Patient ID news from FierceHealthIT
NewsMeaningful use is like 'fire, ready, aim" in absence of HHS guidance
This may be the best characterization we've heard of the current HHS strategy for providers to achieve meaningful use of health IT and thus qualify for federal EMR subsidy payments: "It's a bit like, Read more...
MGMA calls for standardized patient IDs; Kentucky plans 'national lab' for HIT;
> The Medical Group Management Association is calling for the use of standardized, machine-readable patient ID cards by Jan. 1, 2010, arguing that the cards can strip $1 billion in cost from the Read more...
Trend: RFID tracking adopted more frequently
Despite some initial tensions over privacy fears--and the cost of the equipment itself--the use of RFID technology has continued to progress in many hospitals over the last year, to include tracking Read more...
| Press ReleasesCareFusion Announces New Ventilation Solution to Help Hospitals Provide Improved Patient Care and Reduce CostsNew technologies to be featured at American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) Congress, booth #1023SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion today announced the CareFusion Ventilation Read more >> LaserBand Expands Thermal Wristband LineIndustry Leader Introduces New ID Wristband for Narrow-Throat Printers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patient identification pioneer LaserBand has created the first-ever self-laminating patient ID Read more >> LaserBand Improves Wristband Contract with NovationContract Assures GPO’s Members Proprietary, Cost-Effective Identification Solutions ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LaserBand, the worldwide leader in patient identification wristbands, has renewed a Read more >> InterComponentWare Enterprise Master Patient Index Achieves First Milestone at New York State HIEPatient data from multiple data sources being shared by Southern Tier HealthLinkWAYNE, Pa., Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- InterComponentWare Inc. (ICW), a global leader in ehealth technology, is Read more >> LaserBand Improves Wristband Contract with AmerinetContract Assures GPO's Members Proprietary, Cost-Effective Identification Solutions ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LaserBand, the worldwide leader in patient identification wristbands, has renewed a Read more >> |
