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OIG approves referral arrangement involving EHR data exchange
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has given the green light to a proposed arrangement that would allow providers' medical data stored in their
Docs admit malpractice fears lead to overly aggressive care
Doctors admit to being part of the healthcare problem, fessing up that they provide too much medical care in a nationwide survey published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. They said malpractice
Cloud-based service streamlines quicker image sharing for hospital
Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., has begun using a cloud-based service to share medical images among multiple physicians without entering them into the healthcare system's picture
Practices treat online appointment requests, HIE like a novelty act
John Lynn, keeper of--among other sites--the EMR and HIPAA blog, took the words right out of my mouth in a recent post about why healthy people, without chronic or complicated ailments, should keep a
EMR mining unlocks personalized healthcare marketing
The "automation of data" through EMRs, physician referrals and other sources is opening the door for targeted marketing, similar to techniques used by websites such as Amazon.com, to make its way
Canadian doc embraces flexible EMR after shunning template-based system in U.S.
Is the design of the American health system to blame for low EMR adoption? That seems to be the implication in a Technology for Doctors story headlined, "How I learned to stop worrying and love my
Study: Physician-owned facilities generate significant economic value
Physician-owned hospitals have been under pressure over the last couple of years. It has been driven largely by concern from traditional hospital industry leaders, who don't like competition from
Study: MD referrals, word of mouth drive choice of providers
Much of the dialogue in public policy assumes that consumers will make provider selections based on price and quality information if they can--despite growing evidence to the contrary. Now, another
OB/GYN referral guidelines stir controversy
New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have stirred up controversy, with parties including the Bush Administration weighing in to complain that they may be
