Medical Technology Journal - The Buzz

Medicare, Medicaid Guidelines to Help Doctors with Incentives

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:20:23 +0100

New guidelines have been issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, reports Fierce EMR.

Medical Center Employee Email Leads to HIPAA Breach

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:18:02 +0100

Patients of the Regional Medical Center in Memphis received notification that their information was compromised, reports Government Health IT.

Electronic Health Record Adoption Continues to Grow

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:16:47 +0100

A new survey by Accenture shows that the number of U.S doctors using electronic medical records has increased by 32%, reports Healthcare IT.

HIE Comes to Pennsylvania

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:05:54 +0100

Southeastern Pennsylvania will soon have a health information exchange, reports EHR Intelligence.

App to Help Patients Navigate Kids Hospital

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:05:42 +0100

Fit4KidsCare is a new iPhone app from the Miami Children's Hospital. The app uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families find their way around the medical center, reports Computerworld.

Regional Extension Centers Crucial for Success

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:04:32 +0100

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has published a data brief that details the role Regional Extension Centers play in electronic health record implementation and Meaningful Use, reports FierceEMR.

New Guide Helps Consumers Evaluate Mobile Health Apps

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:03:08 +0100

The American Health Information Management Association has a new best practice guide to help consumers compare and evaluate different mobile health apps.

Silver Mining Leads to Patient Data Breach

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:01:55 +0100

Ohio-based Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic notified 17,300 patients of a data breach, reports Healthcare IT News.

Epocrates EDU Bringing Epocrates to Schools

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:06 +0100

Epocrates has launched Epocrates EDU exclusively for medical education institutions.

Texts Help Young Asthma Patients

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:06:20 +0100

A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology shows that a daily SMS text messages can improve the health outcome of young asthma patients, reports Fierce Mobile Healthcare.

Anesthesiologists Request Meaningful Use Exemptions

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:04:57 +0100

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is requesting that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT maintains the hardship exemption for anesthesiologists, reports FierceEMR.

Health and Human Services Declares App Challenge Winner

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:03:49 +0100

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the grand prize winner of its Healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge. So reports Government Health IT.

Tech Toolkit to Help Docs Help the Aging

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:02:27 +0100

Recognizing that mHealth technology offers medical professionals new ways to improve the care of America's aging population, the Center for Technology and Aging has launched an online mHealth Toolkit. So reports Healthcare IT News.

Is the Box a Better Way to Store, Share EHRs?

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:01:01 +0100

Box, a secure data sharing site, announced it has achieved federal HIPAA and HITECH compliance certification, reports Infoworld.

Fax Snafu Leads to HIPAA Violation

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:55:39 +0100

The WestCoast Children’s Clinic notified patients of a HIPAA breach at the clinic, reports Healthcare IT News.

Two Electronic Health Records Fail Certification

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:54:32 +0100

For the first time, an electronic health record system provider has had its certification revoked, reports Government Health IT.

mHealth Help for Deepwater Horizon

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:52:00 +0100

Health eVillages, a program of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights and Physicians Interactive, will provide medical reference information for Deepwater Horizon victims.

Increased WiFi Standards Could Mean Better Care

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:50:29 +0100

New WiFi standards could be instrumental in driving a new wave of hospital connectivity, reports eWeek.

Most Popular Meaningful Use Menu Items

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:48:33 +0100

A new survey by Sevocity, a Texas based electronic health record vendor, finds that certain Meaningful Use attestations are more popular than others.

A High-Tech Way for Newborns and Moms to Connect

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:39:59 +0100

The Neonatal Intensive Care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles now offers new mothers a unique way to visit their babies, reports FierceMobile Healthcare.

CDC Wants to Use Smartphones to Collect Health Data

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:38:11 +0100

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is proposing a new project that would use smartphones to collect information on health behaviors, reports MobiHealth News.

Group Will Develop Electronic Health Record Safety Protocol

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:36:30 +0100

A new group, the Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience, also known as the SAFER project, has formed, reports FierceEMR.

New Competition to Solve Healthcare Problems?

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:35:02 +0100

The Care Transformation Prize Series, a new initiative designed to encourage health organizations use data to solve healthcare problems, launched earlier this week, reports Government Health IT.

Data Stolen from Arizona Facility

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:33:30 +0100

The Arizona Counseling and Treatment Services has notified 500 patients that their personal health information was stolen, reports Healthcare IT News.

Obama's Budget Reflects Health ITs Importance

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:12:03 +0100

President Obama’s budget includes $11.8 billion for health information technology, reports Fierce Health IT.

