The United States Supreme Court began debating on Monday the potentially landmark lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s sweeping health-care overhaul. While the first of three days of […]
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A new survey conducted by Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) suggests a lack of preparedness for ICD-10
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Though facility managers are understanding the gains presented by EMR, a recent study found that the medical community has a long way to go before achieving paperless operations.
No matter what age or strength level a person may hold, all members of the U.S. population are susceptible to the dangerous side effects inherent to many pharmaceutical drugs.
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While advances in the medical technology field are designed to decrease the likelihood of errors and optimize a facility’s practice, a recent computer glitch experienced in Maine allowed roughly 19,000 individuals to receive Medicare benefits when they were no longer eligible.
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Several innovative uses of EMR-based data were recounted by NorthShore’s president and CEO Mark Neaman at the annual congress of the American College of Healthcare Executives on March 19, and were later recorded by Fierce Health IT.
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A recent article published by ACP Internist focused on the value of diagnosing the proper disorder based only on a few symptoms.
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Facility managers in Georgia have announced that the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics in Augusta will merge with Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon into a new HIE called “Georgia Regional Academic Community Health Information Exchange.”
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While studies have shown that EMR implementation is rising in the United States, a recent survey found that EMR adoption is rising faster in small medical facilities (defined as having roughly one or two practicing physicians) than larger facilities.
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To afford healthcare providers with more complete and easily digestible clinical summaries, it was recently announced that one of America’s leading drug store chains, Walgreens, will reportedly adopt an eprescribing platform in each of the company’s 7,800 affiliated pharmacies.
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