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AHRQ-Funded Health IT Research Supports Care in Developing CountriesReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A recent report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality finds that the global health organization Partners in Health has leveraged AHRQ-funded research on elect ... Read on »

Few States Earn High Marks on Health Care Pricing TransparencyReporting Technology’s Impact... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Massachusetts and New Hampshire are the only two states to receive an “A” grade in a new report card on health care pricing transparency. Both states provide health care ... Read on »

$12.3B in EHR Incentive Pay Distributed Through February, CMS SaysReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy About $12.3 billion in meaningful use incentive payments have been doled out to 219,000 eligible hospitals and professionals from the start of the program through Februar ... Read on »

Group Launches New Database of Hospital Inspection ReportsReporting Technology’s Impact on... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The Association of Health Care Journalists has launched a new database that gives the public access to federal hospital inspection reports. Such reports include the resul ... Read on »

JAMA Perspective Sees Significant Potential in Current EHR SystemsReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Current electronic health record systems are laying the groundwork for more advanced EHRs in the future, James Cimino of NIH Clinical Center’s Laboratory for Informatics ... Read on »

Global Mobile Health Market To Reach $26B by 2017, Report SaysReporting Technology’s Impact... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A research2guidance report predicts that the global market for mobile health tools will reach $26 billion by 2017. The report states that most of the revenue will come fr ... Read on »

Experts Call for Ethical Review of Social Media-Based Health ResearchReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In a recent study, two experts identify ethical considerations for participant-led research that uses social networking websites. The authors recommend three categories o ... Read on »

Google Fined for Intercepting Health Data, Other InformationReporting Technology’s Impact on... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Google has agreed to pay a $7 million fine as part of a multistate settlement acknowledging that the company violated individuals’ privacy by collecting electronic medica ... Read on »

EHR Vendors To Embed Obesity Prevention Tools in Their ProductsReporting Technology’s Impact... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Three electronic health record vendors have pledged to embed obesity prevention tools in their products, a coalition of health care groups announced yesterday. The three ... Read on »

Stage 3 Rules Not Being Issued This Year, CMS Says During HIMSS13Reporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, a CMS official said the agency will not issue rules on Stage 3 of the meaningful use program this ... Read on »

Report: VA Used Unencrypted Network To Send Health DataReporting Technology’s Impact on... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A report by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General finds that VA has transmitted veterans’ private information including electronic health recor ... Read on »

What’s new at HIMSS? Airbnb by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A lot has changed since the last time I attended the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society ( HIMSS ) meeting a few years back, but the biggest difference ... Read on »

Use of EHRs Boosts Colon Cancer Screening Rates, New Study FindsReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A study finds that a centralized initiative to remind patients to obtain colon cancer screenings helped improve testing rates. Researchers said that they were able to lev ... Read on »

Epic Officials Question New Electronic Health Record Vendor AllianceReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Officials from Epic Systems say that the company was not asked to join a new alliance of electronic health record vendors working to improve EHR interoperability. Epic of ... Read on »

CMS Launches Website, Experts Discuss Health IT at HIMSS ConferenceReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, CMS launched its eHealth website to offer guidance on federal health IT initiatives. Also at the ... Read on »

Few Physicians Say Patients Should Have Full EHR AccessReporting Technology’s Impact on... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A new report from Accenture finds that many U.S. physicians believe patients should play a role in updating their electronic health records. However, only 31% of surveyed ... Read on »

NEJM Perspective Urges Health Care Providers To Secure Patient DataReporting Technology’s... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In a New England Journal of Medicine perspective, officials from HHS’ Office of Inspector General write that health care providers should adopt best practices to protect ... Read on »

Telehealth Not Boosting Quality of Life for Those With Chronic ConditionsReporting... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A new study published in the journal BMJ shows that compared with usual care, home-based telehealth services do not improve quality of life, anxiety levels or depression ... Read on »

GAO Raises Concerns About Change in EHR Plans at VA, PentagonReporting Technology’s Impact... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A report from the Government Accountability Office raises concerns about plans by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to halt a joint electronic health record ... Read on »

Groups Designing Mobile Game To Hasten Cancer ResearchReporting Technology’s Impact on... by Francine H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Cancer Research UK is partnering with technology organizations like Amazon, Facebook and Google to develop a mobile game that could accelerate cancer research. The game w ... Read on »

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