Medical Wallet Goes Mobile

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:10:52 +0100

Simplee, a healthcare billing engagement company, now offers a mobile version of its online medical wallet platform, reports Mobi Health News.

Providers Attesting to Meaningful Use Audited

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:09:44 +0100

Before releasing incentive payments, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is auditing providers attesting to Meaningful Use, reports Fierce EMR.

Pilot Telehealth Program Launched In Mass.

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:08:11 +0100

A new telehealth pilot program was recently announced by Massachusetts General Hospital, reports Healthcare IT News.

Michigan HIE First to Get Insurer Participant

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:06:34 +0100

Michigan’s Health Information Network, a statewide health information exchange, recently got a new member, reports HIE Watch.

Sponsors Hope Telemedicine Bill Passes Congress

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:23:30 +0100

The Fostering Independence Through Technology Act, which seeks to increase telemedicine access to remote and underserved parts of the country, has been re-introduced to the Senate for the fifth time, reports Healthcare IT News.

Patient Data Improperly Accessed by EHR Vendor Employee

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:20:07 +0100

An employee at Lawrence Melrose Medical Electronic Record Inc. in Massachusetts improperly accessed patients electronic medical records, reports Government Health IT.

Meaningful Use Incentive Pay Top $12B

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:10:51 +0100

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT reported that Meaningful Use incentive payments have topped $12.3 billion dollars, reports Fierce EMR.

EHR System Outage Wreaks Havoc

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:08:14 +0100

The Boulder Community Hospital experienced an extended outage of its electronic health record system, reports The Denver Channel.

First HIE Secure ‘Direct’ Messages Sent Across State Lines

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:05:01 +0100

Health Information Exchanges in Delaware and Kansas exchanged secure messages via Direct, reports HIE Watch.

New EHR Vendor Alliance Formed

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:24:22 +0100

Earlier this week five electronic health record vendors formed the CommonWell Alliance, which the founders claim is open to all electronic health record vendors.

Insurance Exchange Interest on the Rise

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:22:09 +0100

A new survey by J.D. Power and Associates finds there is a rising interest in health insurance exchanges, reports Government Health IT.

University Suffers HIPAA Breach

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:19:51 +0100

The University of Connecticut's Health Center suffered a security breach in January, reports Healthcare IT News.

ONC Provides a Toolkit to Rural Doctors

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:18:26 +0100

A new toolkit for rural providers is available from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, reports HIE Watch.

New App Automates Data Collection

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:15:56 +0100

ConnectedHealth announced the release of their Nursing Manager Application at SXSW 2013.

Docs Unhappy with EHRs: Study

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:25:51 +0100

A survey presented by the American College of Physicians and AmericanEHR Partners at the 2013 HIMSS Conference and Exhibition shows that satisfaction with electronic health records has declined.

Docs Could Lose Money if they Adopt EHRs and Nothing More

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:22:22 +0100

The University of Michigan has conducted research that shows physicians who move to an electronic health record system, but don’t make any other additional changes to their practice, could eventually lose money, reports Health Canal.

Will Sequestration Impact EHRs?

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:21:10 +0100

The answer is yes, reports the Baltimore Business Journal.

Disease Preventionists Unaware of HIEs

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:19:50 +0100

A report published in the American Journal of Infection Control shows that many hospital-based infection preventionists were unaware of whether their organizations participated in a health information exchange, reports Fierce EMR.

EHRs Feeling Backlash

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:18:26 +0100

A new hashtag, #EHRbacklash, is appearing on Twitter. It comes at a time when EHRs, vendors and the Meaningful Use program are under increasing scrutiny. So reports Government Health IT.

Government Seeks Industry Stakeholder Input

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:15:38 +0100

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have requested input from industry stakeholders on what the government should do more or less of to advance clinical information exchange. So reports Healthcare IT News.

How Will Virtual Assistants Alter Healthcare?

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:42:46 +0100

Doctors believe virtual assistants will drastically change how they use healthcare apps and electronic health records, according to a recent survey.

Kansas Transmits Registry Info

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:41:03 +0100

The first transmission of immunization data is a success for the Kansas Health Information Network, reports Government Health IT.

Meaningful Use Still Lagging

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:35:34 +0100

Just 12.2% of physicians have successfully attested to Meaningful Use, according to a new study.

Playing Wii Improves Surgeon Skills: Study

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:32:24 +0100

Regularly playing games on a Nintendo Wii can help laparoscopic surgeons improve their performance, according to new research conducted by Sapienza University in Rome.

Low Income Patients Want Electronic Communications: Study

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:25:26 +0100

An overwhelming number of low income, underserved, and safety net patients want to communicate with their providers using email, text messaging, and online patient portals, according to a new study.