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> Health insurance trade group America's Health Insurance Plans is pushing the adoption of EMRs and other health IT as a means of cutting healthcare costs. Read more...
Study: Consumers say EMR benefits outweigh privacy risks
A new study by the Wall Street Journal Online and Harris Interactive has concluded that a substantial majority of Americans believe EMR benefits outweigh privacy risks. According to the survey, which Read more...
CBO says EMRs won't save as much as hoped
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests that without large changes in the healthcare delivery system, EMRs can't cut healthcare costs substantially. This will come as a bit Read more...
New venture targets cost-cutting health IT
Former national HIT coordinator Dr. David Brailer has launched a new venture investment fund targeting health IT firms whose technology stands to cut healthcare costs substantially. The venture fund has only one investor, but it's a giant. Brailer's Health Evolution Partners will start with $700 million from CALPERS, the California Public Employees Retirement System, which has assets of $240 billion. CALPERS, which funds care for 1.5 million workers, retirees and their family members, …
Read more...Study: We can still sell patients on EMRs
Not surprisingly, given how threatening the idea of health process changes can be, the average patient seems to have concerns about EMR technology--in particular wondering whether their information will be secure. However, most haven't formed hard and fast opinions yet, so there's still time for the medical profession, government and public health organizations to allay their fears in advance, according to research conducted by Harris Interactive.
Right now, only 29 percent of the …
SPOTLIGHT: Online visits the "house call" of the future?
Rising healthcare costs, less contact with physicians, longer wait times--all of these are the frustrating realities for patients dealing with our healthcare system. But the American Academy of Family Physicians' TransforMED project is hoping the cure these problems using a program that allows patients to have virtual checkups online. Billed as the "house call of the future," the TransforMED program will offer a variety of physician services, including "same-day scheduling even for …
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