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NewsOne-third of medical practices haven't done security risk assessments
While 75 percent of healthcare organizations surveyed by HIMSS, the Medical Group Management Association and Intel have conducted security risk assessments as required by the federal EHR incentive Read more...
Med students expect EHRs for their practices
Hospitals and physician practices take note: the next generation of doctors will expect a technology-laden environment when they get out in the real world. In a survey of 710 medical students by Read more...
OCR now publicly identifying practices reporting some HIPAA breaches
The updated website of the HHS Office for Civil Rights--the office responsible for enforcing HIPAA privacy and security provisions--no longer is protecting the anonymity of private practices Read more...
Statewide health data exchange going live in Maine
The state of Maine will soon go line with a statewide health records network connecting 15 hospitals, three clinics and the state's Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This puts the state Read more...
Wal-Mart will market electronic medical records system
You know something's a commodity when the big W gets involved--so I guess EMRs have officially arrived. Wal-Mart Stores has set its sights on the scorching hot market for electronic health records, Read more...
Case study: EMR incentives convince LA physicians to buy in
If the following is a reflection of what will happen as the federal stimulus rolls out, policymakers should be very happy. A federal pilot product designed to help doctors choose, set up and pay for Read more...
Insurers getting behind machine-readable ID cards
Last week, Humana and UnitedHealth Group threw their weight behind the concept of using machine-readable enrollee identification cards rather than than throwaway pieces of plastic. The concept has Read more...
Mobile health rising
Mobile health possibilities have been on the horizon for many a year, but this may be the year that they hit their stride, so expect to hear a lot of intense discussion on the subject at TEPR. After Read more...
Speaker: Some EMR systems are 'Ponzi schemes'
Family physician Dr. J. Gordon Moore has risen to fame as an articulate voice--and an example--in the Read more...
Trend: Physicians using tech to boost informed consent
Old-fashioned paper informed consent forms are pretty much a one-size-fits-all thing, and for most patients that may work. However, some doctors are finding that when patients go through an Read more...
| Press ReleasesAprima Medical Software Selects DiagnosisOne to Deliver Clinical Decision Support for Electronic Health RecordsPartnership Enables Healthcare Providers to Increase Practice Efficiency, Care Quality with Real-Time Decision Support and Satisfy Key Meaningful Use Requirements LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> Survey: Small Medical Practice Confidence Index Rises in 2012Practice Fusion's 2012 State of the Small Practice survey and infographic reveal 60 percent of small medical practices are helped by technology, while nearly half report improvements in their Read more >> Overlake Continues Expanding Clinic Network; Acquires Primary Care Practice in IssaquahBELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Overlake Hospital Medical Center is continuing to grow its network of primary care medical clinics on the Eastside with the acquisition of Issaquah Medical Group, Read more >> Healthcare Practices Embrace Mobile Technologies, New CompTIA Research RevealsTablets and medical apps usage on the rise; remote access to EMR/EHR data a priority DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile health (mHealth) is becoming more of a reality as medical practices Read more >> MedData, Inc. Unveils MedData IQ, an Innovative Practice Intelligence ToolSolution Offers Clients Easy Access to Detailed Intelligence about their Medical Practices BRECKSVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MedData, Inc., a leading provider of medical billing services, Read more >> |
