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DLeyva Registered Nurse

Largo, Florida
After 17 years in technology, including various leadership roles, and now as a Registered Nurse, I turn my attention to the use of technology within the healthcare industry. As for I look forward to the many opportunities it will present to help clinicians make sense of the technology, save... Full Bio
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Healthcare Analytics: Mining Electronic Records Part 2 by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Part 2 touches on the hidden costs of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) and drivers for improving quality of patient care. Go to Part 1 The larg ... Read on »
Healthcare Analytics: Mining Electronic Records Part 1 by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link: Mining Clinical Data Optimistic predictions by RAND Corporation in 2005 encouraged adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) and encouraged the fed ... Read on »
Big Data - the next new thing in HIT by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Coming from HealthIT News Week, a report on anticipated future developments for "Big Data" and clinical decision support. Link:  http://www.healthcareitnews.com/n ... Read on »
Happy New Year! Hoping 2013 brings us to higher ground.. by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy "This past September, thousands of people in 52 countries came together to participate in the second annual Playing For Change Day. Musicians and artists, performe ... Read on »
Healthcare or Disease Management? by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Watched CSPAN tonight and came across this documentary.. a must see.. The Washington Post reported " Hot topic gets a human touch By Ann Hornaday Friday, Octo ... Read on »
Wired Magazine on Healthcare Costs by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Wow, never thought I would see the day that an IT Periodical would speak to the costs of healthcare...  According to Mike Miliard, Managing Editor of Wired M ... Read on »
IOM Presents 2012 Lienhard Award to Donald M. Berwick by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Donald Berwick , Champion of Health Care Quality Improvement, receives Institute of Medicine 's 2012 Lienhard Award. Dr. Berwick helped establish the Institute f ... Read on »
How Healthy is your County? by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link: 2012 County Health Rankings Highlight Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties in Every State More than 3,000 counties and the District of Columbia can compare ho ... Read on »
Gratitude for the Day by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Recently I began a new journey of healthcare innovation with a hospice and home health EMR vendor, Suncoast Solutions. I have known many of their professionals for seve ... Read on »
From epatients.net ... Regina Holliday’s testimony at NCVHS by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link:  Regina Holliday’s testimony at NCVHS Thanks to  E-Patient Dave deBronkart  for this recent post about Regina Holliday's testimony at the National Committee o ... Read on »
HIPAA Survival Guide Radio ... stay up-to-date on tte web by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy HIPAA Survival Guide Radio Last week Carlos Leyva, Managing Partner of The Digital Business Law Group and CEO of 3Lions Publishing, broadcasted the first online ra ... Read on »
John Halamka shares Thoughts on the Year Ahead by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link: Thoughts on the Year Ahead John Halamka presents his ideas about the major issues for 2012.. ICD10 - John predicts 25% of IT capacity will be consumed b ... Read on »
NPR describes New Year's Forecast For The Health Care Bill by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link: A New Year's Forecast For The Health Care Bill NPR topics presents a summary of the impact to the Affordable Care Act in a discussion between Audie Cornish ... Read on »
Healthcare EHR "e-bilities" by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link:  Usability and Successful EHR Meaningful Use Recently the ONC posted on the Health IT Buzz Blog  about the "challenges providers face in achieving Meaningful ... Read on »
8 Key population health issues for 2012 by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link: 8 Key issues for population health management in 2012 This article in Healthcare IT News caught my eye. A white paper written by the Care Continuum Alliance ... Read on »
Healthcare Analytics: What does it take to provide excellent care for patients? by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy As clinicians, do we ever wonder how excellent patient care can be achieved? Do we become too involved in our deadlines, our tasks, or our own needs and lack the time to ... Read on »
FREE Webinar: Privacy Rule Under HITECH by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The HIPAA Survival Guide's Privacy Rule Under HITECH Webinar will help get you up to speed on how the HITECH Act has impacted the HIPAA Privacy Rule and how marketplace ... Read on »
Tis the Season of a Well-Lived Meaningful Life? by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link:  Is a Well-Lived Life Worth Anything? The Holiday Season is upon us. People are racing through the malls making sure to get that "just right" gift for frien ... Read on »
MU Stage 2 deadline extended.. by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link:  HHS extends MU Stage 2 deadline to spur faster EMR adoption An article today in Healthcare IT News reported "According to figures from HHS, physician adopt ... Read on »
Healthcare Analytics: Top 5 Benefits of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) by DLeyva Registered Nurse Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Link: The Health Record Review by Dr. Robert Hitchcock In Monday's EHR Watch news, Dr. Hitchcock presented five key reasons why CDS should be used in the hospital ... Read on »