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NewsHospital use of data breach insurance increases as incidents multiply
With all of the health data breaches reported recently, it's not surprising that more and healthcare providers have been purchasing data breach insurance, aka cyber insurance or network security Read more...
Speech recognition still a work in progress for radiologists
Despite speech recognition (SR) technology seemingly becoming the next hottest trend with the introduction of Siri to the new iPhone 4S, it's still a not fully trustworthy technology in the realm of Read more...
CPOE, trend spotting integral to managing radiation
Massachusetts General Hospital has reduced patients' radiation exposure by more than 95 percent for some exams through the use of information technology, according to Dr. James Thrall, the hospital's Read more...
Data-mining tool helps to justify costly imaging tests
A new data-mining tool may justify the use of pricey imaging procedures. The tool, RadLex Enhanced Automated Leximer Mining (REALM), used in conjunction with the clinical-decision support system at Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: How Partners HealthCare boosts med reconciliation
Health IT changes can help bring medication reconciliation adherence to 98 percent, according to Partners HealthCare, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Read more...
Surescripts' reaction to e-prescribing study doesn't erase the need for improvement
A recent paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) found that about one in 10 computer-generated prescriptions contained errors, and that two-thirds of Read more...
OCR invites state AGs to gear up for HIPAA security crackdown
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services is expanding its fight against HIPAA security and privacy violations, as mandated by the HITECH Act. The OCR, a Read more...
Office of Civil Rights carrying out mandate to enforce HIT security
A year and a half ago, when authority for enforcing the security and privacy provisions of HIPAA was transferred from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in Read more...
Blumenthal, Berwick call meaningful use a 'starting point' for a better health system
Two government officials who have been at the forefront of health IT implementation and quality improvement for years call last month's publication of the standards for "meaningful use" of EHRs a Read more...
Telehealth takes off as evidence grows that it can improve care, save money
The massive spending on health IT as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and general growth in EMR adoption is expected to provide a big boost to telehealth as well, Read more...
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