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Editor's Picks
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Digital Divide
My colleague Cheryl Clark analyzes a new report in the online edition of the journal Health Affairs that indicates hospitals that treat the largest share of poor patients are less likely to have adopted IT systems than other facilities, which could further exacerbate disparities of care. Hospitals were separated into four categories depending on how many indigent people they treated, as indicated in a federal "disproportionate share" index. For some clinical applications the gap was fairly significant. For instance, 27% of high-DSH have a barcoding system for medication administration, whereas 41% of hospitals that treat the lowest numbers of the poor had the barcode system. [Read More]
The Picture of Health
Remote monitoring offers a high-tech solution to the critical-care physician shortage. This article showcases how eICU monitoring systems that use video cameras and software to track patients' vital signs can help keep patients in their local hospital while still being monitored by a critical-care physician. The benefits to smaller communities and rural areas are fairly obvious. These institutions can keep more patients in their facilities, because they have the added support of intensivists monitoring the patients—a position that is increasingly difficult for these organizations to fill. But studies have shown that eICUs can also improve care and reduce mortality in large urban academic medical centers. [Read More]
HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule Published
This past week the Department of Health and Human Services published the HITECH Act enforcement interim final rule that becomes effective November 30. It does not include any amendments to the enforcement provisions of the HITECH Act, which calls for greater penalties for HIPAA violations and increased enforcement through "periodic audits." The civil monetary penalties increased greatly, with a maximum penalty of $1.5 million for all violations of an identical provision. [Read More]
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Tech Headlines
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Work group gathers input on health data exchange standards
iHealthBeat - November 3, 2009
Telestroke Programs Link Stroke Specialists to Patients Unable to Access Care
Cynthia Johnson, for HealthLeaders Media - October 30, 2009
12 New Features in the Latest House Health Reform Bill
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media - October 30, 2009
Small Healthcare Entities Need Red Flags The Most
Dom Nicastro, for HealthLeaders Media - October 28, 2009
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Webcasts
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December 17, 2009: Women's Health: Building a More Profitable Service Line With Existing Assets
December 3, 2009: Marketing Cardiology: Service Line Strategies for Marketers
November 17, 2009: Service Lines Strategies Workshop 2009: Stroke Care
November 10, 2009: RAC Strategy: Preserve Margin, Prevent Take-backs, Promote Alignment
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Care Team Architecture
Creativity and flexibility count, sure. But underlying the successful care team design is a foundation of essential and lasting values. [Read More]
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| Service Line Management |
State of EmergencyThe nation's emergency departments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, but innovations in patient throughput and other strategies offer hope for a beleaguered system. [Read More]
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