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NewsStudy: Health IT doesn't improve outcomes in nursing homes
The use of health IT does not have a measurable impact on the outcomes of nursing home residents, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Aging and Health. Though the study is small, Read more...
ONC review of health IT studies shows they're mostly positive
A new review of articles on the impact of health information technology finds that 92 percent of qualified studies published since 2007 reached "conclusions that were positive overall." This is not Read more...
Patients, docs agree on health IT basics
Roughly 80 percent of doctors and patients agree that it's important for providers and hospitals to share information electronically to improve care coordination, cut unnecessary costs and reduce Read more...
HHS agenda looks to IT for self-management, patient engagement
HHS' newest 10-year health goals for the country, Healthy People 2020, focus on prevention, shared decisionmaking between patients and providers, personalized self-management of health conditions Read more...
AHRQ survey: Practices continue to struggle with HIE
If the early results of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey are a reliable indicator, physician practices are continuing to struggle with health information exchange. In the Read more...
AHA official: ICD-10 the 'DNA' of future DRG payments
You may be neck-deep in an EHR implementation in hopes of scoring American Recovery and Reinvestment Act incentive payments, but don't forget about the coming transition to ICD-10 coding. "To put it Read more...
Health IT not always integrated into clinical workflows
Previous studies of the efficacy of health IT in improving quality of care and patient safety have shown decidedly mixed results, largely because IT isn't properly integrated into clinical and Read more...
Stanford Hospital to outsource virtualization, business intelligence to Accenture
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has signed a seven-year "connected health technology" agreement with Accenture in an effort to improve patient care and streamline operations. Financial terms were not Read more...
McKinsey: Well-planned and executed health IT can save $40B annually
If you caught FierceHealthPayer or FierceEMR last week, you would know that four major health insurance companies will offer their own financial incentives to providers to adopt and use EMRs and Read more...
'Meaningful use,' health reform make CFOs think about clinical issues
Historically many CFOs have paid little attention to clinical issues, but two forces--the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and health reform--are driving what the team at Emeryville, Read more...
| Press ReleasesBi-clinical Offers 100% Coverage of All ACO Quality Measures Released by CMSPrinceton, New Jersey, November 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CitiusTech announced today that its BI-Clinical platform for healthcare business intelligence and advanced analytics supports all ACO quality Read more >> Garfield Medical Center Statement Regarding Settlement with the EEOCMONTEREY PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Garfield Medical Center issued the following statement today regarding the consent decree it has entered into with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Read more >> El Centro Regional Medical Center Simplifying Check-in With Palm ScansEL CENTRO, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRMC has rolled out a new check-in procedure for safe, secure and fast patient registration, implementing the PatientSecure™ Palm Vein Biometric Read more >> 2011 HomeCare Elite Recognizes Top Amedisys Care Teams Nationwide257 Amedisys Home Health Care Centers recognized, including 13 six-time winners BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amedisys, a leading home health care and hospice company (NASDAQ: AMED), today Read more >> Inc. 500|5000 Marks Continued Growth for Healthcare CompanySan Antonio-based Healthcare Services Company Joins Elite Group for Third Year SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Inc. magazine recently published its annual Inc. 500|5000 ranking of the fastest-growing Read more >> |
