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Many more HIT pros needed as EMRs roll out
A new study backed by AHIMA suggests the HIT workforce will need to expand dramatically in coming years to meet demand. The study, which drew on data from the HIMSS Analytics Database, found that 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...
Time to become a security advocate
Folks, please note, you're not going to open up FierceHealthIT and find that I'm arguing for hospitals to spend less time on HIPAA. While it's easy to argue the details in how it's implemented, I Read more...
U.S. hospitals have security 'blind spot'
A new study confirms what many health IT administrators already know--that hospitals aren't doing a great job when it comes to investing in security. The study, which was commissioned by risk Read more...
Study: ASCs struggling to implement EMRs
A new survey suggests that despite the high profit Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Doctors increasingly adopting smartphones
Thanks in part to improvements in the technology and breadth of mobile network support, physicians increasingly are adopting wireless smartphones. Some hospitals, like Virginia Commonwealth Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Telemedicine system links India, Ethiopia;KY county lets EMTs send patient data wirelessly; and much more...
> Here's an interesting telehealth project; a new pilot has linked hospitals in rural Ethiopia with India's leading cardiac institute. Read more...
$105M awarded for statewide EMR system in NY
For the state of New York, it looks like the future is now. The state's Department of Health recently awarded 19 healthcare information technology projects $105 million in grant money in order to Read more...
New Hampshire EMR privacy rule struck down
This week, the New Hampshire House rejected a measure that would have added new privacy protections to EMRs. The bill, which was opposed by providers and hospitals, would have allowed patients to Read more...
Case study: Duke simplifies complex dosing
Hoping to increase dosing accuracy for high-risk patients, Duke University Hospital is rolling out a new, advanced dose monitoring function for its CPOE and clinical decision support system. Duke, Read more...
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