced pressure ulcer incidence rates by 42 to 55 Read more...
Online healthcare information is more popular than ever
Searching for healthcare information is now the third most common reason for going online, just behind checking email and using search engines, according to a poll conducted last August and September Read more...
Workflow software, robots poised to transform care
We have separate publications called FierceHealthIT and FierceEMR for a reason: Thanks in no small part to the federal "meaningful use" incentive program, EMRs are front of mind for many health IT Read more...
AMIA 09: CHCF president calls for more 'Kaiserness' to connect information
Lest anyone doubt that healthcare is in dire need of connected information systems, Dr. Mark Smith offers this reminder: "You can walk into the hospital where you were born and the first thing they Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: More Americans going online to find health information
Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project and the California HealthCare Foundation released a report that shows 61 percent of Americans have searched the web for health information. Read more...
Open Health Tools group commissions server-based interoperability tools
With interoperable components being the most costly part of a Health Information Exchange (HIE), there's no doubt that bringing down their cost is a priority. Now the Open Health Tools (OHT) Read more...
Next-gen PHR prototypes given demo
Last week, nine research teams funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the California HealthCare Foundation got a chance to strut their stuff. The groups demonstrated their "next Read more...
California HealthCare Foundation donates $10M in code to open source effort
The California HealthCare Foundation this week agreed to turn over key components from the software behind a $10 million health information exchange project it put together a few years ago to an open Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Community, public clinics urged to collaborate on EMRs;MA EMR/HIE pilot extended; and much more...
> A new report from the California HealthCare foundation suggests that community and public health clinics should work together to implement EMRs. Read more...
California MDs lead in EMR adoption
On the one hand, California physicians are clearly on the cutting edge when it comes to EMR adoption. On the other, if this is leadership, we've still got a long way to go. According to a new report Read more...
| Press ReleasesFresno Area Patients Have New Affordable Options for HealthcareMedLion expands direct primary care to Valley residents without insurance MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nearly one in four Fresno residents is without any kind of health care coverage. MedLion, Read more >> All Over the MapCalifornia HealthCare Foundation Research Shows Elective Procedure Rates in California Vary Widely OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cardiac patients in the Clearlake area are up to 10 times more Read more >> Integrated Healthcare Association Awarded AHRQ Grant for Statewide Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration POAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) has been awarded a three year, $2.9 million grant by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to Read more >> Everyone Deserves Access to Affordable Health Services, Says Californians for Patient CareNonprofit’s free online resource connects people to local no-, low-cost healthcare providers SACRAMENTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Realizing the New Year’s resolution of “good health” could be just a click Read more >> Health 2.0 Reveals the Winners of the 2010 Developer ChallengeSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Health 2.0 announces six winners of the 2010 Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. They will be showcased at the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge session at the Health Read more >> |
