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NewsWest policy center to promote cost-saving healthcare technologies
Venture capitalists are venturing into the health policy business. Gary and Mary West, the California billionaires who started the West Wireless Health Institute and the West Health Investment Fund, Read more...
Small physician practices are targets of hackers, too
While data security breaches at big healthcare organizations capture most of the media attention, small medical practices are actually more vulnerable to data losses and theft, according to a Kroll Read more...
Health data breaches cost $6.5B annually
The number of reported data security breaches in healthcare organizations increased 32 percent from 2010 to 2011, and, on average, there were four breaches per healthcare provider this year, Read more...
AAMI research focuses on technology management in hospitals
The Technology Management Council of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has launched a study of technology management in healthcare facilities and hospitals. The Read more...
Security breaches of personal health information widespread
Hackers and other malefactors steal a surprising amount of personal health information by breaching computer security. Between August 2009 and December 2010, the electronic health records of more Read more...
AT&T ForHealth services aim to reduce costs, bolster care
Should AT&T's (NYSE: T) major, coordinated foray into the healthcare sector--announced Thursday, but covered in FierceHealthIT two weeks ago--prove successful, what exactly does that mean for the 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...
Case study: Texas doctors get patient data via mobile
Now here's a strategy your editors expect to see being piloted nationwide, given that more than 50 percent of all U.S. physicians own PDAs or other mobile devices. Tomball (TX) Regional Medical Read more...
Case study: CA hospital uses IT to find high-risk patients
If a hospital can identify its high-risk patients early in the process and act accordingly, it can improve their outcomes. That, at least, is the theory behind the new IT initiative at Mercy Merced Read more...
Study: Nursing point-of-care IT can interfere with workflow
While hospitals buy it to increase patient safety and improve nurse productivity, some of the point-of-care technology they've implemented can sometimes interfere with bedside care, according to a Read more...
| Press ReleasesTop 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data, According to Industry ExpertsA Look Ahead Points to Increased Risks; Regulatory Expectations; Reputational FalloutPORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and healthcare organizations will need more than a couple Read more >> Vigilan Announces iPhone/iPad Mobile Application for Nurse ChartingHIPAA Compliant software captures resident data at the time and care and eliminates need for paper chartingPORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Vigilan, provider of software for better Read more >> Cloud-Based, Medical Speech Recognition from Nuance Healthcare Fuels Mobile Workflow for CliniciansLatest Speech-Driven, Mobile Healthcare Applications Make it Easy and Natural for Caregivers to Work On-the-Go, Increasing Productivity and Enhancing the Mobile Experience BURLINGTON, Mass.--( Read more >> Connect Consumers to Your Hospital in a Whole New Way - Via Mobile DevicesBeryl Introduces Mobile Physician FindBEDFORD, Texas, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beryl, a patient experience services company dedicated to connecting healthcare providers to consumers, is Read more >> Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center Selects PatientPoint to Support Its Mission to Become an Accountable Care OrganizaPatientPoint’s Ability to Coordinate Care for Patients Will Enable MHMC to Improve Patient Outcomes, Minimize Costs ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PatientPoint™, a provider of care coordination and Read more >> |
