The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has released a guide to assist healthcare IT departments with evaluating mobile application performance. The guide is aimed primarily at small- to medium-sized healthcare providers.
The proliferation of mobile apps makes it difficult to find those that are useful, usable, and secure for medical facilities.
By Lawrence G | July 19, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced yesterday that it has formed an alliance with over 60 organizations to help physicians better utilize payer-provided data reports. The AMA created the Guidelines for Reporting Physician Data as part of the effort, with input from health insurers, medical societies, health standards organizations, and employer and consumer coalitions.
By Lawrence G | July 17, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Medical Billing Software |
Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University has announced the establishment of a multidisciplinary center focusing on population health IT. The Johns Hopkins Center for Population Health IT (CPHIT) aims to expand the use of healthcare IT to help improve public health and reduce disparities in care by drawing on faculty in the fields of public health,
By Lawrence G | July 16, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
A survey by Accenture shows that patients are embracing eHealth and mobile options while still wanting the option to communicate in person with their physicians. The online “Accenture Connected Health Pulse Survey” polled 1,100 U.S. residents earlier this year and illustrates that patients are “hungry for information.”
73% of the survey respondents said that they would like to be able to use mobile phones to request prescription refills,
By Lawrence G | July 13, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
A new report by BridgeHead Software suggests that a majority of hospitals have not prepared for a catastrophic data loss despite considering it a top priority. The company surveyed 158 US and UK healthcare IT executives and found that almost 55% of the respondents listed backup/disaster recovery in their “top three” IT investment priorities for the next year.
By Lawrence G | July 12, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
The paperless office, often seen as unattainable, can increase efficiency and accuracy while lowering long-term costs, but security and organization need to be considered. By utilizing Electronic Health Records software, physicians can streamline patient information and more easily transfer information to and from pharmacies and laboratories, and even other providers through a Health Information Exchange (HIE).
By Lawrence G | July 11, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
New Jersey-based bariatric surgeon Michael Nusbaum has created a mobile app to help doctors ensure their phone conversations are not misunderstood. Communications errors are increasingly likely with more and more providers using smartphones inside and outside of the office setting, and as these devices are becoming a “comfort tool” for doctors, there is a need to avoid mistakes from misinterpreted directions to “‘he said,
By Lawrence G | July 10, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
Possible HIPAA violations by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services have led to a $1.7 million settlement and a corrective action plan. The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began investigating the September 2009 incident, involving the theft of a portable USB storage device from an Alaska DHSS employee’s vehicle,
By Lawrence G | June 29, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
A recent report by NJ-based Insight Research Corporation projects that more than $69 billion will be spent on healthcare IT over the next six years. The market research study predicts that spending on IT and telecommunications for healthcare will grow at a compounded rate of 9.7 percent annually between 2012 and 2017.
Also projected are a 16% increase in the number of healthcare locations and a healthcare employment rate expected to increase 250% faster than the U.S.
By Lawrence G | June 27, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
This week, the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) submitted a response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) regarding the Nationwide Health Information Network. The ONC’s Request for Information on the creation of a structure for governance of the NwHIN was issued in May.
By Lawrence G | June 26, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
